You may think that your garden is now closed until spring, but you can still be sowing seeds in January and February in preparation for a rich harvest later in the year. “These months offer an ...

The weather is warmer in April, but there’s still a risk of frost. The risk of frost passes by the end of May, so you can plant a wider variety of fruit, veg and flowers during the month from tomatoes ...

While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

Whether you are a bit of a gardening novice, or seriously green-fingered, you will want to take this advice from leading expert Alan Titchmarsh on board. Whilst the author, gardener, and TV presenter ...

Fork over the soil two or three weeks before sowing to encourage the weed seeds in the soil to germinate. They can then be hoed off before sowing crops. Remove the first flush of weeds. This will mean ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Some plants throw out underground rhizomes, which pop up away from the mother plant. Plumbago is a good example of that. Just to ensure that the plant reproduces though, they also have sticky seed ...