If you’re cultivating containers of indoor or outdoor plants, herbs or vegetables, you need potting soil. Potting soil is different from topsoil and garden soil in a number of ways. Typically, topsoil ...

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

This method, popularized by Trudi Davidoff, lets you start seeds outdoors during winter using simple containers as mini greenhouses.Winter sowing harnesses nature’s cold stratif ...

All seeds need warm temperatures and good light to germinate properly. The best places in a house to start them are in an ...