Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

Germination is a crucial stage in the life of a plant as it will leave the stage of seed resistant to various environmental constraints (climatic conditions, absence of nutritive elements, etc.) to ...

For years, some home gardeners have sworn by the use of Epsom salt to keep certain plants healthy. Its key ingredient, magnesium sulfate, may help provide certain plants with these nutrients. However, ...

Seed germination is a critical developmental transition in the plant life cycle, governed by a complex interplay of physiological, molecular and environmental factors. Dormancy mechanisms ensure that ...