Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...

Soil blocks can be made in several different sizes for use with a variety of seed sizes. Small seeds can be started in tiny soil blocks and then moved up into the dibbled holes of larger blocks once ...

As we delve into our spring planting season in North Florida, those of us who vegetable garden are busy transplanting late-spring/summer vegetables and fruits, including winter squash, summer squash, ...

It’s March in the garden. Days are longer (thank goodness), nurseries are tempting, and there’s a strong urge to get outside ...

LET’S TALK ABOUT plastic in the garden. Nursery pots and trays, plant markers, bagged goods and tarps, plastic netting, protective row-covers and even some tools — our green industry practically runs ...

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