Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it. However, you don’t have to wait until summer to cook with the fresh herb. You can enjoy ...

These vegetable, herb, and flower seeds are easy to start indoors, even if you're a new gardener.

Starting seeds indoors is a simple way to give your plants a jump on spring. You can control the environment, protect young plants from harsh weather, and extend the growing season. This method works ...

Get a jumpstart on the gardening season by starting seeds indoors. If you've never grown anything from seed, it's easy to write the idea off as difficult or labor-intensive, but that couldn't be ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- How do you get a jump start on your garden, by growing seedlings indoors? Reader Mark from Sheffield Lake writes that he’s tired of increasing prices to buy seedlings at nurseries ...

If you find yourself dreaming of flowers and fresh vegetables during this time of the year, then you are a gardener! While it is a bit early to start planting outside, you can get a head start, and a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With the first couple of months of the new year behind us, gardeners are focused on one thing: the countdown to the outdoor growing season. Vegetable seeds ...

Many herbs are hardy and can take the chilliest of winter temps outdoors. Rosemary and thyme, for instance, are staples in my winter kitchen garden. Less hardy herbs like basil and parsley are not as ...

We’ve had so much warm weather in Napa County recently, it’s hard to remember that our typical last-frost date is actually April 15. Even so, it’s not too early to start some seeds indoors so that you ...