Germinating tomato seeds is somewhat intensive but generally produces good results. Learn how to germinate tomato seeds faster with the following steps. Starting tomatoes from seed is a necessity if ...

For gardeners who start their own tomato plants, March is time to get busy. There are several good reasons for starting tomatoes from seed: Economy: You can grow a lot more tomatoes from seed for the ...

When the gardening season is in full swing, there is nothing we enjoy more than planting a new crop of cherry tomatoes. The easiest of all tomatoes to grow, cherry tomatoes come in a rainbow of colors ...

Looking to make your own indoor seed starter system? Learn how to mix the best soil for starting seeds and learn the seed starting basics. After the warmth of holiday gatherings and festivities, ...

Seed starting mixes all help with germination, but is there really any difference between mixes with different price tags?

Q: I would like to start some seeds in my greenhouse and am looking to purchase some potting soil to use for seed starting. I noticed that there are soils sold as seed starting mix but they are ...

I want to start my tomatoes from seed this year. What varieties do well here? You are smart to ask. As you can imagine, our climate is nothing like New Jersey’s or Ohio’s. So the vegetable varieties ...

The fourth of week of March is full of spring flowering bulbs, early blooming azaleas and rhododendrons, and more than a few lawn and garden weeds. This is a good time to plant the seeds of cool ...

The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season's Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup of a blackish-purple tomato speckled with tiny pink dots. Next to it, sits a sliced ...