Germination

Don't settle for clones! Follow our scrappy gardener’s guide to turning crunchy fig pips into a full-blown tree.

By Tyler Schuster

Boost your growing success with expert seed scarification methods. Try nicking, sanding, boiling, and chemical solutions for faster, better germination rates.

By Teo Spengler

Try this simple seed stratification trick to speed up germination for a variety of seed types.

By Ilana Goldowitz Jimenez

Give seeds the best possible start through stratification. Learn the cold treatment method to break dormancy, speed up germination, and grow healthier plants.

By Amy Grant

Lychees are a beloved Southeast Asian fruit that are steadily becoming more popular worldwide. If you?ve ever bought fresh lychees at the store, you?ve probably been tempted to plant those big seeds and see what happens. Click here for lychee seed growing info.

By Liz Baessler

While it does take longer to grow hibiscus from seed, it can be a rewarding, productive activity, and an inexpensive way to fill your garden with these amazing plants. Learn how to plant hibiscus seeds in the following article.

By Mary H. Dyer

Where you live and what your climate is like will determine whether you grow cape marigold as a summer or winter annual. Planting cape marigold seeds is an inexpensive way to get started with this pretty flower. This article will help with that.

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Although almond germination does take a little know how, propagating your own seed grown almond trees is definitely a fun project for the novice or avid home gardener. Click on the following article to find out how to grow an almond from seed.

By Amy Grant

Usually, sweet bay is purchased as a seedling from a nursery, but growing bay tree seeds is also possible, provided the grower has some patience since bay seed germination is a slow process. Interested in planting bay seeds? Find out when to sow bay seeds in this article.

By Amy Grant

The trick in knowing how to grow bat flower from seed can be a challenge unless you are armed with a list of the plant's likes and dislikes. This article can help with that. Click here for additional information on bat flower seed propagation.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Since they're so popular, live plants are available at just about any garden center. But it's a lot cheaper and more fun growing marigolds by seed. You can learn more about how to plant marigold seeds in this article. Click here for additional information.

By Liz Baessler

Depending on the type of fungal disease, seedlings may take on a twisted or water-soaked appearance, sometimes with fuzzy mold on the surface of the soil. Click here to learn about fungus in seed trays and tips for fungus control when seed starting.

By Mary H. Dyer

The cost of creating a beautiful landscape can add up quickly. Thankfully, many flowers can easily and quickly be grown from seed at only a fraction of the cost. Nemesia flowers are a great option for gardeners. Click this article to learn more about planting Nemesia seeds.

By Tonya Barnett

It’s a lot of fun to bring naranjilla into your garden, and inexpensive too, since you can easily grow naranjilla from seed. Click this article for information about naranjilla seed germination as well as tips for propagating naranjilla seeds.

By Teo Spengler

If you are interested in growing royal empress from seed, as Mother Nature does, you’ll find that planting royal empress seeds is almost foolproof. For more information about royal empress seed germination, click on the following article.

By Teo Spengler