Did you know some seeds like, and even need, the cold before sprouting? Seeds can have various types of dormancy requirements ...

Winter is often a restful time, but if you're eager to jumpstart your summer garden, consider this pollinator-friendly ...

This time-lapse shows the cold-stratified process and how a chestnut tree growing from a seed to a young plant. We started with a chestnut encased inside a small ziplock filled with moist peat-moss.

Baby, it's cold outside! If you can brave the chill, though, and plant up some perennials in January, you can give your ...

If you are itching to plant some seeds, winter sowing may be your outlet. In short, winter sowing is just allowing the seeds to do what they do naturally but ...

Alex Deforest, From UC Davis, appeared at the Board of Supervisor chambers to give a presentation making county officials hopeful of eliminating excess phosphorus, and possibly clean up Clear Lake ...