Sure, we just buttoned up the garden for the winter, but in just a few months, you’ll be starting to grow seeds again. Some of those seeds require cold stratification, which is exposing the seeds to a ...

For years, some home gardeners have sworn by the use of Epsom salt to keep certain plants healthy. Its key ingredient, magnesium sulfate, may help provide certain plants with these nutrients. However, ...

Dormant lawn seeding will create healthier, thicker grass in spring. Sow seeds in late fall or early winter once soil ...

There's a bottle in your home right now that's about to change the game for your gardening endeavors, and it's not what you might expect. In fact, you almost definitely did not buy it for the garden, ...

When the days begin to get longer, my mind goes in two different directions -- both of which I enjoy. I start thinking about gardening, but also fishing. Today's topic will be on gardening. There are ...

Just in case home gardeners have not really considered the importance of soil temperature, Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini says you should. Soil temperature, she says, ...

The unseasonably warm weather has got me itching to start some flower and vegetable seeds in my house. It is probably a little too early to do that, but if I’m being honest, I couldn’t resist and ...

Phytochrome regulates lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Grand Rapids) seed germination via the control of the endogenous level of bioactive gibberellin (GA). In addition to the previously identified ...