Many veteran gardeners make a habit of saving seeds. While it is simple enough for most beginners to do, it’s also an activity being undertaken by scientists who recognize that collecting seeds is ...

Home vegetable gardening is surging, leading to a shortage of vegetable plants and seeds in nurseries and garden centers. Consider saving seeds. Planting a garden, enjoying the harvest and then ...

Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...

"Saving Our Seeds" was produced by Quest Wisconsin's Andy Soth. Cicero believed that all you really need in life is a garden and a library. He would have really liked a new program at the public ...

Experienced farmers understand that saving seeds from their crops is a proven cost-cutting strategy. By preserving seeds from their most productive or distinctive plants, they ensure a head start for ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I'm growing a variety of peppers (Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, etc.). I ...

Some horticultural experts discourage the home gardener from saving seeds because the product may not be what you hoped for and because they think it is too complicated for you. What I have discovered ...

The abundance from summer vegetable gardens is extended through the winter and beyond by methods of canning, freezing and drying. But you can also give your summer vegetables a longer life span by ...

In late January, I started plants for the spring garden, and I also started a lot of plants for the Linden Community Garden Club’s annual plant sale. Two years ago, I had a major problem when the ...