It's always exciting when your seeds start sprouting up in garden beds or in starter trays. So the idea that you should get rid of some of the tender little seedlings to thin out the plants seems ...

There’s a moment in every gardener’s life that feels equal parts terrifying and exhilarating: it’s the moment you stare down a tray of seedlings and realize they’re multiplying faster than expected.

If you’re a new gardener who has only recently planted seeds, you’ll soon enough catch sight of tiny sprouts poking their way above the soil. This is a good sign that means your hard work as a plant ...

Starting plants from seed is an inexpensive way to fill your garden with herbs, edibles, and flowers. It’s also a chance to grow varieties you might not be able to find at local nurseries. But whether ...

Plants can compete for light, water and nutrients if left to crowd containers and beds – this is how to keep them healthy if ...

I have planted some cleome seeds in small cell packs. A good many have sprouted, but most of the cell packs have more than one seed growing. Some are very close together. Should I thin so that there ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Up one day, down the next, furious bluster followed by raging storms — April weather in Northeast Ohio has a lot in common with our national news cycle. Last week’s column shared ...

The half-empty seed packets reminding me to thin my seedlings had slumped on the windowsill above my kitchen sink for more than 30 days by mid- May last year. I had planted seeds from each packet in ...

For those of you with strawberry plants, they should be actively growing by now. Strawberry plants are prolific, throwing off daughter plants throughout the season. Where there was one, there now is ...

Less is often more when it comes to thinning seedlings, but there are a few exceptions to the rule. It's always exciting when your seeds start sprouting up in garden beds or in starter trays. So the ...