These vegetable, herb, and flower seeds are easy to start indoors, even if you're a new gardener.

Spring is coming and it's a great time to consider starting a few flower or vegetable plants from seed inside of your house. Timing is the most important element when it comes to starting plants from ...

Here’s how to start vegetables and flowers from seeds. Seed starting also allows you to get a jump on the season. By starting plants early indoors, you’ll have larger seedlings to transplant when ...

Key Points You don’t need to wait for spring or summer to plant many garden vegetables.Some veggies, like lettuce and kale, ...

You can always spot a gardener because they save stuff. Our garages have a section dedicated to used cell-packs, plastic nursery pots and a stack of old flats that we're keeping because we might need ...

If you’re itching to get your garden going, there’s no need to wait until the weather outside is agreeable (and really, your garden will thank you for your impatience). By growing plants from seeds ...

Why does anyone start their own tomato plants from seed when they can be easily purchased from garden centers? Not being a golfer, I often wonder why golf people go through their exotic ritual instead ...

If you’re itching to dig your hands into some soil, you don’t have to wait for spring. January is a great time to start certain seeds indoors and get a jump on the growing season. Picking the right ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Grow lights are worth it. Relying on sunlight can result in weak, leggy plants. Starting plants indoors can give you access to more interesting cultivars while saving you money. Here are seed-starting ...

It's an exciting milestone for gardeners when nurseries start to put seed packets on the shelf in early spring. A few dollars can buy hundreds of seeds, which is a huge money saver compared to buying ...