Now that your vegetables and flowers have almost finished their growing cycle, it is time to think about saving seeds for next year. Saving seeds has several benefits. You can save money. You can ...

Fall is the perfect time to start collecting seeds from your garden. As temperatures drop and plants finish their growing cycle, they naturally produce mature seeds ready for harvest. Why bother with ...

Oregon State University Extension gives three reasons to save seed. First, some seed companies have dropped older heirloom varieties in favor of newer hybridized or patented ones (more on this later).

This is the first video in a 5 part series on seed saving for fruit and vegetable plants. In this episode (Ep1) I explain how ...

Anytime is a good time to save seeds. Seed savings is a sustainable agricultural practice vital to human food production for thousands of years. Seed saving is collecting, storing, and replanting ...

Seed saving is a fun, committed exercise gardeners can enjoy throughout the year. The pleasure of growing your own vegetables in particular is more economical and provides a more nutritional value ...

Each year, I try to grow a few different fruits and vegetables. Sometimes the unknown crop turns out to be a dud that produces a lackluster harvest, a pitiful yield or simply proves to be poorly ...

The backyard garden revolution is underway, and it’s sprouting in the most unexpected place: your seed packet. Gardeners ...

Winter’s chill comes sneaking into every corner of your home, but the savvy gardener knows that January isn’t just about ...

Many gardeners have questions about saving seeds, such as which seeds can be saved, how to harvest and store seeds, and how long seeds can be saved and still be viable. These and more questions will ...