A good diet for pet birds includes seeds and pellets, but there’s a naturally occurring delicacy that most birds are ravenous for: sprouted seeds. Seeds that have just started to sprout are one of the ...

The satisfaction of watching your tiny shoots push out of the ground after weeks of waiting is one of the best parts of gardening—unless your seeds don’t germinate as evenly as you’d like. Some of ...

Lauren asks: I planted some pepper seeds in my garden that never came up. What could be the reason they didn t germinate? What can I do that might encourage germination in the future? 1. The seeds may ...