If you're looking at your lawn and notice a few bare patches which have developed during the warmer months, you might be wondering if grass seeds will germinate on top of the soil if you just throw ...

If you're looking at your lawn and notice a few bare patches which have developed during the warmer months, you might be wondering if grass seeds will germinate on top of the soil if you just ...

Epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate, has a long history of use in gardens to supplement nutrients that the soil may be lacking. It's often marketed as a versatile garden aid, with claims it can boost ...

IN his Friday evening discourse at the Royal Institution on November 3 on “Germination of Seeds”, Sir Arthur Hill discussed the many ingenious devices for the protection of the seed and ...

While gardens are still going strong with warm season plants, it is just a matter of time before we get a killing freeze, and ...

The trick to getting a persimmon seed to germinate is to recreate its natural pre-germination conditions, in which the fruit seeds need a chilling period before leaving dormancy and sprouting.

All seeds contain specialized cells that mobilize and grow when the germination process is triggered by moisture, temperature and sometimes light. Moisture and stored nutrients energize the embryo ...

Soft-billed birds, such as blackbirds and robins, often struggle to remove the husk. 'No-grow' mixes have been treated to ensure the seeds don’t germinate. This can involve chopping the seed into ...