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Since sweet potatoes require such a long growing season and are very cold-sensitive, the best way to grow them in the home garden is to order sweet potato plants or “slips,” after all danger of frost has passed, especially in northern states. “Sweet potatoes have long been a favorite in the South, but with new, […]

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Many of our gardeners now have garden plots under several inches of snow, so it may be difficult to think about getting the ground ready for planting. However, what better way to pass many dreary hours than preparing your seed beds while you await the promise of Spring and warmer weather? As temperatures begin to rise […]

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When wife Pat and I owned and operated our own greenhouse bedding plant business back in the 1970s and 80s, we ordered early to ensure we got good top quality seeds and that we got plenty of our favorite and best-selling varieties.

Seeds ‘n Such announces the return of our Farm & Field Seeds Program—a diverse offering of cover crop and green manure varieties designed to regenerate soil fertility, control weed competition, retain soil moisture, attract pollinator and beneficial insects and restore soil life, such as earthworms and pest predators, to allow us to reduce or eliminate […]

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It is said “we are what we eat,” and while our government agencies continue to soften rules and regulations that determine the quality and nutrition of our food supply, it is time for us to take matters into our own hands. We need to make GMO-free, chemical-free, nutritional food our top priority—grow as much as […]

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Seeds ‘n Such owner J. Wayne Hilton has decided to fulfill one of his longtime desires after many very successful years in the garden seed and supply business—issuing a special catalog in the next few weeks dedicated mostly to fall and winter crops.

With all of these concerns about the safety of genetic modification (GMOs), pesticide applications, chemical seed treatments and processing food additives, how do we determine how safely our food is grown and prepared and where it comes from? If you answer product labeling, then you would be wrong. Our food labeling laws have been so […]

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Using flowers to deter pests and insects goes by a fancy term called “companion planting,” a practice used by organic and biodynamic gardeners when one plants certain types of plants near each other because they are mutually beneficial. In the case of growing food in a garden plot, there are a number of flowers you […]

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Although seeds for edible flowers can be sown directly into the garden, British no-dig gardening expert Stephanie Hafferty says she “finds it beneficial to start them off in seed trays and modules, planting out as small plants. I grow most of my edible flowers along with the annual vegetables (most of these are also started […]

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