That's why seed-raising mixes contain not only ingredients to hold moisture but also other ingredients that aid in providing air spaces for the roots. Let's look at the composition of typical seed ...

Forget plastic seed trays and root-bound seedlings. Soil blocking is a revered, time-tested method that produces the ...

URBANA, Ill. — As populations of bees and butterflies decline in the Midwest, native prairie restoration becomes crucial. A new Prairie Research Institute study found, however, that many commercial ...

you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, seeds. But have you given thought to what ...

What’s a seed snail? Picture a cinnamon roll-like coil of potting mix and plastic filled with seedlings. It maximizes your return on sowing, with less waste.

After experiencing a somewhat harsh winter of sub-freezing temperatures, freezing rain events, cold bone chilling wind, and of course Artic blasts - March is finally here!