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How to grow basil at home from seeds
Seeds are best started off indoors from late February to mid-summer. Fill a 7.5cm (3in) pot with seed compost, firm down and sow a few seeds of basil ...
How to Harvest, Eat, and Store Your Homegrown Pumpkin Seeds
Place the rinsed seeds on a dry paper towel. Make sure they are spaced out; otherwise, the seeds will stick to one another. Place in a cool dry spot f...
How to Start Seeds Indoors and the Best Tools and Equipment
How to Start Seeds Indoors and the Best Tools and EquipmentLight for Seed Starting. A good light source is a must-have for an indoor seed starting set...
How and Why to Stratify Seeds (or use Scarification and Other Seed Treatments)
Simply put, stratification (warm or cold) and scarification are techniques gardeners use to artificially replicate natural germination conditions. Sca...
How to Start Seeds Indoors in the Winter
How do you grow seeds indoors in the winter? Gather clean containers, such as seed trays, peat pots, or flats. As an alternative, you may choose to go...
Heirloom vs Organic Seeds the Differences Explained
But what the heck is even the difference, anyway? Organic refers to a specific way plants and seeds are grown. ... Heirloom refers to the plant's heri...
Open-Pollinated vs. Hybrid vs. Heirloom Seeds What Do They Mean?
Open pollinated vegetables are pollinated in the field by wind or natural pollinators to self or cross-pollinate. Plants that cross-pollinate need to ...
What happens if you plant lettuce seeds too deep?
ANSWER: Seeds that are planted too deep in the soil may grow into weak, feeble seedlings or fail to germinate at all. ... If Romaine lettuce seeds tha...
Can we grow okra from fresh seeds?
ANSWER: Yes, fresh okra seeds can be used to grow new okra plants. ... Push the seeds down about a half inch into the soil and water them until the so...