When to start spring planting

In an oddly warm year such as this 2024- should I start planting in MARCH the seeds that call for “as soon as ground can be worked”.  Because the ground definitely feels like spring – even though it seems much…

Collecting Canna Lily Seeds

Hello! I have had great luck growing cannas from tubers and seed. When can I harvest seeds from my plants? Do I have to wait until they are black and hard like a marble on the plant? Or can I…

Cardinal Flower seeds

Hello, I recently purchased some Cardinal flower seeds and would like to plant them. The seed package doesn’t include much instructions other than spring sowing. I noticed online that some other sites recommend chilling the seeds in the refrigerator prior…

Revive garden before listing home for sale

We have a 12×20 vegetable garden – in Swansea, full sun, normal dirt (…maybe loam? not sand, muddy when wet) – that we’ve had to keep under landscaping fabric for the last two years. We used to grow raspberries and…

Native Wildflower Seeds

Hello Master Gardeners, I am a children’s librarian with TPL and aspire to do a seed bomb program involving native wildflower species for school-age children during March Break.  Do you know where I might find a small quantity of several…

Covered porch greenhouse

Hello! I have a rather large fully covered front porch. It is not heated, but I am wondering if there is any way I might use that space as a greenhouse in the spring? It is north facing unfortunately, but…