By JESSICA DAMIANO. If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or ...

But many people shy away from planting their own seeds due to concerns about the cost of starter seed containers and soil, as well as all the work involved in supporting those seeds to sprout to life.

Starting plants from seed is easy when you follow a few simple rules. Here's what you need to know about sowing seeds.

Here are the basic steps for seed-starting: 1. Begin with clean containers; if they’ve been used before, wash them in a mild bleach solution of one part bleach to nine parts water. 2.

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of ...

Starting your own plants from seed is a very rewarding experience. The idea you can put a seed in some soil, get it to germinate, grow and then put it in the ground is still amazing to me after ...

If you follow my gardening recommendations at the end of the column, you are all set to start sowing seeds indoors for the garden season. If you haven’t prepared, here’s a review and a few ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of ...

Most other small plastic food containers, such as single-serving yogurt cups, clamshell-type salad packages or egg cartons, are also well-suited for starting seeds — as long as you’ve poked ...