Want to grow your own pumpkins from harvested seeds? Be sure to properly dry and store the seeds until it's time to plant ...

Most seeds sprout fairly easily. Just tamp them into a potting mix, keep them damp, and within a week or two, baby plants are up and ready to go under lights inside until the coast is clear outside.

The satisfaction of watching your tiny shoots push out of the ground after weeks of waiting is one of the best parts of gardening—unless your seeds don’t germinate as evenly as you’d like. Some of ...

Grow vibrant amaranth microgreens at home with ease! These nutrient-packed greens, rich in vitamins and minerals, are simple ...

It is so hot outside that I had trouble coming up with a topic for this week’s article! I just saw my outside thermometer and it read 108 degrees! That is too hot for me to be outside gardening. So, I ...

Seasonal Affective Disorder, better known as SAD, is the type of depression that comes with the change of seasons. The gray days of January and February in Michigan are prime time for attacks of these ...

UConn Home and Garden Education Center alum Carol Quish wrote a short blog post about vivipary in 2014 that, over a decade later, is still one of our most-read pieces. Why are folks still interested ...

Witness the incredible journey of nature in "Sunflower Seed Sprouting Time Lapse." From seed to sprout, watch how sunflower ...

Before you discard your Halloween pumpkin, save the seeds for planting or eating next year! It's easy and totally worth it.

Every year, billions of dollars' worth of crops worldwide perish due to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a phenomenon in which ...