Rise And Shine: Accounting For Seed Dormancy And How To Spark Germination
Although they may not look it, viable seeds are alive with the structures of future plants inside. These incredible little …
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Plant A Sunflower (Or Two) For Guerrilla Garden Day!
What are you up to between now and May 1st? If you’ve got some sunflower seeds and a few minutes …
Bombs Away! An Easy Guide To Making Seed Bombs
We usually recommend reading seed packets before planting, but if you’re feeling a little wild and want to break the …
A Fresh List Of Garden Tasks As Spring Fever Sets In
Spring has arrived! The ground is warming up, and the days are longer. A list of essentials can help get …
Seed Germination And The Three S’s: Stratification, Scarification, Soaking
You’ve got your seeds, seed starting mix, containers, domes, heat mats, and grow lights. You’re officially ready to start some …
Seedy Saturday Events Encourage Community And Love For All Things Seeds
In 1989, finding heritage varieties of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and grains was very difficult. Sharon Rempel, a director of Seeds …
February Is The Perfect Month To Give Your Garden Some Love
Valentine’s Day is coming, so why not show the garden some love? In some parts of the world, crocus and …
My Fascination with Germination: A Grower Shares Some Tips And Tricks
After a long winter slumming it in our grow tents, ensuring the lack of humidity doesn’t kill the tropical plants …
Planting Sunflowers For Peace In Ukraine
A new movement is encouraging gardeners to plant sunflowers for peace in Ukraine. Sunflowers face east at dawn to greet …
How To Harvest And Store Milkweed Seeds
When I was a kid, I loved opening milkweed seed pods, separating the silky white fibers, and watching them float …
How To Properly Store Your Saved Seeds
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, you may have tried to purchase seeds for your garden and found them …
Seed Saving Part 4: Storing And Testing
Seeds, like all living things, have a lifespan. How long they last depends on factors including the seed variety and conditions during growth and processing. However, the way seeds are stored has an enormous impact on their vigor and longevity. Correctly preserving them will ensure your efforts to save seeds reaps long term rewards.
Treating Seeds And Seedlings With Sea Kelp Delivers Results In The Garden
Once we begin to get the hang of growing food in our home gardens, the next step is to incorporate …
The Adventures Of Seed Priming
Ever wondered how you can give your plants an unfair advantage before they’ve even sprouted? Seed priming allows you to …
Seed Saving Part 2: Selecting Seeds and Controlling Pollination
This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK31 & US29. Our food security begins and ends with seeds. Heirloom …
Storing Seeds Over the Winter for Next Year’s Garden
We have long taken for granted that seeds will always be available in little packets at our local greenhouses, but …
Seeds That Need An Early Start In The Growing Season
Fellow gardeners, the growing season is very near. By now, you’ve likely decided what you want to grow and have …
What You Need To Know About Starting Seeds
The mountains of snow outside may not seem to be getting any smaller, but the days are getting longer, meaning …
What Are Seeds?
Seeds are amazing storage containers that allow a plant to travel through space and time. Inside each protective casing is …
Seeds: Big Story, Big Screen
Every gardener will tell you that seeds are a beautiful, magical, and very exciting. Seed shopping is a marvelous thing. …