Seed catalogs are starting to show up in our mailbox! While my email inbox receives deals from seed sellers all year round, it’s only when the first printed catalogs arrive that the planning for ...

To sprout into vigorous seedlings like these, seeds kept in storage must maintain viability, which is dependent on a variety of factors. To sprout into vigorous seedlings like these, seeds kept in ...

Now that the holiday season is behind us, gardeners can focus their attention on planning this year’s garden. If you’re like me, you’ve had a steady stream of catalogs arriving in your mailbox. Now is ...

This week, we made our list of seeds we wanted for the upcoming gardening season and placed our first seed order. Before placing our order, we went through our stash of old seeds leftover from the ...

As a new season of the year approaches, novice gardeners who have leftover seeds might wonder if they should toss out their packets or hold onto them for next year. This could be especially of ...

In case you're looking at your stash of leftover vegetable seeds and wondering whether they're still usable, HGNW columnist Vern Nelson provides the handy list below. And remember, keeping good ...

Q. I have vegetable seeds left from several years ago. How long can I expect to keep them? A. The life span of seeds varies from a few weeks to several hundred years depending on the kind of vegetable ...

If you save seeds, you might wonder whether those from last year are still viable. A quick and easy pre-season seed germination test can answer that question. Much depends on how the seeds were ...

Q: I have had a hard time finding seeds this spring. Could I use the seeds from vegetables I buy at the farmers market and grocery store to plant in my garden? Answer: It depends, said Chris Gunter, ...