Starting seeds should be a simple thing, right? Just poke some seeds into the soil, wait a few days and…voilá! You have plants. That’s true of a lot of seeds, but some seeds–like most nightshades and some flowers–like to be extra warm before they’ll germinate. So unless you keep your house really, really warm, you…
Right now it looks like spring is a long way off. But don’t be fooled—before you know it, it will be time to plant your garden. This is the time of year to sit down and plan what you want this year’s garden to look like. What’s the Number-one Hobby in America? You guessed it–it’s…
[My son says that fans of Game of Thrones will appreciate the title of this post. He said it should include a picture of Sean Bean sitting on a throne but since I’m constrained by copyright laws, you’ll just have to imagine it.] Spring is coming It may not look like it, but spring really…
(Part One is here.) Yes, it’s January and yes, we’re having the coldest temperatures of the last two years. But it’s still time to think of early spring crops. Start with brassicas It’s almost time to start your brassica seedlings. The Brassica family is extremely cold-hardy. It includes things like broccoli, cabbage, collards, kale and…
How many seed catalogs… …have come to your front door? So far I’ve gotten 30 catalogs, with new ones coming in every week. I’ll probably still order from my favorites, but there are a couple new ones that have caught my eye. I think I may try a couple seed varieties from them. In another six weeks…
That’s how many seed catalogs I’ve gotten so far. And more coming every day! Some I don’t even bother with. Their prices are so-so, quality is about what you can get in the big box stores in town and some of these catalogs are so sterile—the pictures just do not inspire you to garden. Want…