Seeds Blog

Plants like sun – duh.  My poor seedling babies were just sitting there for weeks it seemed and I couldn’t figure out why, until my friend Dru pointed out how overcast it had been.  The sun has been shining fairly...

I dislike paying $6 for a box of salad greens at the grocery store, even in fall/winter when there is no hope of growing them outside. Or is there?I have been paging through magazines, books, and blog posts – drooling...

Composting is one of my favorite parts of gardening. The process of watching food and yard scraps turn into black gold is amazing. If you practice worm composting – the process can happen right before your eyes. The worms eat...

Blueberries are blooming - YUM! Brunnera macrophylla (False Forget-Me-Not) - Cheery blue flowers are great with bleeding heart. Clematis montana - Almost ready to pop open! Cornus florida 'Rubra' (Dogwood) Dicentra spectabilis (Common Bleeding Heart) - This is an old...

Photo:  Broadforking a raised bed in the spring.  Photo courtesy of Susquehanna Farm School.Many of you have seen typical raised beds – neat and tidy, 4′ x 4′, surrounded by lumber.  You build the frame, you fill it with compost/soil...

So many seeds, so little time – so where do you begin?  First you need to understand the language. Heirloom.  You see this term in magazine articles, blog posts, seed catalogs – so why is it important?  Heirloom seeds are...

Believe it or not, things are happening outside in the garden.  Enjoy the photos below. Pussy willow catkins. Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore) in full bloom. Helleborus hybrids starting to show color. Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) peeking out from leaf litter. Garlic...

Last week in Central Pennsylvania we experienced our first substantial snow since October. I can’t speak for everyone, but that was enough winter for me and I am ready for spring. Ah, spring – daffodils emerging as the soil warms,...