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...

No Pollinators = No Food This may sounds harsh, but it is our current reality.  A few weeks back a news headline read "tractor trailer load of honeybees topples".  In February the federal government pledged over 3 million dollars to...

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...

You may have seen our retail store, but very few see what happens behind the scenes.  Here is your sneak peak!  We package the Rohrer labeled seeds in house and our mail-order department is crazy busy this time of year!...

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...

I like to think outside the box.  I am also a lazy gardener.  When you put those two factors together, interesting ideas can happen.  I have been looking into co-ops for “professional” farmers lately and wondered – why can’t we...

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...