Many beginner gardeners think that growing their own transplants – starting plants from seed and growing them on until they are ready to plant outside – is too hard. The truth is, if you have the right equipment and information, and you start with easy vegetable varieties, it’s not hard at all. The easiest and [...]
Once you’ve grown your own seedlings, or bought them at the nursery and brought them home, what’s the best way to get them in the ground and growing well? There are two main parts to this – the state of the transplant, and the state of the place you’re going to plant them into. The [...]
Planting already-started plants (called transplants, starts, or seedlings, depending on where you are) is a great way to get a head-start on the season and is especially useful for plants which need a longer growing season than you have. If you have the space and expertise you can start them yourself, but you can also [...]
Direct seeding outside has many advantages for most kinds of vegetables, though it’s not the best solution for all of them. While planting transplants gives you a head start on the season for veggies that need heat, and can help you get the most out of succession planting, some types of vegetables hate being transplanted [...]
