It's winter, but you can start germinating flower seeds indoors now to prepare for spring gardening. Basic supplies include seeds, a starting soil mix, containers, water, and a light source. Once ...

On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to the rigours of space for 283 days. They then rescued the spores and returned them ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...

For years, some home gardeners have sworn by the use of Epsom salt to keep certain plants healthy. Its key ingredient, magnesium sulfate, may help provide certain plants with these nutrients. However, ...

The study demonstrates that soaking peanut seeds in a 0.2 mM ethylene solution optimally promotes germination by regulating hormone balance and fatty acid degradation. This research provides new ...

Grow your own peach tree with this step-by-step guide. Planting a peach tree in your yard puts fresh, ripe peaches within reach. Among fruit trees, peaches (as well as apricots and nectarines) are ...

Whether you’re interested in gardening as a hobby, a side hustle or simply want beautiful blooms in your space, you’ll need some basic essentials. Besides durable gloves, a raised bed and other ...

There’s an important status being reached in our gardens for seeds to germinate properly. It revolves around a word you’ve probably never heard used in a gardening discussion. The gardening word of ...

It’s the time of year to get gardening. Today let’s work on our biggest garden - our lawns. If you have sparse grass in parts of your lawn, spring is a great time to plant additional grass seed.

Get the secret to success with Billy Garza. Those cheery red seed coats are as hard as Texas summers! Billy Garza, Hill Country landscaper and grower, demonstrates his trick for fast germination. Once ...