Minimizing seed exposure to factors like moisture, heat and temperature fluctuations is the key to successful long-term seed storage. Often at this time of year, while gardeners enjoy their brief ...

Flower and vegetable seed catalogs are arriving in the mailbox, and I am receiving email promotions from various flower and ...

Are old garden seeds still viable or should you order new seeds? The temptation is to look at the new garden catalogs and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Do you remember the moment you bit into the juiciest melon you had grown and thought, "I must save the seeds for next year?" Turns out, you ...

The seeds contained in a seed packet are usually more than most gardeners can use up in a single season. And often, the eyes of gardeners are bigger than their garden and they end up with a bunch of ...

Spring may feel far away, but savvy gardeners know the thrill of hunting down deals before the rush hits. Right now, garden ...

The easiest way is a cut test. Take random samples of ~10 fruits/seeds and cut them in half to see if solid. Many maples, ...