Sowing vegetables from seed is a budget-friendly and enjoyable way to grow delicious homegrown vegetables for your household. You do need, however, to resist the temptation to rush and sow seeds too ...

Did you know that sesame seeds on hamburger buns helped make hamburgers more popular? The seeds were a secret to success, and they’ve been on a roll ever since. Speaking of sesame seeds, I’ve grown ...

February is technically midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, when we reach the midpoint between winter and spring. Most places are still deeply immersed in the cold and snow that comes with the ...

Gardening for food has become popular again this past year. If you’ve tried to purchase vegetable seeds or plants, you may have found empty shelves instead. Even kale seeds were sold out! If you are a ...

Starting vegetable seeds is a rewarding and almost instantly gratifying task as the plants quickly grow. Planting them correctly is the key to success. Seeds need to be started in shallow containers.

For many vegetable gardeners, this is perhaps the best season of the year—seed catalog season! Since the first week of January, colorful seed catalogs have begun to appear in my mailbox just as links ...

Lee Sammons talks starting veggies indoors, Joellen Dimond discusses seeds vs. transplants This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Hardeman County UT Extension Agent Lee Sammons ...

Spring is in the air. Although the winter chill is still with us, the sounds and sights of returning birds are starting to fill the air. Earlier this month, I heard a red-winged black bird singing its ...