A. Butterflyweed (Asclepias spp.) is easy to grow from seed. The pod will turn brown when ripe. Open it and remove the silky down. Many experts say seeds should be cold-stratified for best germination ...

Time-lapse of planting an okra from a seed to harvest-able pods. The okra seed was sowed under potting mix soil in a 10-inch container indoor. It took over a week to sprout. The seedling was growing ...

I have a magnolia pod with seeds taken from a tree planted by my mom when she was a little girl. Can I just plant these seeds in a pot, hoping for a little tree of my own? Is there special preparation ...

The Midwest needs to plant milkweed, and a lot of it, over the next 18 years to ensure monarch butterflies survive, preferably in sufficient numbers to sustain their phenomenal migration. In Illinois, ...