Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...

Growing vegetables at home is a joyous hobby; it brings warm and satisfying feelings as you sow seeds, raise plants, and ultimately pick the harvest. If you want to take self-sufficiency further, you ...

Here's how to collect and save seeds from the most common homegrown crops. Lettuce At the end of the growing season, lettuce will bolt, or send up a flower stalk that will develop seed heads ...

Seed saving is a simple and effective trick to improve the life and health of your garden - Shutterstock Spring gardens deliver more than fresh vegetables; they also offer a built-in system for future ...

At the end of the growing season, lettuce will bolt, or send up a flower stalk that will develop seed heads reminiscent of dandelion puffs. When the puffs are dry, remove the entire stem, place it ...

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 ...