So you've had a successful harvest in your flower or vegetable garden -- congratulations! But as the growing season winds down, it's time to start wrapping things up in your yard. But does that mean ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Do you remember the moment you bit into the juiciest melon you had grown and thought, "I must save the seeds for next year?" Turns out, you ...

If you love to garden, we’re betting that you want to hang onto summer as long as you can. After all, while houseplants are lovely, there’s nothing quite like viewing your summer garden in all its ...

January is a good month for hibernating while browsing newly-arrived seed catalogs. As you flip through the pages, warm thoughts of sunny summer days and fresh, ripe tomatoes come to mind. In Minot, ...

In Colorado, all vegetable and flower seeds will store on a shelf at room temperature for at least one year without significant loss of germination. If there is enough seed for several years, then ...

What can be more fun than collecting seeds from some of your favorite flowers and vegetables to share with others or to store and plant for next year’s harvest and/or enjoyment. For centuries various ...

It happens more often than most of us would care to admit. We reach into the pocket of a jacket we haven’t worn in a while and pull out a half-empty packet of seeds. Seeds are powerful. They’re the ...

Have you ever thought about saving seeds from your own vegetable garden to grow next year? It certainly can be done and isn’t as hard as you might think. However, before you get started there are a ...

If you didn’t use up all of the garden seed you bought this year, much of it can be stored for use in next year’s garden, depending on the plant species. Seeds of some plants, such as corn, parsley, ...

use the seeds within one to two years of collection. We should be saving more of our own seeds; it is another step on the ladder of self-sufficiency and it saves on the cost of growing our own. Allow ...