Most gardeners try to support local businesses as much as possible, but there are just some plants and seeds that are not ...

Vegetable seeds may be saved from one year to the next. Some seeds will be viable for only one year while others may be good for five years or more.

Yes, there are online catalogs, but there’s something special about sitting down in front of the fireplace in a cozy chair and dreaming about your future garden with a pile of seed catalogs.

At this time of year, gardening might be the farthest thing from your mind! But in mailboxes (and inboxes) across the region, the avalanche of seed catalogs is well underway. For a gardener, this ...

After the holidays, I find it easy to slide into the winter doldrums, as I anticipate the long nippy weeks before the spring.

Seed catalogs typically have varieties that you can’t find in garden centers or on seed racks. I typically purchase my vegetable garden seeds from catalogs. I haven’t started seeds indoors for ...

Early winter is generally when home gardeners receive a steady supply of seed and gardening supply catalogs. With the weather ...

Pro tip: If you do use the lighter seed-starting soil, moisten the soil before inserting the seed. This light soil tends to ...

January evenings are best spent sitting close to the woodstove while the snow blows and the wind howls outside. Before the ...

With spring around the corner, it is time to plan your garden. Now is the time when you should begin choosing the varieties ...

OSU Extension offers tips to help gardeners prepare for spring planting, including seed starting, soil selection, and light requirements.

Seed catalogs can help you plan for gardening season ... and this can be especially important information for vegetable gardeners. Many catalogs will also list the particular diseases or pests ...