If you can buy seeds online or in a store, why would anyone want to save seeds from their garden? Would they even grow? Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia) seed head ready for harvesting. Oregon State ...

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Seed saving is an ancient tradition you can do at home with many plants and vegetables. But proper storage is essential, or ...

Starting a garden can be one of the most rewarding experiences for both novice and intermediate gardeners alike.

Plant expert Matt Weaver from The Bruce Co. garden center in Madison will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Baraboo Public Library, 230 4th Ave. The program, called Seed Saving 101, will teach the ...

Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start ...

WARSAW — A "Seed Saving 101" workshop will be conducted Oct. 14 by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County. The class is set for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ag & Business Center in Warsaw.

If you can buy seeds online or in a store, why would anyone want to save seeds from their garden? Would they even grow? Oregon State University Extension gives three reasons to save seed. First, some ...

Seed saving connects a gardener more closely to a plant’s life cycle. It’s also a way to disconnect from corporations that copyright seed varieties, often limiting plant diversity. Saved heritage ...

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).