It's still too early to start seeds; but it's not too early to start planning. Garden catalogs are either on your desk already or in the mail. Whether you're a beginner or experienced gardener, ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Seeds come in all shapes and sizes. While some are delightfully large and easy to plant, such as peas and sunflowers, planting up a row of radishes, ...

Many of the vegetables we like to grow in nice, neat rows come from tiny seeds that make planting precise rows very difficult. The seeds are hard to handle, wash away easily, and need heavy thinning ...

It can be difficult to space tiny seeds, such as carrots, in the garden. One solution is seed tape, a paper-thin strip with seeds embedded (and mostly evenly spaced) into the nearly translucent strip ...

It has been more than 20 years since I have used a seed tape. Next spring, however, I just might buy a couple and use them in my vegetable garden. Why? The availability of numerous vegetable varieties ...

On cold winter days, a gardener’s thoughts naturally wander to the coming spring. Not yet ready for paper, plans are drawn in our imaginations, and then redrawn over and over again, for the new garden ...

You reap what you sow, but sometimes what you sow refuses to cooperate. Follow these seed-sowing tips to prevent gardening disasters. 1. Seed tapes. Roll out a strip of toilet paper to the length of ...

Does homemade seed tape work? Check out this method to create your own DIY seed tape to sow more rows in less time and keep straight rows. Seed tape is a long strip of paper with pre-spaced seeds ...

BOISE -- Are you ready to start planting some flowers and veggies in your garden? It’s still a little too early to plant a lot of things, but it is a good time to plant some cold weather vegetables, ...

If you’ve ever direct-seeded lettuce, carrot, radishes, onions, or beets into your garden, you know how challenging it can be to handle those tiny seeds, and to get them only where you want them. This ...

Question: I am browsing seed catalogs for the upcoming gardening season. Can you explain some terms for me? What is ‘treated seed’? How about ‘pelleted seed’? And then there’s ‘seed tape.’ Please ...