Can you really grow a daylily from a tiny black seed all the way to a full plant? In this time-lapse, watch the full ...

Priming aged safflower seeds with cerium oxide nanoparticles raised germination from 64.5% to 87.4% by reducing reactive oxygen species, restoring membrane lipids and boosting photosynthesis-related ...

Autumn is a good time to gather them, either to store for spring or to scatter straight into your beds. Collecting seeds from your favourite flowers, herbs and vegetables isn't just a satisfying ...

Anu, an indoor farming startup founded by Purdue alumni, has received a $500,000 NSF Phase IIB SBIR grant to scale ...

Anu, a modular indoor farm and consumable seed pod supply company, has received a $500,000 Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Purdue ...

The world’s seed banks are a backup plan for our food supply, and new research is helping scientists figure out how to keep their collections viable.

Hydrangeas are easy, too. During spring or fall, Devraun takes a long cutting low on the shrub, even 2 or 3 feet long. She cuts at an angle, scrapes some bark from the base, dips it in rooting hormone ...

Division has another advantage: it can rejuvenate congested plants. Older clumps sometimes become less vigorous or flower poorly as competition within the plant increases. Dividing them creates new ...

A seed may take a month or longer to germinate; a tree graft may require several months before it shows success; a hardwood ...

Some seeds can take weeks to sprout -- this household pantry staple might be part of the fix. Find out if your stubborn seeds ...

As the gardening season winds down, many plants are beginning to produce mature seeds. For gardeners, fall presents an excellent opportunity to collect and save seeds for future planting. Not ...

Zinnias are some of the easiest flowers to harvest and save seeds from. While the exact number of seeds each zinnia produces can vary by variety and growing conditions, a single zinnia flower can ...