Try these easy tests to check if your old seeds are worth planting or if you should buy new ones. Most vegetable and flower seeds can last 1–5 years when stored properly. Check seed viability by ...

Did you once buy a packet of 250 zucchini seeds, not realizing that four plants would be more than enough for the season? Are you now left wondering if the remainder of the packet is still good enough ...

Spread grass the way the pro’s do. Spring grass seeding is challenging due to short growing windows and weed competition. Slit seeding improves germination, protects seeds, and provides even ...

Moisture and warmth are vital to achieving strong germination when sowing seeds. A crucial and easy way to get those two factors right is covering seeds for germination, but what you put on top will ...

Corn planting populations. It’s a balancing act. The secret is knowing which factors impact corn populations - including seed variety, seed quality, weather and soil conditions — and how to ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that tomato mutants lacking the SlIAA9 gene, an auxin signaling ...

High germination rates When a seed makes good contact with soil, more of the seed ends up germinating, taking root and growing. When you surface seed your lawn with a broadcast spreader, it has to ...