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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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In the recent issue of Permaculture Magazine, British permaculture gardening expert Stephanie Hafferty recommends planting the following edible flowers in your garden: Annuals Nasturtium (Nasturtium)—peppery taste, like watercress Borage (Borage officinalis)—cucumber taste Viola/Heartsease (Viola/Viola tricolor)—lettuce taste Basil (Ocimum)—strong flavour, very much like the leaves Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)—slight apple taste Calendula (Calendula officinalis)—tangy, citrus taste Sunflower […]

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In our recent Seeds ‘n Such catalog editions, we have inserted samples of proposed flower seed offerings, and asked for your response regarding your desire for inclusion of these and other such flower seed varieties in our future catalogs. Our founder and owner, J. Wayne Hilton, also noted that flower seed sales once exceeded vegetable […]

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To begin planning your backyard pollinator habitat, the Xerces Society guide, Attracting Native Pollinators, says it is a quite simple process. The guide states, “When it comes right down to it, pollinators have only a few basic habitat requirements: a flower-rich foraging area, suitable host plants or nests where they can lay their eggs, and […]

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