Seeds Blog

Spring that is.  Whether you accept global warming, or not, we are in the midst of a weird spring!  Temperature highs in the 50's and 60's one day, then 80's and higher the next.  A farmer friend shared that he...

I must admit, there are some aspects to gardening I never pay much attention to.  Tomato growth habits fall in this category.  Pick a pretty or yummy tomato variety, stick it in the ground, cage it and forget it.  While...

My daughter is half tomboy and half princess, she is either one extreme or the other. Needless to say, we have many “pink” accessories. So while shopping with her in the retail store (yes, we have a store – check...

Many people ask me about gardening in small city lots or town home lots.  They always ask about compact varieties of this or that, which is good, but that’s just the beginning.  Successful small-scale gardening relies on one thing –...

If you read gardening blogs (you’re reading this one, so that’s good!), you have probably seen posts about gardening in small spaces. My question to most of them is – are you for real? Yes, they are beautiful – but...

I have been trying to cut back on my tomato production. Last year I had 24 plants, this year only 12. I have discovered 6 is probably my magic number.Tomato #1 died early due to something eating it.Tomato #2-5 have...

This year we planted eleven different varieties of beets, ranging in color from red, to yellow, to white (even striped). We used two different fertilizers on the beets – Garden Tone and HYRBRIX (vegetable). There were no major advantages of...

Not everyone has room for the seed starting setup in their house – the grow lights, the stand, the fan, etc. I am one of those people. So now I buy my tomato and pepper plants from a local farm....

Backyard chickens are popping up in suburban yards nationwide. People want fresh eggs, they want to know what the chickens are eating, they want to know how the birds were treated. I am one of these people, labeled crazy by...