If you’re in doubt or experiencing poor germination, test a few of the seeds (10 is a good number) by wrapping them in a ...
Winter cold actually aids germination of some seeds. They will fare poorly if planted too late. It's advisable to plant seeds of California poppy, bread seed poppy, larkspur, nigella and bachelors ...
My last article discussed how to prepare seedlings for growing plants. In February, the gardener needs to consider what plants require some form of pruning before the gardening season. Pruning ...
"The current period of dormancy provides gardeners with time planning for the future. In a recent column, we emphasized sequential planning, with the long-term goal of developing a landscape with a ...
Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) is one of the first evergreen shrubs to burst forth with color after a long winter. Often ...
This tree species does not tolerate wet feet. In urban environments, many growing sites have poor drainage due to compacted ...
Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite ...
Standing five feet away, I could smell it in the air. Acrid, damp, toe-curling—a memory from my past. The nose is a powerful ...
Many of our favorite plants need to go through a cold period known as vernalization. Each species has its own particular ...
New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...
Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...
University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...