Your favorite summer berries are easy to grow from seed.

But nature’s survival plan creates a bit of a challenge for home gardeners because the hard coating prevents those seeds from sprouting easily. So it’s up to us to mimic the effects of stomach acid to ...

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.

Growing carrots from seed can give you a harvest of sweet roots way better than store-bought with these growing tips.

While our elementary school science classes may have taught us the basics about seeds and how to plant them, if you’ve gotten into gardening as an adult, you’ve probably figured out that there’s ...

Seed packets look simple, but they often hide key instructions and use confusing jargon. Especially for new gardeners who ...

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 ...

The FDA has issued final guidance for those producing and using seeds for sprouting, partly because of a string of foodborne illness outbreaks stretching back more than two decades. “Contamination can ...