Most fruits have seeds of some kind. However, while it makes sense that planting the seeds of fruits that grow on trees would produce fruit trees, it's not quite that straightforward. For reasons ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won’t ...

Home-growing video of the Eastern's Lychee plant from seed in 76 days. The seed was extracted from an oriental grocery's fresh lychee fruit. It was then germinated in water for 6 days, then transplant ...

UConn Home and Garden Education Center alum Carol Quish wrote a short blog post about vivipary in 2014 that, over a decade later, is still one of our most-read pieces. Why are folks still interested ...

Q. Last fall, I collected Japanese maple seeds from trees in the neighborhood and planted about 100 of them in small pots, left them out over the winter, and did not get a single sprout. Advice on how ...

Now is the appropriate time to plant seeds for spring blooms in the garden. Growing plants from seeds requires minimal time ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...