THE text-book statements on the relation of the micropyle to the radicle are entirely wrong so far as I have been able to observe. If the testa be carefully removed it will be found to have two ...

Beans, corn, peas, spinach ... If reusing containers to germinate seeds, be sure they are cleaned and sterilized before using ...

Sowing seeds indoors gives a faster and more reliable germination rate, particularly for runner beans. At the end of April sow a single bean seed, 4cm (1.5in) deep, in a 7.5cm (3in) pot filled ...

Understand how a seed germinates, producing roots and shoots to become a plant. Use the scientific method of observing and documenting changes over time. Students create a 3-D model of the germination ...

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many ...