Although collecting seeds from your favourite plants is relatively easy, there are several common pitfalls to avoid during the process. Here we look at the six of the most common seed harvesting ...

To harvest Larkspur seeds, wait until the seed pods are dry and brown. Carefully open the pods to collect the seeds and store them in a cool, dry place.

Somewhere along the way, Mom contributed hollyhock seed, which also thrived in high-altitude summers. When it came time to ...

Here's everything you need to know about growing watermelon from seeds to enjoy a bountiful harvest this summer. Choosing The Right Watermelon Variety. Believe it or not, ...

Seeds for harvesting are aligned in a straight line in the dried pod. The okra plants usually begin producing okra pods from March onwards and continue to do so throughout the summer.

Larkspur can cause skin irritation if touched and illness and death if ingested. Learn about the different types of larkspur, poisoning symptoms, and how to get help for larkspur poisoning.

Harvesting your own sunflower seeds is a rewarding end-of-summer activity. Sunflowers are annuals, completing their life cycle in one season. Annuals have four main developmental phases from seed ...

Larkspur seeds dropped from plants that bolted last summer germinated in cool wet weather last autumn and are now one inch tall. Self-sown California poppies growing wild in our alley stand ...

How to harvest bluebonnet seeds and when to pull up your plants. Come early summer, after the showy season, the journey of next year’s bluebonnets begins.

The seed may be sown directly in the garden after the danger of frost or started indoors six to eight weeks sooner. When choosing perennials, trees or shrubs, you have considerable latitude.