Ever had trouble getting seeds to germinate in the garden in the spring? If so, it’s time to do some research to see if your seeds need to be cold stratified before you plant them. Cold stratification ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some seeds will germinate with no help from gardeners -- for example, those from the Halloween pumpkin you tossed into your compost pile.

Prior to the 20 th Century, one of the most common ways of seeing the world was through the lens of stratification, which is the idea that the natural world comes in different scales or layers. For ...