Gardener's Greenroom

Let’s not forget that special group of plants that we affectionately call “herbs,” a number of which are featured in holiday traditions.  Some like Rosemary and Bay Laurel can be used as delightfully-fragranced decorative live plants; others, such as Lavender provide scented oils that are crafted into special gift items. Still others are cherished for […]

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The holidays, especially Thanksgiving, signal an end to the fall harvest season, and many of us would like to grow and preserve more of our seasonal vegetables for later use throughout the winter and early spring.  Canning and freezing are useful processes for long-term preservation, but there are quite a number of vegetables that can […]

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Certain vegetables—like cabbage for sauerkraut—lend themselves to the art of fermentation, which utilizes natural microbial action to preserve these foods for the short term and fortify them with beneficial nutrients and boost intestinal microbe populations that facilitate proper digestion of our food.

Broccoli is one of our most popular veggies due to its crisp texture and unique flavor, combined with its nutritional value and its recently discovered importance as a toxin-cleansing agent for our bodies.  This cool-weather crop is loaded with Vitamins C, K and B-complex, as well as numerous minerals.  

Many of the “gourmet chefs” in restaurants and on the widely-watched television shows are seeking out foods with a tremendous array of colors, shapes, sizes, flavors and textures as they artfully prepare and plate their special dishes.  For those of you who wish to grow, harvest and treat your family to similar cuisine right at […]

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There’s been a significant trend in recent years by home gardeners to “return to their roots” when placing their seed orders to search for the time-tested, flavorful and high-yielding varieties, many of which were popular prior to 1950, and some even as far back as the 1800s.

These are just a few of our varieties of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower seeds. See our entire collection of cabbage here.  See our entire collection of broccoli here. See our entire collection of cauliflower here. 

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