Growing plants from seed is a rewarding experience, not to mention a low-cost way to end up with oodles of plants. But if you're just looking at the front of the packet when you shop, you may be ...

About This Episode A reader asks about sowing seeds. Plus, Grumpy’s tip of the week. Question Of The Week "I just found an overlooked packet of bee balm seeds. Is it too late in the year to sow these ...

Gardening is a rewarding hobby that allows you to connect with nature, and sowing seeds is one of the most essential parts of ...

Most likely many of you have been perusing the seed catalogs and the packets on display in garden centers, hardware and even grocery stores. It’s easy to be drawn into the most attractive packaging ...

I was looking over my leftover packets of seed and noticed the following stamped on the packets: packed for 2022, sell by 2022-10-31. Does this mean that these seeds will have expired by planting time ...

A packet of local native seed mix served as the memento for President Brad Chamberlain's inauguration on Oct. 3, 2025.

Ready to let your green thumb flourish? Instead of buying plants from a nursery, you could just buy seed packets. That might sound a little intimidating to amateur growers, but the pay-off of watching ...

CORVALLIS – Almost 38,000 free seed packets will be distributed by Oregon State University Extension Service to Oregonians who show no signs of losing the enthusiasm for gardening generated by the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said they cracked the case last month. The packets were likely sent as part of a "brushing scam," the department said, and did not appear to contain any harmful ...

With continued hot weather, gardening may be the last thing on people’s minds. However, this is the perfect time to begin planning and planting seeds for a fall garden. Along with providing nutritious ...

Earth Conservancy this week announced an art contest to design the cover of its upcoming native wildflower pollinator mix seed packets.