When you buy new seeds at the store, they often come from large companies that treat their crops with pesticides and other hazardous chemicals. Saving seeds from your own produce each year is a more ...

Ryan Pankau shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander seed saving tips to save seeds for next year Learn how to save seeds from ...

Planting tomatoes at the right time is one of the most important factors when growing a successful crop. Plant tomatoes too soon and these tasty fruits can wither on the vine, but plant them too late ...

My last column dealt with the current crop of tomatoes growing, but at the end of August it will be time to plant tomato transplants for a fall harvest. Whenever you get ready to plant tomatoes, fall ...

For gardeners who start their own tomato plants, March is time to get busy. There are several good reasons for starting tomatoes from seed: Economy: You can grow a lot more tomatoes from seed for the ...

The first half of the weekend was gorgeous. I hope you got to get outside to at least ponder what you’re going to grow and where you’re going to grow it. This week, we really need to get our seeds ...

You should start tomatoes indoors five to eight weeks before planting in the ground, which should be after the last frost. Consult your USDA growing zone to find out when your last frost date is, as ...

The fourth of week of March is full of spring flowering bulbs, early blooming azaleas and rhododendrons, and more than a few lawn and garden weeds. This is a good time to plant the seeds of cool ...

Since tomatoes are plants that need warmth to germinate and a long warm growing season to fruit they need to be started indoors. New Jersey summers are too short for them to successfully set fruit ...

You often see references in sowing guides to soaking seeds before planting them. So, how essential is it to soak seeds before ...