Growing plants from seeds is an easy, inexpensive and fun thing to do. When you learn how to start plants from seeds, the variety of plants that you can grow increases dramatically, but not the ...

When I teach vegetable gardening, I love to share my favorite way to germinate seeds using a paper towel. Paper towels can be used for any seed that needs to be buried, even just a little bit.

Germinating and growing time-lapse of a pear tree from a seed to young plant. Pear seeds were extracted from a fresh ...

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

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Hopefully all of you aspiring growers have been able to get your seeds so we can move to the next step: germination. Take great care handling seed and seedling. Most flower and vegetable seeds are ...

On several occasions, I have been asked, "Will seed stored over a year still germinate?" I normally tell gardeners more than likely it will germinate if it has been stored in a cool, dry, dark place.