GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Some seeds have hard outer shells that slow or prevent water absorption. Soaking or scarifying (scratching or nicking the seed coat) helps speed up germination and improves ...

A guide to 7 vegetables to plant in February in a cold frame or beneath cloches for the first homegrown harvests of the year, ...

Nagel: If soil conditions are fit, we have certainly seen the benefits of April planted soybeans. Late March or very early ...

This time-lapse compiled of several seeds sprouting. Each seed was sown under moist soil and was filmed till their roots are ...

Purdue’s Shaun Casteel shares three lessons from the field on the value of letting your soybeans 'improvise, adapt and ...

It's already time to start your garden. By starting seeds indoors now and next month, you can increase the variety of plants you can grow in your garden by extending the growing season and potentially ...

I have quite a few leftover vegetable seeds. How can I make sure they are viable before I plant them or buy more?

As the winter blues hit, the hope for bright colors and sunny skies urges gardeners to plan for the upcoming growing season.

Citizen science platforms, including iNaturalist, are leading to major new discoveries and are becoming crucial to the work ...

Sow flower seeds such as calendula, cosmos, nigella, larkspur and ammi majus from February onwards, but if you are sowing ...

Seed trays (either with cells or without), good quality multi-purpose peat-free compost and, most importantly, seeds. If you ...

Monty Don has shared jobs for February that all gardeners will want to consider doing. With Spring fast approaching, next ...