it is time to start assessing germination and emergence. If corn is slow to emerge, it is a good idea to dig up seeds to gauge seed quality and germination, especially if the seeds have been in ...

To save money, energy, and to get week after week of crops instead of one big harvest, the key is to sow your own seeds, ...

Some plants mature quickly enough that starting seeds indoors is not necessary. Beans, corn, peas, spinach, leaf lettuce, kale, pumpkins, melons, and squash can be direct-seeded in the garden or ...

Some seed corn can germinate and thrive in cold, wet spring soils. Some can’t. The challenge is to know which seed has a high enough germination rate to handle harsh weather conditions before ...

What are the basics of good germination? Today ... Many vegetable seeds, like peas, radishes, corn and beans, are best sown directly into the ground. For these relatively easy crops, particularly ...

From summer to autumn in sub-Saharan Africa, green fields of rice, corn, and other ... discovered that the seeds of root parasitic plants are induced to germinate when they sense a chemical ...

A new constitutional amendment targets GMO corn seeds produced in the United States and other countries. In Mexico, corn is central to culture and national identity. “Corn is Mexico ...