Marigolds make easy-care bedding flowers and container plants, plus they can be used for companion planting and cut flowers. While starter plants are often sold at garden centers in spring, growing ...

Saving seeds from vegetable and ornamental plants allows gardeners the ability to preserve "desirable" traits, ensure availability of favorite plant (vegetable or ornamental) varieties, and save money ...

Marigolds are popular annuals of the Aster family and are in the genus Tagetes. They are native to the Americas, from the southwestern USA to Argentina. Marigolds were sacred plants of the Aztec ...

Those who carve pumpkins in the fall, make soup, or prepare roasted vegetables often discard pumpkin seeds without a second thought. Yet, they hold a lot of potential—not just for snacking, but also ...