A quality seed-starting mix provides the ideal balance of moisture retention, aeration, and essential nutrients to give tender seedlings the best possible start in life. While store-bought options are ...

Boost your growing success with expert seed scarification methods. Try nicking, sanding, boiling, and chemical solutions for faster, better germination rates.

As interest in using native plants increases, more home gardeners might be interested in starting perennial plants from seed. Native plants can be difficult to find in garden centers and ...

Lupines have a hard seed coat and have to be nicked or soaked in water for a day before planting in order to sprout. When plants come up, they can be grown under fluorescent lights or next to a ...

SAMPLES have been obtained of seed described as Chinese rape, imported into Europe for oil extraction. The seeds in these commercial samples are either yellow or vinaceous in colour, and the ...

2. Seed coats have a surprisingly important rôle to play in both primary and secondary dormancy. Often they are of such colloidal nature as to be modified by even very low concentrations of a variety ...

This is called the endosperm. The outside of the seed has a coat which surrounds the embryo to make sure it’s safe. The coat protects the seed from very hot and very cold weather, damage and ...