Carrots are best grown in sandy, well prepared soil which has been previously manured at least 6 months before you decide to sow your seeds (don’t worry if you have…
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Collecting carrot seeds is fairly easy. Producing them takes a lot of work. Carrots will not seed until their second year of growth, so they must be dug and kept…
Starting onions from seeds is simple. Greg Speichert, Director of Hilltop Gardens, shows the differences between onion seeds, sets and transplants, and he demonstrates the first steps in planting onion…
Onion seeds are not usually difficult to grow or to collect. The only thing to keep in mind is that onions are a biennial, meaning that they seed once every…
Growing flowers from seeds is a fun and economic way to transform your garden into a personal haven. No more wasted trips to the local gardening nursery only to discover…
Collect seeds from flowers by waiting until the plant is done blooming and then gather the seed pods before it starts to rain and freeze at night. Hold on to…
Marigolds can easily be started from seed indoors in early spring or purchased as seedlings in late spring. With a variety of sizes and colours ranging from shades of yellow,…
Grow your own orange tree with this simple Letsfixit guide. There are few things as rewarding as growing a plant from seed, and an orange tree is the pinnacle of…