Most herbs take between a week and one month to germinate, which makes them some of the first you should start among other ...

If you buy this popular vegetable as a seedling, it may result in transplant shock, so it's best to grow it from seed, which is more fruitful and affordable.

Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that breed ...

Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...

Q. Has anyone ever developed a list of vegetables and fruits that can or can’t be grown from seeds from the seeds of what you buy from the stores to eat? If so, what kinds of things do you have to do ...

There has always been something magical to me about growing plants from seed. Growing plants from seed and then harvesting produce from those plants is even better. Saving a few seeds and starting it ...

It has been more than 20 years since I have used a seed tape. Next spring, however, I just might buy a couple and use them in my vegetable garden. Why? The availability of numerous vegetable varieties ...

To help guide novice growers through the romantic process of seed selection and garden planning – and temper the irrational urges of experienced growers who may suffer from seed-shopping addiction – ...

Getting to finally harvest what you've grown can be a rewarding experience for any new vegetable gardener. It's proof that all the sweat — and perhaps some tears — have paid off. And though it may be ...

The supply chain for California-grown vegetables runs year-round thanks to a beneficial partnership between seed companies and transplant nurseries, whose products allow growers to gain a head start o ...

As an avid grower of vegetables I produce most of my own in my garden and allotment. Over the years I’ve settled on certain varieties because they succeed for me. I grow a lot of modern F1 hybrids, ...