STARTING YOUR OWN seeds at home is not only a rewarding science project, but also a sure-fire way to save money! So how does one go about sowing seeds and just what is germination? Germination: A ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Germination is a crucial stage in the life of a plant as it will leave the stage of seed resistant to various environmental constraints (climatic conditions, absence of nutritive elements, etc.) to ...

KS1 Science. A short film with animation for 5 to 7 year olds in which Naomi Wilkinson finds out how plants grow. BBC Teach.

Image Credits: Shutterstock/Caterina Trimarchi. Many home gardeners are reporting a similar pattern this season, seeds are sprouting quickly and evenly, but plants begin to slow down or weaken shortly ...

For years, some home gardeners have sworn by the use of Epsom salt to keep certain plants healthy. Its key ingredient, magnesium sulfate, may help provide certain plants with these nutrients. However, ...