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Tillers: Pulling up some tangles of green shoots reminds me that my beet seeds are actualy a little packet of dirt. And when I untangle … Read more

If you’ve ever tried to grow garlic, you know your mental calendar gets it wrong about the timing. Yes, you tuck a clove into the … Read more

When you get your first slice of homegrown watermelon, you want it sweet and crisp… But to get there takes more waiting then the number … Read more

Green onions are your favorite fast food: On demand, whenever hunger strikes. I chop the tops of scallions from grocery and put roots in a … Read more

Most gardeners learn the hard way that romaine is a bolt-prone lettuuce, meaning that even though you sow seed hoping for a head of crispy … Read more

Early spring transplant shock happen when seedlings droop once they are planted in the garden. Though you hardened them off just right and watered well, … Read more

The thing with jalapeno seeds: They’re delicate (unlike, say, bush beans or radishes). The seed coat must softens up, and then the soil beneath them … Read more

Onions are fussy about early conditions. They want warmth and oxygen, too. Unlike generic packets of hope (the way you treat onion seeds), onion seeds … Read more

Most of us just toss coriander seeds in garden and hope for the best. The truth? Not so fast. Germination is tied to factors that … Read more

Don’t expect radish to be a magic bean. It won’t sprout out of nowhere. There’s a real-world mechanical process at work that require forward thinking. … Read more

For squash seeds, soil temperature is everything: They can germinate in as little as three days if soil’s already warm, or rot for a couple … Read more