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Many gardeners save their own seeds each year. Some do it to save money, some to preserve genetic diversity, some to hybridize, some do it for fun .... Start saving now!

Seed saving is an old art form that is coming back into fashion with the fears of a recession hitting. Learn how to save money while growing your own food

If you like gardening, germinating seeds is a great way to watch your plants grow from seed to adult.

Growing a vegetable garden is a frugal living tip to save money and stretch the home budget. Here are ways to save money when planting a vegetable garden and cooking.

Keep old seeds or throw them out? Are they worth planting? What's the shelf life of seeds? Will seeds you already have still sprout or germinate and grow? Test them!

If you have vegetables grown from heirloom seeds you may be able to save a few for next year instead of buying a whole new batch.

Every frugal gardener knows that growing from seed is the best way to save money in the garden. There are several ways to get cheap or free seeds.

A welcome delicacy from the spring garden, hardy perennial asparagus grows easily from seed.

Learn how to save seeds from your heirloom vegetables and plants that your grew this year. Saving Heirloom seeds allows you to grow the same ones again next year!

Seed saving is a dying art form that can be very easily learned. Learn here how to save the seed from the humble tomato plant.

Learning how to save your own vegetable seeds can be very rewarding. It a great way to save money, as well as producing plants that are perfectly suited to your climate.

Turn kitchen scraps into a bountiful garden. Many common vegetables and herbs produce seeds or root stock that can be turned into next summers crops.

If you intend to plant an heirloom vegetable garden, you will certainly want to save your heirloom seeds. To keep heirloom seeds pure, you should have a garden plan...

Growing vegetables is becoming a popular way to cut down on food costs. By following these tips, gardeners can reduce their planting expenses as well.

Global Issue: Svalbard Global Seed Saving Vault, dubbed the Doomsday Vault, on a Norwegian island in the Arctic Circle. A Noah's Ark for saving organic garden seeds?

Hybridizing plants has created revolutionary increases in production during the last century.

It's fun and easy to save seeds from your flower garden to plant next year. Learn how to select, collect, harvest and safely store your own flower seeds.

Veggie gardening at home can be thrifty or expensive. These tips will help you grow veggies without spending the earth on gardening products

Horticultural researcher at Rodale Institute Experimental Farm, Sarah Wolfgang Heffner presents a delightful book introducing gardeners to heirloom country gardens.

Critics oppose GMOs for their effects on pesticide use and effectiveness, their relationship to monocultures, their effects on developing nations, and health concerns.

Spring is here and there has never been a better time to glean the spiritual and therapeutic benefits of gardening. Learn what plants to choose and get started.

Organic gardening is gaining favor at every level of communication. On the news, in magazines, at every type of gardening event, organic gardening is in the focus.

Growing vegetables should be about more than just necessity. Gardening should be fun for the entire family since even the tiniest family member can be involved.

So, you want to start your own vegetable garden, using the organic method. Some plants respond very well, others do not. These top five are the easiest of the lot.

A child's garden teaches more than just gardening skills: your child will learn math, science & more! Gardening for kids can be easy, educational and fun.

Caring for a garden is a labour of love, and leaving one behind can be a sad occasion. With careful planning, however, a new house means a new garden to cultivate.

Tall, with unusual flowers, Amaranth is easy to grow and can be enjoyed for its beauty or eaten for dinner.

Vegetables and fruits with unusual shapes, color, size or name will entice children to learn about growing their own food.

If you've ever admired a pumpkin that looked like Cinderella's coach or a giant tomato that resembled a softball, learn how you can grow giant produce without chemicals.

Before the ground thaws cultivate garden vegetables indoors using kitchen scraps. Common vegetables can be turned into a garden delight.

Gardeners can grow organic broccoli in the spring or fall to enjoy the health benefits of this cool weather vegetable. Stop broccoli pests and diseases without chemicals.

Organic gardeners can control the growing process by choosing the best tomato varieties, by saving seeds, and by starting tomato plants from seed.

Children enjoy watching things grow. Even if garden space is limited, everyone can grow and share a few plants.

Gardeners know the secrets of making seeds grow in the fall. They also know that many vegetables grow just as easily from seed as they do from seedlings.

Before the last winter frost, many gardeners have already started their planting indoors. If you would like to try this, here are some tips for starting plants early.

Mutant colors of blossoms on the Confederate rose enhance the pleasure of the autumnal garden. Pass along the mutant magic with a cutting from your garden.

Top six annual plant selections for weeping growth habit that adds lovely growth to containers, hanging baskets, raised beds, mixed borders, rock gardens and more.

As people are enjoying good health well into retirement years, community gardening provides as outlet for enjoying nature while eating well and living the green life.

Cottage gardens should be filled with flowers all season long. Grow these pretty and popular annual flowers for masses of easy color in the cottage garden.

A quick guide to flower care during the hot summer months -- and tips on how to enjoy your flower garden more, too.

To save flower seeds successfully, select and save seed from your best plants. Learn how and when to collect your seeds so they are fully mature and ready to harvest.

Organic gardeners that start their plants from seeds can save money and ensure that no chemicals interfere with the growing process.

Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.

Follow this simple how to guide to garden frugally and save money. Easy ways to grow beautiful flowers and stick to a limited budget.

Understanding what all those how-to books are talking about makes gardening easier for the novice. Below, often heard garden terms are explained for the new gardener.