Growing advice, seasonal how-tos, and recipes from master gardener Andy Wilcox. A new article lands here every week.
Our new Fall catalog also offers three new herbs, which captured the coveted All-America Selections Award in 2015. These awards are given to only the finest varieties that pass exhaustive tests for adaptability and overall performance. Two perennials—‘Cleopatra...
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April 1, 2017
Vegetarians, and especially vegans, listen up! The return of bean seeds to our catalog and website means you can grow your own protein right in your own garden and be certain...
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April 1, 2017
Sweet potatoes are grabbing a bigger share of the potato market each year, and it’s because they are much healthier for you. Now there are sweet potato fries and chips at...
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April 1, 2017
Pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima) are native to South America, where they have been grown as food for many centuries, but here in North America their popularity has skyrocketed, not so much for...
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April 1, 2017
In her recent book, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest & Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms, author Erin Benzakein provides simple step-by-step guidelines on how to plan, design, prepare and plant...
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March 14, 2017
Winter Storm Stella is wreaking havoc on my customers in the Northern Tier states. We will consequently extend our ‘Free Seeds’ offer until March 22nd, but you still need to hurry!...
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March 1, 2017
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...
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February 28, 2017
Wife Pat and I recently made one of our rare visits to a local corporate chain store and while we were there we decided to see what was being offered in...
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February 25, 2017
Remember that March 15 is the deadline for placing your seed order to receive our special free packets of “brand-new Hybrid Tomato ‘Warrior 5443’ and Hybrid Sweet Pepper ‘Blight Buster.’ (Late...
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