I have quite a few leftover vegetable seeds. How can I make sure they are viable before I plant them or buy more?

‘No harm will come to you from using old seeds, but as seed viability decreases over time inevitably you won’t get such a good germination rate,’ says garden designer and horticulturist Matt James.

Minimizing seed exposure to factors like moisture, heat and temperature fluctuations is the key to successful long-term seed storage. Often at this time of year, while gardeners enjoy their brief ...

As you scour the seed catalogs and websites for new and favorite flower and vegetable seeds, take time to inventory the seeds you have saved from previous years. You’ll save money by not buying more ...

Anytime is a good time to save seeds. Seed savings is a sustainable agricultural practice vital to human food production for thousands of years. Seed saving is collecting, storing, and replanting ...