Many seeds only require soil and water to sprout. Others, however, have a harder coating that makes germination a bit difficult.

Question: What seeds should I start indoors right now, and which should wait for later? Answer: Timing matters — start slow ...

I have been admiring orchids for some time and would like to try growing them at home, but I’m worried that orchids are ...

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For more than a century, scientists and conservationists have tried to bring back the American chestnut, a tree once so ...

But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’ ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests. The tree was functionally extinct by the 1950s because of a fungal blight ...

Huntsville researchers working with the American Chestnut Foundation are driving a leap forward in efforts to restore the ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’re called to mind ...

Now is the appropriate time to plant seeds for spring blooms in the garden. Growing plants from seeds requires minimal time and effort and provides the satisfaction of real gardening as you watch ...