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Category: Propagation

They Were Right

"Invasive" does, in fact mean, well, "invasive". I'm always curious when I buy a new plant labelled as invasive, just how invasive can it be, really? That one little starter plant can't really get to be that big in one season, can it? Besides the usual mints,

Pop Bottle Pots

Pop Bottle Pots So they're not very stylin', but these self-watering planters made from junked pop bottles are pretty handy for the well-intentioned but forgetful gardener. The bottom watering system keeps cuttings and seedlings on the right side of moist without

The Lazy Gardener’s Seed Starting Chart

by Maggie Wang Calculate seed sowing and planting dates in seconds with this even handier version of the Handy Seed Starting Chart. Archived article here

Handy Seed Starting Chart

by Gayla Trail Remembering when to sow and when to plant out can be tricky when you've got a wild variety of seedlings on the go. Download and print out this seed starting plan to chart out the sow dates, and planting out dates of this year's crop. Download

A Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Seed Starting

Includes a handy, printable chart. Archived article here

Summer Seeds

Summer is not the end of planting season. A list of perennials that can be started from seed in July and August. Archived article here

Share Your Plants

by Gayla Trail Multiply your plant collection the economical way, through propagation. Learn the ins and outs of taking cuttings, dividing, or repotting offsets. Archived article here

Harvesting Seeds

by Gayla Trail Forget shopping. A little botany lesson is all you need for a d.i.y. seed collection. We've even done the work for you and designed lovely seed packets to print out and use. Harvesting and Saving Your Seeds Storing and Testing Seeds Make Decorative Envelopes

Seed Starting

By Beate Schwirtlich The whole purpose of starting seeds indoors is to cheat winter a little. Ironically, even as we cheat nature, we must imitate her. -- Part 1: Germination -- Part 2: Damping Off

A Quick and Easy Germination Test

by Arzeena Hamir Just because your seed packets are past their due date doesn't mean they aren't still good. Here's a simple test that might save you some cash. Archived article here
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