One of the most customary areas where common milkweed persisted profusely was in and around the edges of agricultural fields.

The time is chosen to be when the oldest seed pods are just beginning to shatter and the youngest are still not mature. We try to time the harvest to give us the maximum yield of mature good seeds.

You probably won't have any trouble growing columbine in your garden, and the hummingbirds and butterflies probably won't have any trouble finding it. Another deer- and rabbit-resistant native, ...

A central Illinois farmer says green stems are causing challenges in the soybean harvest. David Mool, who grows corn, ...

It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential.

5. How to Store Seeds Once you have learned to harvest and clean your precious seeds, you'll need to know how to properly package and store them to maintain their… Spring Conference with Organic ...

Learn how to save watermelon seeds for planting next spring. Harvesting watermelons for seeds is simple, but it's important to follow a certain procedure to ensure food safety: Remove the melon ...

These low-growing plants have a spreading habit and come from the ... Interestingly, these plants have tough, lance-shaped leaves that are unpalatable to grazing deer. Plus, crocosmia plants produce ...

(WGHP) —The summer gardening season is winding down. Now is the time to harvest seeds to plant next spring. Horticulture Agent Taylor Jones shows us how in Grow ...

Collecting flower seeds from your favorite plants is a fun and rewarding pastime, and growing plants from seed is not only easy, but economical. It is not difficult to collect and save seeds from ...

This growing season, more than a thousand area youths participated in Seeds to Sauce. Uyigue found some club members were reluctant to get dirty and wary of encountering bugs. Those youths ...

The September Harvest Moon, a partial lunar eclipse, will make its debut in the sky Monday evening and last through Thursday morning. The full moon will peak at 10:35 p.m. EDT on Tuesday ...