Many long-season vegetables must be started indoors in early spring. Many annual flowers need an indoor start if they are to bloom during the summer. Starting garden plants from seeds indoors can be ...

Starting seeds indoors also helps extend the growing season for vegetables like peppers and tomatoes, since hardened-off seedlings will be weeks ahead of seeds sown directly in the ground.

Starting seeds indoors is an essential skill for gardeners. Whether planting flower seeds or working on this year’s vegetable garden, there are several good reasons to begin inside rather than ...

A good rule of thumb is to plant the seed twice as deep as its longest side, so pumpkin seeds are pushed much deeper into the soil than lettuce seeds. My biggest challenge starting plants indoors is ...

In their native growing environments, these plants are “understory plants” meaning they grow underneath the branches of larger plants. Low lighting is not sufficient for starting seeds indoors. In ...

To register or for more information call us at 815-858-2273 or visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw. Starting vegetable seeds indoors can get you a head start on your vegetable garden. It also lets ...

For those looking to get a jump on the growing season, starting seeds indoors offers the most gratifying – and productive -- option. Before digging in, however, it’s imperative to know exactly ...

As of late, my dreams have been filled with fresh green sprouts and visions of verdancy. Few things excite me more about the impending growing season than planning my vegetable and cut-flower garden.

Many gardeners like to get a head start on the gardening season by starting flower and vegetable seedlings indoors. Successfully growing seedlings indoors requires high quality seeds, a germination ...