Some seed corn can germinate and thrive in cold, wet spring soils. Some can’t. The challenge is to know which seed has a high enough germination rate to handle harsh weather conditions before you ...

You can give your flower and vegetable garden a head start and save money by knowing how to germinate seeds. With the right amount of heat and moisture, starting seeds indoors is simple. When the ...

Growing plants from seeds is an easy, inexpensive and fun thing to do. When you learn how to start plants from seeds, the variety of plants that you can grow increases dramatically, but not the ...

At the same time downstream seed treatments have helped build new product and service portfolios for ag retailers, there’s another growing opportunity. The list of products to be applied in the seed ...

It takes as many growing degree days for forsythia shrubs to burst into bloom as it does for crabgrass seeds to germinate. If you don’t want crabgrass in your lawn, those blossoms mark the perfect ...

LEBANON — About 70 percent of all the corn now being harvested across the Midwest comes from just two seed suppliers: DuPont (and its Pioneer Hi-Bred brand) and Monsanto (with its DeKalb brand). Craig ...