These dianthus seeds are mature and dry and ready to be collected for next year. Now's a good time to walk the yard and look for seeds of plants you'd like to grow again next year. Clip the spent, ...

And then there were five. When William James Beal crept out under cover of night and buried 20 uniform bottles filled with a mixture of soil and seed in 1879, he lit the fuse on agriculture’s longest ...

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now Michigan State University’s campus grounds. In April 2021, the 16th bottle was unearthed, and its ...

Our gardens look gray and dreary these days, and nursery and bedding plants are in short supply at many retailers. Luckily, many garden centers have a colorful display of seed packets tucked away ...

Make room in the fridge. Its dark recesses are the best place to stow the seed you save using this elegant Seed Saver Kit ($25). As pretty as a paint box, the compact kit supplies everything you’ll ...

The Davenport Public Library wants to help you get started on your garden! Don’t have a ‘green thumb?’ No problem! The Seed Library is open and stocked with a wide assortment seeds available for free!

January brings cold, sodden weather to our area, and while we are more fortunate than most parts of the country, our gardens can look dreary this time of the year. Not so coincidentally, seed ...

The pandemic sprouted a newfound interest in gardening and for those who want to do even more with their gardens in 2021, saving seeds can add another level of fun. Seed saving allows gardeners to ...