IN his Friday evening discourse at the Royal Institution on November 3 on “Germination of Seeds”, Sir Arthur Hill discussed the many ingenious devices for the protection of the seed and ...

Are you considering an attempt to germinate grass seed by laying it on top of the soil? Here are a few things you should know ...

Cultivating blackberry bushes in your backyard is a fruitful experience, offering fresh berries and promoting biodiversity in ...

When used as a soil additive, Epsom salt can help to keep plants looking healthy and growing strong. Can it provide similar ...

Raising plants from seed is an essential gardening skill. It allows you to quickly and cheaply propagate new plants each ...

The moment a seed starts to grow is called ‘Germination’. Some people plant seeds in pots or in gardens to germinate. Plants in the wild have many different ways of scattering their seeds ...

What is winter sowing? I have heard a little about this and wonder if this would be something I might want to use in my ...

This often-overlooked seeding method allows grass seed to lie in wait, ready to sprout as soon as the soil warms up.

Cool-season annual weed seeds generally begin to germinate and grow in early to mid-October, and that is the best time to ...

The trick to getting a persimmon seed to germinate is to recreate its natural pre-germination conditions, in which the fruit seeds need a chilling period before leaving dormancy and sprouting.