Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of ... add a refreshing flavor to spring salads and pies. You can grow these perennials from seeds or crowns; crowns are ...

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

is among those testing perennial wheat. She planted 20 seeds on a section of her land — which includes annual wheat, corn, and other crops along with cattle — dedicated to native grasses.

While a gallon-sized perennial will run you anywhere from $15 to $40 at a nursery, a packet of seeds is a couple of dollars. With that packet of seeds, and a bag of seed-starting mix ($15), you ...

Purdue University scientists are investigating whether mulching Kura clover, a perennial ... Kura clover seed is difficult to obtain. "Like a weed, it competes with the corn for water, nutrients ...

Established stands of corn and beans that are ... to Jared Van Hees of the Vitalize Seed Company, if you really want to get going now, try frost seeding perennials. Your key indicator for ...

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But even seedy veterans often overlook starting another class of plants indoors from seeds – perennial flowers. These are the ones that come back year after year from their own roots (at least ...

Then after the first frost, sow the seeds. C.M., email A: Visions of a low-maintenance perennial flower bed are quite a contrast with reality. These are the problems you’ll face: Covering the ...