Starting your own plants from seed is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening, but success often comes down to the right ...

Some familiar big names sit surprisingly low in our table, while several lesser-known compost brands perform brilliantly ...

CORVALLIS — While you’re battling the winter blues, make your own seed-starting mix and plan for the gardening days ahead. Home gardeners can start vegetable and flower seedlings indoors from four to ...

These 3 factors could make the difference between success and failure when starting plants from seed. Question: I would like to get a head start on my veggie garden this year and plant some seeds ...

Discover 5 steps to make a seed snail, the viral hack for space-saving seed sowing. Here, a gardening expert shares how to make one and why it works so well.

If you’ve been thinking about recycling all of that yard waste into compost, now’s the time to get busy. You’ll have plenty of prime ingredients coming up shortly in the form of falling leaves, ...

In March, you can learn about seed-starting, make your own compost and learn how to use color theory for floral arrangements. And all of these classes are virtual. There are dozens of classes to check ...

The beauty and order of the earth’s natural rhythm bring us once again to spring — seedtime — and the promise of new life embedded within each seed. For those who disbelieve in miracles, take a closer ...

We feed birds and compost. I rake up the seed under the feeders. Can I add this to my composter? (By the way, if your Mom and Dad had Dachshunds, then I was your “Family ” doctor when you were a ...

Just in time for peak leaf-raking season, the National Wildlife Federation is out with a new survey showing that although nearly three-quarters of people know that fallen leaves are beneficial to ...