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Seed trays with young seedlings growing under grow lights in a greenhouse during winter seed starting season

What Seeds to Plant in January, February, and M...

From our nursery at Garden Starts Nursery, we start seeds indoors every winter — and January through March is one of the most exciting times of year for gardeners who...

What Seeds to Plant in January, February, and M...

From our nursery at Garden Starts Nursery, we start seeds indoors every winter — and January through March is one of the most exciting times of year for gardeners who...

Ripe and breaker-stage tomatoes on the vine with storm clouds gathering in the background

Rain Is Coming — Should I Pick My Tomatoes Befo...

From our nursery at Garden Starts Nursery, we grow tomatoes from seed every season — and one of the most common questions we get in late summer is this: Heavy...

Rain Is Coming — Should I Pick My Tomatoes Befo...

From our nursery at Garden Starts Nursery, we grow tomatoes from seed every season — and one of the most common questions we get in late summer is this: Heavy...

Seeds left in a hot mailbox during summer heat showing flower and vegetable seed packets and extreme temperatures.

Seeds Left in a Hot Mailbox: Will Heat Ruin Flo...

You ordered flower or vegetable seeds online, they arrived on a hot summer afternoon, and the package sat in your mailbox for hours before you got home. Now you're staring...

Seeds Left in a Hot Mailbox: Will Heat Ruin Flo...

You ordered flower or vegetable seeds online, they arrived on a hot summer afternoon, and the package sat in your mailbox for hours before you got home. Now you're staring...

Pansy seeds germinating in darkness — Garden Starts Nursery growing guide

Do All Pansy Seeds Really Need Darkness to Germ...

If you've searched for how to germinate pansy seeds, you've probably come across conflicting advice. Some sources say pansies need complete darkness to sprout. Others say light is fine. So...

Do All Pansy Seeds Really Need Darkness to Germ...

If you've searched for how to germinate pansy seeds, you've probably come across conflicting advice. Some sources say pansies need complete darkness to sprout. Others say light is fine. So...

Marigold flowers blooming in a garden after direct sowing seeds — orange, gold, and yellow African and French marigolds

Can I Scatter Marigold Seeds? Your Complete Gui...

Written by the growers at Garden Starts Nursery — a real working nursery where we grow plants from seed every season. The advice in this guide comes from hands-on experience...

Can I Scatter Marigold Seeds? Your Complete Gui...

Written by the growers at Garden Starts Nursery — a real working nursery where we grow plants from seed every season. The advice in this guide comes from hands-on experience...

Bowl of thick homemade salsa made with La Roma tomatoes, jalapeños, and fresh garden ingredients

5 Best Thick Homemade Salsa Recipes with Garden...

There's nothing quite like homemade salsa made from tomatoes you grew yourself. Store-bought salsa is fine — but garden-fresh salsa made with meaty La Roma III tomatoes, sweet Juliet grape tomatoes,...

5 Best Thick Homemade Salsa Recipes with Garden...

There's nothing quite like homemade salsa made from tomatoes you grew yourself. Store-bought salsa is fine — but garden-fresh salsa made with meaty La Roma III tomatoes, sweet Juliet grape tomatoes,...