Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds

By learning how to save heirloom tomato seeds, you not only contribute to the conservation of agricultural diversity but also empower yourself to grow your own exquisite tomatoes year after year.

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The Perfect Time to Seed Your Lawn: Fall Edition

While spring is often associated with lawn care, fall presents an equally advantageous season for seeding a lawn.

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A Chilling Effect: Unlocking the Magic of Seed Stratification

While spring is traditionally associated with sowing seeds, the practice of chilling seeds before planting, known as seed stratification, offers a fascinating opportunity to enhance the germination process. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of chilling fall seeds and uncover the magic that lies within this simple technique.

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Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting garden seeds indoors can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to get a jumpstart on your gardening season.

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Seed Shopping Tips

Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just starting out, selecting the right seeds is crucial to the success of your garden.

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Planting Wildflowers in The Fall

With frosts and freezes, it might seem like there's no gardening left to be done. Not so! … There's even seeds that can be sown right now!

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Saving Seeds

As a result of the events of the past few years, we are in the midst of a gardening renaissance.

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Deadheading

The process of deadheading flowers is very simple. As the blooms begin to fade, pinch or cut off the flower stem below the spent flower and just above the first set of full, healthy leaves. Repeat with all the dead or fading flowers on the plant.

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That Plant's Bolted!

That plant’s bolted! …. What? Plants can’t run! So what does it mean when a plant bolts? If you are unfamiliar with the term, bolting may seem like an odd term. After all, plants don’t generally run away, which is the usual definition of “bolt” outside the gardening world.

Gardening, Plant Care, Produce, Science, Spring, SummerJohn MorganJune 29, 2018bolt, lettuce, chard, broccoli, cabbage, basil, hot, summer, seedComment

Seed Shopping Tips

FINALLY! It’s time to get out in the garden and start planting early crops. For weeks now we have been watching the weather forecast with disgust. Kinda warm one day, and then winter’s wrath the next! During this time I’ve done what any gardener does – shop for seeds!

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