This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods. Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive ...

Winter sowing lets you extend your growing season and helps some types of seeds sprout better. While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and ...

If you’ve planted vegetables during the spring and early summer, you’ve likely already reaped the benefits of growing your own. Homegrown vegetables are particularly tasty and are most delicious when ...

This spring, I’m trying a method of growing flowers that is new to me, but it dates back to the 16th century. It’s called direct seeding, or direct sowing. Vegetable gardeners are familiar with this ...

The experiments described were carried out during 1953-1959 as part of a general study of Scots pine seedling ecology and with the object of developing a practical method of establishing pine by ...

Winter sowing is a great way to get a head start on summer flowers and even some vegetables. Using gallon-size plastic jugs, you can create just the right conditions for seeds to germinate and start ...

It is one of the big questions each gardening season – when exactly should you get started? When is the right time to sow seeds or plant out crops? The answer ultimately depends on where you live, of ...

For a flourishing garden, direct sowing is key for certain plants. Carrots, green beans, and wildflowers thrive when seeds are planted directly into the soil, promoting stronger root systems and ...

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Farmers from Madhavaperumal Kovil village in Mannachanallur block have demonstrated the benefits of direct sowing of paddy and machine planting over the conventional method of nursery transplantation.

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 ...