Home And Garden Glossary to help with seed-packet jargon By Jessica Damiano The Associated Press Mar 4, 2026 Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back …
Home And Garden Scarification: The simple seed-starting trick By Jessica Damiano The Associated PressUpdated Mar 4, 2026 I’m currently dusting off my seed-starting supplies and sorting through seed packets from years past. Seed starting is an annual ritual for ma…
Home And Garden Bring the desert’s warmth indoors with succulents By Anita Snow The Associated Press Feb 11, 2026 TUCSON, Ariz. — Shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants in shades of green, red and purple are pretty much all most people …
Home And Garden Secret to pest-free houseplants starts at the nursery By Jessica Damiano The Associated Press Jan 28, 2026 If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbi…
Home And Garden Herbs grown indoors require extra care By Jessica Damiano The Associated Press Jan 7, 2026 I’ve been growing herbs in the garden long enough to know they don’t require much. Just water, sunlight and my best intentions.
National Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? Here’s some alternatives to throwing it out By Jessica Damiano The Associated Press Dec 30, 2025 What to buy, what to serve, which events to attend — December is typically full of decisions. Here’s one more for you to contemplate: What are…
Local News Featured Rocket Farms to hold reopening in Half Moon Bay By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Nov 14, 2025 Half Moon Bay greenhouse grower Rocket Farms — a community staple for indoor flowering plants — is relocating its wholesale facility to the pr…
Home And Garden How to grow a giant pumpkin By Adithi Ramakrishnan and Shelby Lum The Associated Press Updated Oct 17, 2025 WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car.
Home And Garden Houseplants bring fresh life indoors By Kristen Wood The Associated Press Oct 1, 2025 Garden Media Group reports searches for Monstera, a common but beloved houseplant, shot up by 600% on Google Trends in the last year. From a s…
