Learn to save seeds this fall: pick healthy plants; harvest mature pods; clean, dry and store properly. Includes West Texas ...

Place seeds in moist soil in a container (like a milk jug with drainage holes). Leave the container outside through winter.

If you love to garden, we’re betting that you want to hang onto summer as long as you can. After all, while houseplants are lovely, there’s nothing quite like viewing your summer garden in all its ...

It happens more often than most of us would care to admit. We reach into the pocket of a jacket we haven’t worn in a while and pull out a half-empty packet of seeds. Seeds are powerful. They’re the ...

A pomegranate's peel is tough and inedible, but score it into sections and pull it apart with your hands to access the bright ...

The end of the warmer months can be depressing for the avid gardener. Thankfully, seeds from past blooms give hope for future plantings. But seeds don’t last forever, and the older they get, the less ...

Generations of Indigenous peoples worldwide worked for thousands of years with wild plants to produce the foods that sustain us today. Seed is the first link in the food chain, a 10,000-year-old ...

Pumpkin seeds are large and relatively easy to harvest, and saving the seeds for future gardening requires just a few extra steps. During pumpkin season when you're getting ready to bake pies, or on ...

Mint is a well-loved, versatile herb with a history of use in cooking, as well as medicine. Packing a punch of flavor in many ...

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