For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

Follow these steps for the best germination results. Spring seeding addresses bare patches but requires careful timing for summer survival. Key steps include mowing low, soil prep, skipping ...

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive, but they do not live forever.

The seed catalogs are arriving almost daily now, and the annual dog-earing of pages and highlighting of items has begun. While I buy some of my seeds from local nurseries every year (I can find ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Fall is the best time to seed a lawn, but there are times when seeding in the spring is necessary. I’ve found it’s a great way to address bare patches that appeared over the winter or to catch up on ...