Cilantro, basil and parsley are great candidates to start indoors in January. These are generally low-maintenance herbs that ...

Starting a herb garden from seed in January might seem daunting, especially when the outdoor weather is chilly and ...

Swiss chard is an easy vegetable to grow anywhere: a container, in a vegetable garden, or the landscape as an ornamental ...

Germination is a step that is often not given as much importance as the flowering stage by many growers in the cannabis cultivation journey. However, using high-quality seeds and proper ...

When the seed catalogs start arriving in the mail after the New Year, placing your order early is a good idea, especially if ...

ISRO’s cowpea seeds sprout in space, marking a milestone VSSC’s CROPS experiment studies plant growth in microgravity Leaves expected soon as part of ISRO’s space agriculture research ...

The CROPS payload, developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), is an advanced automated system aimed at studying seed germination and plant sustainability in microgravity conditions. This ...

The experiment involves growing eight cowpea seeds in a controlled environment with active thermal regulation, simulating conditions that plants might encounter during extended space travel. CROPS is ...

The experiment, conducted under the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS), saw eight cowpea seeds germinate in microgravity conditions within four days. Managed by the Vikram ...

Soft-billed birds, such as blackbirds and robins, often struggle to remove the husk. 'No-grow' mixes have been treated to ensure the seeds don’t germinate. This can involve chopping the seed into ...

The experiment involves growing eight cowpea seeds in a controlled environment with active thermal regulation, simulating conditions that plants might encounter during extended space travel. CROPS is ...

There’s an emerging wave in the approach to farming all around the world, and it’s very evident at CES 2025. Several ...