My research group has a 2,500 square-meter experimental maize trial growing in a farm ... success and adequate seed set. Our field studies 1 on a devastating sunflower disease called Sclerotinia ...

who loved to grow sunflowers in our front yard in southwest Florida,” he says. When Cox found his own passion for gardening, one of his first plantings was a sunflower seed in a tiny ...

Large yards are the rare exception in most of California, so most gardeners must focus on efficient use of their available ...

Ending the maturation process as early as the first of September and continuing through November, sycamore seeds then ripen and are ready for collection and preparation for planting. The head is ...

Most of us aren't spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally—a new leaf ...

It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential.

Defined as “a small plant enclosed in a seed coat that works ... Let’s dig deeper into the wonderful world of seeds. Sunflower seeds contain antioxidants in the form of vitamin E which plays ...

Does grass seed go bad? A: Everyone wants a lush lawn with minimal effort and minimal expense, and planting grass seed can be a cost-effective solution. But nothing lasts forever, including grass ...

A large sunflower field was in full bloom over the weekend in South Hutchinson. The field is located on South Main Street just north of U.S. 50 on the west side of the road. Jaime Green The ...

Lettuce is an extremely fast-growing hydroponic crop—it matures in about a month. You can easily germinate the seeds in a soilless growing medium before transferring them into a hydroponics ...

Dancing in the sunlight: Yasmine Meroz inspects a sunflower plant. (Courtesy: Tel Aviv University) Sunflowers in a field can co-ordinate the circular motions of their growing stems to minimize the ...

If you had unlimited space, there’s hardly anything you can’t grow ... Mexican recipes. It is well-adapted to our hot, dry climate and grows well here. However, it produces millions of seeds ...