Starting seeds indoors is a smart way to get a head start on spring gardening. But after weeks of ensuring your seedlings have enough water and sunlight to thrive, the last thing you want is for them ...

Q: I've tried transplanting 6-inch seedlings that sprouted from acorns in a neighbor's yard. How do I get them to live? — G.T., Houston A:Oak seedlings can put down tap roots quickly. You may have ...

With the right care, many types of seeds started indoors grow quickly enough that the seedlings will need to be repotted at least once before they’re ready to go outside in your garden. Knowing how ...

Wondering how to transplant plants without killing them? Learn all about transplanting seed plugs, how to prick out seedlings, and pricking out meaning. Seedlings can be pricked out from trays into ...

FAIRBANKS — When gardeners hear the word “transplanting,” they usually think of the process involved in moving seedlings from the house to the garden. However, if you are starting your own seeds, ...

Growing vegetable crops in wooden raised beds in the spring season in a personal farm. Gardener's gloved hands plant a sprout in the ground with garden shovel in early spring. Starting seedlings ...

DENVER — It drives me nuts to see commercials where people pretending to garden pull plants out of their pots by the stems. This is wrong and can potentially damage the stems at the point where they ...

Pricking out, transferring seedlings from their original container to another one where they have more room to develop, is a delicate operation. Seedlings suffer less root damage and become ...

Welcome to the Super Bowl of gardening! When spring hits, the garden is ready and so are we. There’s so much to be done and we have so much pent-up energy that it’s easy to find the motivation to ...

1. Fill growing containers to within a quarter-inch of the top with moistened seed-starting medium. "I usually hand-mix warm water with the very dry medium prior to filling my containers," says Harris ...