A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release ...

Growing a forest usually takes a lot of time — and space. In the 1970s, Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki introduced a new way ...

This week, we will take a look at some of her very clever methods for plant propagation. Mother Nature has planted numerous ...

With spring about to be in bloom, now is the time to begin planting seeds for the garden. With the help of modern garden ...

Gardening can be loads of fun, and eating fresh, ripe vegetables is an added bonus. Yet one thing any gardener can tell you: ...

Discover how Henry Blair’s 1834 seed planter transformed American agriculture, reducing labor and paving the way for modern farming ...

A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the ...

A global team of scientists in a new study conducted near Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserve has revealed that while there is strong interest in planting trees, farmers tend to prefer planting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Ekaterina Vasileva-Bagler / Getty Images Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be ...

OSU student Grace Whitmore plants a blackberry in Quichinche Ecuador by digging a two-foot deep hole and planting it down one foot in the hole and covering it with well-drained volcanic soil.

If you've never practiced winter sowing, you're in for a fun and unique experience that ignores some of the rules you've learned about seed starting. For example, seed packet instructions on when to ...