Soil blocking refers to blocks of soil that are used for starting seeds. Benefits of soil blocking include stronger roots, ...

Soil block presses–also known as soil blockers–are a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic seedling containers: They allow you to create stable soil blocks from simple earth. Learn how they ...

I’m not sick of winter yet. But I have to admit that recent warm, sunny days got me thinking about spring. I love to start seedlings in the house but recognize that it is still too early for most ...

Garden supply companies have been offering ways of reducing single-use plastics such as those six-packs that are sold everywhere. You can make your own soil blocks using a little metal press that ...

Sometime around early March, many gardeners can't wait to start growing their own plants from seeds indoors. If this sounds like something that may be in your forecast, you are likely aware that seeds ...

Grace Wertanen, the "seedling intern" at Growing Hope Urban Farm in Ypsilanti, Mich. carries a tray of soil blocked plants (Neda Ulaby | NPR) Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about ...

I GENERALLY RECOMMEND that beginning home gardeners buy their vegetable transplants from a nursery or a local gardener’s plant sale. Germinating and tending delicate young plants can be both ...

The Brunswick County planning board is scheduled to consider four proposed residential developments at its meeting on Monday, March 9. The community is invited to stop by and pick up two trees per ...