It’s done much more often to vegetable seeds than flower seeds, and particularly to slow-germinating or large seeds. There is some concern about treated seeds’ impact on pollinators such as bees.

To have the best flower or vegetable garden, you need to know which seeds are best sown now. Just a few hours of temperatures that are at or below freezing can be enough to damage or even kill ...

Inside, I'm starting late-planted vegetables like cucumbers, and a second round of annual flowers, like stock and celosia. Outside, I'm beginning to direct seed vegetables like corn and beans ...