Shallots are mild, aromatic members of the onion family, usually planted in autumn. Harvest them in a couple months with ...

Autumn is a time for…life? This may seem perplexing, as we often link fall with plants dying, wildlife migrating and us retreating indoors. However, this is when conservationists managing prairies ...

Gardeners should take advantage of this month and not miss out on their last chance to grow this one vegetable.

If you’re gearing up to overseed your lawn this autumn, you may think you’re saving yourself time and money using a leftover box of grass seed from last year. But before you head to the shed ...

‘Tis the season of seeds. After walking recently with a friend through a field of wildflowers that had passed their bloom, I spent the afternoon picking out little burred seeds that had clung on ...

Like most young plants, grass seed needs warmth and plenty of light to grow, so is best planted in spring when the weather is favourable. However, the unusually warm temperatures and mild climate ...

Autumn in Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, Nara Prefecture. As the plants bear fruit, the garden's custodians protect the seeds, ensuring that they live on for future generations.

Seed treatments have many roles, which include fungicide dressings, ... However, where farmers suspect their seed is contaminated, a fungicide seed treatment can help this autumn.