Choose seeds that have been packaged for fresh sprouts. Food grade seeds have been tested for salmonella and E. coli. You can ...

A jar of sprouting pea or bean seeds requires little space and no light. Pre-sprouting has the advantage of getting sluggish seeds to germinate faster than they would out in the garden. Parsley, for ...

At my local grocery store, out here in the middle of nowhere, a head of cauliflower costs $5 and a wilted ball of lettuce might run you $3. It’s a far cry from the vibrant fruit and vegetable markets ...

I look out my window on a classic foggy Bay Area morning and see a family of deer chomping on some recently planted baby kale peaking its head out of the earth. “ Nooooooo!” I yell as I burst out of ...

The first thing my city friends asked when I told them I had bought a 19th-century farmhouse on several acres was, "what are you going to do with all that land?" The idea of owning acreage is alien to ...

Where did that warm golden autumn disappear to? Winter is lashing Australia’s eastern seaboard with floods and driving rains. So, as the weather swirls and howls outside, why not move your gardening ...

Q. I have recently started to include bean sprouts and alfalfa sprouts in my diet. I seem to have more energy but would like to start sprouting my own as they are expensive to buy. Which are the best ...

Planting a seed is an act of faith. After all, what could seem more far-fetched than dropping a shriveled, apparently lifeless speck of something into a hole in the ground, then expecting to return ...