Grow plants under grow lights through winter. Start seeds too.
Ask Gardenerd: What’s Wrong with My Cucumber Sprouts?
A great seasonal question about cucumber sprouts came in to Ask Gardenerd this week from Rosemary Stankey.
Tomato seedlings under grow lights. They get 16 hours of light per day.
YouTube: How to Start Tomato Seeds – and Keep Them Organized
It's time to start tomato seeds (or late for some of us), and every year we run the risk of mixing up seeds and plant tags. The result: mystery tomatoes!
YouTube: Colorful Tomatoes to Grow in 2021
We all have limited space for tomatoes, and given the abundance of options (there are more than 600 varieties of heirloom tomatoes alone!) deciding which to grow can be like…
Kale of all sorts grow under grow lights for 16 hours per day.
Spindly Seedlings under Grow Lights?
This week we received two questions about the same problem: spindly or stunted seedlings under grow lights. One gardenerd said her seedlings were still leggy, even though she situated the grow light 2-3" above the leaves. The other gardenerd said her seedlings were just not growing.
Broccoli, cabbage and more grow under lights for October planting.
YouTube: Seed-Starting 2 Ways
Our latest YouTube tutorial comes in answer to a request for a video about seed-starting. In this video we share two different methods for starting seeds for your fall (or…
Packed for 2000. That doesn't mean it expires then, it just means they aren't packaging old seed.
Seed Storage is Key: 18 year-old seeds? No Problem!
Well smack my fanny and call me Pearl! I just germinated tomato seeds that "expired" in 2000. What's the secret to prolonged seed vitality and successful germination? It's all about…
Discoloration and thinning of the stem right above soil level is a sign of damping off.
Damping Off – What to do?
The most exciting thing in the garden this time of year is the ritual of starting seeds for fall, but nothing bursts your bubble like damping off. What is damping…