Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the summer winds down, if not the temperatures, it’s time for those of us who collect seed to start making plans and purchasing ...

Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...

As a new season of the year approaches, novice gardeners who have leftover seeds might wonder if they should toss out their packets or hold onto them for next year. This could be especially of ...

Gardening is a seedy business. I hope thistle cheer you up. (I’m trying really hard folks, to improve my humor. I’m skeptical. You’re skeptical. We’re all skeptical.) There’s saving the unused seeds ...

Since 2006, National Seed Swap Day has been celebrated every year on the last Saturday of January. This year's swap, where gardeners come together to trade seeds from their best plants, falls on Jan.

Last summer I grew three varieties of corn in my tiny garden. I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meager. The plants would be hindered by poor soils, assertive pigeons, and, worst ...

Saving seeds from vegetable and ornamental plants allows gardeners the ability to preserve "desirable" traits, ensure availability of favorite plant (vegetable or ornamental) varieties, and save money ...

Fall (which officially started yesterday, Sept. 22) is a busy time to do lots of jobs in the landscape, but it’s also a time to think about “undoing” a few things. Three situations to consider: 1.) ...

Cherokee White Eagle Corn, Compass Plant, and Georgia Candy Roaster Squash are a few of the heirloom plants distributed by the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank in its years of programming. Illustration by ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — According to Arizona Game and Fish, rising temperatures threaten important crops and have devastating effects on livestock production. Tucson’s Native Seeds Search is trying to ...