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It's already time to start your garden. By starting seeds indoors now and next month, you can increase the variety of plants you can grow in your garden by extending the growing season and potentially ...

Green thumbs, it's never too soon to begin your garden as long as you safely do it indoors. Check out these tips and tricks for germinating seeds.

We just celebrated Valentine's Day. This means that, mathematically, we are halfway to the first of March. March is the beginning of spring on the meteorological calendar. Since we are getting close ...

If you’re itching to dig your hands into some soil, you don’t have to wait for spring. January is a great time to start certain seeds indoors and get a jump on the growing season. Picking the right ...

Every day there are more and more seed catalogs piling up in my workspace. I know I should follow some of the sage advice about organizing or, at the least, clutter reduction. In the end, I know the ...

It’s that time of year — seed packet displays are appearing everywhere, from grocery stores, to farm and garden supply ...

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 ...

This is the time for daydreaming, for letting imagination take the lead—before turning to the exciting work of planning this ...