The first step to quickly transforming your yard into an orchard is selecting trees that fruit between one and five years.

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many ...

Invasive plants also spread quickly in multiple ways, such as by seeds, creeping stems and roots, or fruits eaten by birds and dropped elsewhere. “Invasive plants proliferate themselves at a ...

Calendula is one of the National Garden Bureau's annuals of the year for 2025. Loved for its vibrant blooms and versatility, ...

Our MOTHER EARTH NEWS Seed and Plant Finder lets you quickly search the online catalogs of more than 500 mail order seed companies. All you have to do is type in the variety you’re looking for ...

Eventually, plants grow large enough to require transplanting outdoors, so you want to begin with seeds that are hardy enough to tolerate late winter and early spring temperatures. Some species ...

If your yard spends several months blanketed in snow ... But choosing the right seed is key—let’s dig into how cold-season grasses differ from their warm-season cousins and highlight the ...

If you have a new home, make sure you have your layer of topsoil over the entire yard. Grass can grow in a lot of places with ...

NARRATOR: A seed contains everything a new plant needs to start growing. The moment a seed starts to grow is called ‘Germination’. Some people plant seeds in pots or in gardens to germinate.

Soil in your yard comes with a ton of variables ... they do make a difference in how you plant your seeds. Oblong shapes give you space to plant rows of veggies or herbs while more circular ...