When we decided we wanted to raise homegrown meat, such as pork and poultry, I wanted the animals to eat high quality food. After all, you are what your food eats! All of our animals eat non-gmo feed ...

We asked plant experts to troubleshoot your seed-starting struggles. Here's what they had to say.

While it isn't an absolute requirement for hard-coated seeds, without scarification germination may take much longer.

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water wakes up many types of seeds and signals to them that it’s the right time to sprout. So do you ...