Winter sowing vegetable, herb, and flower seeds can add weeks to months to your growing season, save you space and money, and increase the variety of plants in your garden. But exactly when should you ...

Farmers who want to maximize their profits and productivity come spring would do well to add winter sowing to their routine. This seed-starting method is great for hardy annuals and perennials that ...

Believe it or not, January is a great time to plan for the growing seasons. While it's considered the dead of winter for most of the United States, some gardening tasks are still recommended around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomasz Klejdysz / Getty Images Think winter is too early to start sowing vegetable and herb seeds outdoors? Not for all of them!

When the holidays wrap up and the seed catalogs start coming in the mail is about the time I start to get a feeling that I just cannot shake; the faintest voice calls me outside and into the garden.

If you’re a gardener with big plans for spring, you might give a new technique called “winter sowing” a try. Winter sowing is a way to start seeds outdoors by essentially creating mini-greenhouses ...

Know your lilies: Daylilies differ from true lilies, blooming for just one day on leafless stems called scapes. Some varieties, like 'Stella d’Oro,' can flower again later. Soil matters most: They ...

Last weekend proved to be an excellent opportunity for Southeast Texas gardeners to enjoy time outdoors, hopefully completing garden tasks before summer’s arrival. As with most gardeners, my time is ...