We thought we were planting just a few squash plants. Every garden needs variety. What we ended up with were prolific, ...

The combination of sunlight, warm temperatures, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air, and rain is a recipe for abundant ...

Growing a whole banana plant from seed is more complicated than it sounds, especially if you want edible fruit. Here's what an expert recommends.

A research team has uncovered significant differences in the soil seed bank density (SSBD) between planted and natural forests, with implications for forest restoration and climate adaptation.

Seeds provide most of the calories humanity eats, yet the cells that decide how big each seed becomes have remained a mystery ...

If you're sprouting large seeds, consider scarifying them to speed up the process. This step helps to more quickly break down ...

Question: Pods have formed at the top of some of my amaryllis plants after the bloom declined. It looks like they are full of seeds. Can they be used to start more plants? Answer: Increase your ...

Nothing is more exciting than watching vegetables grow from seeds, develop into plants, and then harvesting your homegrown crop.

New South Bay co-op plants seeds of empowerment for female farmworkers The organic garden is run by female farmworkers, and marks the first step in a dream where workers can live, work, and grow ...

To Safeguard Threatened Plants, Scientists Must Master the Tricky Art of Seed Banking Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...