Starting seeds indoors is a smart way to get a head start on spring gardening. But after weeks of ensuring your seedlings have enough water and sunlight to thrive, the last thing you want is for them ...

With the right care, many types of seeds started indoors grow quickly enough that the seedlings will need to be repotted at least once before they’re ready to go outside in your garden. Knowing how ...

DENVER — It drives me nuts to see commercials where people pretending to garden pull plants out of their pots by the stems. This is wrong and can potentially damage the stems at the point where they ...

Question: I’m planting a Knock Out rose bed. I’m considering pine straw, pine mulch or cypress mulch. Any recommendations? Answer: Plants are not that particular as to the type of mulch. Of the ones ...

There are two gardening adages for spring planting of vegetables and annuals: the first is to wait until after Easter; the second is to wait until the average last spring freeze date has past to set ...

Earlier this week, I was transplanting some of my little seedlings. The first true leaves had developed, so it was time to move the seedlings to their own growing containers. I finished 12 flats ...

Butternut squash is a type of winter squash that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, which also includes pumpkins, zucchinis, and cucumbers. It has a bell-like shape with a bulbous bottom and a long, ...