A planter that's too small will restrict a tomato plant's growth, so you need to repot them if they're getting large. Most tomatoes need to be repotted once before they're moved outdoors, and any time ...

Despite what Instagram would have you believe, plant parenting is hard. There are so many questions to answer. Are you watering too much? Not enough? Is the light in your space bright, indirect, or ...

PUSHING 70 ON SUNDAY. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW SCREEN. WE’RE AT MCFARLAND RESEARCH GREENHOUSES AT UNH. I’M JOINED BY STEF CIESZYNSKI FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. STEF I’VE GOT THESE PLANTS HAVE BEEN ...

Occasional warm, springlike breezes and longer hours of sunlight kindle an urge in me to plant tomatoes, starting them indoors, of course. After all, the sooner the seeds are up and growing, the ...

The sooner indoor-started tomato seeds are up and growing, the sooner I’ll sink my teeth into a garden-ripe tomato, right? Not necessarily. Earlier planting leads to better harvests only when ...

With the right care, many types of seeds started indoors grow quickly enough that the seedlings will need to be repotted at least once before they’re ready to go outside in your garden. Knowing how ...

What to do this week Next weekend is the traditional holiday to plant tomatoes and other frost-sensitive vegetables and ornamentals, but global warming keeps pushing the calendar ahead, so you are ...

Starting seeds inside under lights isn’t the only way to get young plants growing ahead of our frost-free growing season. A lot of gardeners are discovering the little-known option of “winter-sowing,” ...

Repot any plants which have become pot bound. This is also a good time to prune back any plants which have gotten a little leggy. • Sow seeds or set out seedlings of red poppy, a flower at the heart ...