If you’re planning to request a seed catalog in 2025, now is the time to do it. New seed catalogs get printed between ...

The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs the people who save heirlooms with those who want them, all for the price of ...

Many gardeners swear by the tried-and-true heirloom varieties, while others are drawn to the disease resistance or increased ...

If there’s anything that can get gardeners thinking about this year’s garden, it’s when those seed catalogs start arriving in ...

With food prices set to rise in 2025, growing even just a portion of your own food could help make a dent in your grocery ...

With the aid of a good seed catalog, a little advance preparation can help fend off overwhelm and buyer’s remorse and ...

Are you ready to start your seeds for the season? You’ll need these essentials to make sure they get the best possible start.

Many gardeners have seeds and partially filled seed packets left over after the summer growing season. But there’s no reason ...

The McHenry County College Center for Agrarian Learning and University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners are teaming up ...

If you want to save seed from this year’s garden to plant next year, open-pollinated varieties would be a better choice Heirlooms: With heirloom or open-pollinated varieties, the development ...

Seed catalogs, books and houseplants keep a gardener busy for the winter months. The seed catalogs are beginning to arrive, though not like they used to. More and more companies are doing away with ...