Planting tomatoes and vegetables from seed is an easy & economical way to get a head start on your growing season. With some simple equipment, appropriate light, & a few …
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By using our seed viability chart and learning how to test seeds for viability is an easy way to ensure success in your gardening efforts.
Organizing and storing leftover garden seeds, no matter if you save homegrown seed or leftover quality seeds, means ease of access for taking seed inventory as well as ensuring viable …
Cover crops, aka green manure, is an inexpensive way to build the quality of the soil in your garden. Planting fall and winter cover crops consisting of legumes, grains, or …
Having to recreate an herb bed that was loved & enjoyed for 15 years was bittersweet. Sad to see it go, but enthused to get the creative juices flowing for …
Carrot seed is virtually impossible to plant evenly spaced due to the minuscule size of the seeds. The process of thinning the carrot seedlings will ensure that the carrots have …
Starting vegetable and herbs seedlings indoors is an easy, economical way to get a head start on your growing season for a fraction of the cost of established plants. With …
With warmer weather upon us, seed catalogs have arrived & orders are being placed. Not all seeds are created equal. Before placing those orders, arming yourself with the knowledge of …
Anyone with a desire to garden begins looking at the calendar to see when the first day of spring is. We long to begin preparing our vegetable gardens and our …
I feel like a kid in a candy store! I always get soooo excited when new heirloom seed catalogs begin to arrive. They are like 8 1/2 x 11 glimpses of spring. …