Rohrer Seeds has sent seed catalogs from its Smoketown headquarters for more than a century. The 2025 catalog has cover crops like clover plus onion sets and corn, all similar to the ones sold long ...

A thriving garden is more than just good soil and regular watering—it’s about strategic plant partnerships. Companion ...

For direct sowing, October is the ideal time to plant hollyhock seeds. This makes sense as the plant naturally disperses its ...

If you’ve got space in the backyard, consider starting off with a raised garden bed. These sit atop your backyard dirt or grass and must be filled with soil. This allows you to better control what ...

Martha knows a thing or two about flowers and finding the best of the best seeds to grow in her garden. In a recent blog post ...

These fruit are produced throughout the year but due to the tree’s sensitivity to frost, it should not be planted north of ...

Winter may be wheezing out its last gasps, but we're still a ways off from time to put most spring plants outdoors. Seeds can ...

"The goal of landscaping is to nestle your house in nature," Engebretson said. "To do this, include plants that grow four, ...

Prune your raspberries annually after the first year, for healthier plants, and ­high-quality fruit. Summer-fruiting ­raspberries (floricanes) produce fruit on year-old stems. So, when pruning, cut ...

Sowing seed is budget-friendly and rewarding; here’s how to get it right ...

Retired UC farm advisor Paul Vossen, who had specialized training in olive oil production in Spain, will give a class on ...

The federal seed act is to protect buyers from contaminated and un-fit seeds. In a season, Kimberly international seeds will produce up to 12 million pounds of seeds for their customers, with up to ...