Gardeners all have their favorite recipes for potting mix, but you can only stray so far from a good basic recipe with these proportions: 2 parts compost 2 parts peat alternative (like coconut ...

CORVALLIS — While you’re battling the winter blues, make your own seed-starting mix and plan for the gardening days ahead.

But the only way to know if a compost is good or bad is to grow plants in it and compare them - something we've been doing for more than 30 years. Many people no longer want to buy peat compost as ...

Question: Dear Master Gardeners, can I use my potting soil to start my vegetable seeds this year? I have quite a bit left over since last year.