Seed Saving for Celery
Celery is an umbel, a member of the Umbellifera family, which has flowers that are shaped like umbrellas. Umbels are famous for attracting parasitic wasps and other beneficial insects that combat...
View ArticleNew 2011 Fall FantaSeed Collection
As summer winds down, the excitement for fall crops is building. Not sure what to grow? Gardenerd is here to help. We've picked out a special selection of veggies we have been dying to grow - and...
View ArticleHarvesting Seeds: Nematicidal Marigolds
As you pull out your tomato plants this fall, check the roots for galls. These are lumpy swellings that indicate that you might have nematodes living in your soil that are stunting the tomato plant's...
View ArticleSave D. Landreth Seed Company
D. Landreth is the oldest seed house in America, and it's going out of business unless we help them. The bank has seized the company's assets and in order to pay back its debt, D. Landreth is selling...
View ArticleRadishes – Nature’s Fast Food
Need something quick to grow this fall before cold weather shuts down the garden? Try radishes. They go from seed to maturity in about 6 weeks. They sprout in around 3 days, so they're the perfect...
View ArticleSaving Tomato Seeds – Not So Terrifying
It's January, and one might assume that tomato seed-saving should have happened in ...oh...September, but when one puts a couple of tomatoes in a Snaplock container in the refrigerator, way in the...
View ArticleRenee’s Garden Seed Picks for 2012
One of the wonderful and often surprising things about being a blogger is that every once in a while companies send you free stuff. They hope that you'll review their product and spread the word. Let...
View ArticleAsk Gardenerd: When is it Organic?
A very thoughtful question came into Ask Gardenerd this week: "I'm new here. So far my big challenge is getting started. I do have a question. I do want to eat organic. Let's say I get a small plant,...
View ArticleHow to Know if it’s GMO?
"Dear Gardenerd, How do we know if our seeds are genetically Modified?" Excellent question! I have answers for you. The good news is that GMO seeds are widely available to the commercial agriculture...
View ArticleGetting Ready for Spring
Spring starts next week, and if you haven't started gardening, let this be the call to action. Since we've been experiencing technical difficulties with our search feature on Gardenerd.com, we wanted...
View ArticleSaving Poppy Seeds
If you’ve ever considered saving seeds, but have been too afraid to try, start by saving ornamental poppy seeds. Why? Saving poppy seeds is practically labor-free, is incredibly easy, and can be done...
View ArticleSeed Library: Check it Out!
In the quest for self-reliance, seed saving plays a big part. After all, in a “zombie apocalypse” situation you wouldn’t be able to run to the store to buy seeds for your garden. You would need to...
View ArticleYouTube: Saving Celery & Dill Seeds
It’s time to clean up those dead plants and harvest seeds. This week’s YouTube video is all about saving celery and dill seeds. They are easy to save and abundant in supply. You can use the information...
View ArticleYouTube: Storing Seeds the Best Way
It’s time for a new YouTube video, and this one is about storing seeds to keep them vital for years. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3, and we’ll walk you through it. Seeds lose viability if stored improperly....
View ArticleYouTube: Best Seed Catalogs for 2014
Warning: this video can lead to excessive spending and an overabundance of seeds in your collection. It’s true, after making this video, I visited the websites for most of these seed catalogs and had a...
View ArticleLet’s Go to Seed School – Part 1
I had the pleasure of participating in a 6-day workshop all about seeds, presented by the folks at Native Seeds/Search. More than 30 gardenerds gathered to learn as much as we could, and we were not...
View ArticleLet’s Go to Seed School – Part 2
We’re back with more about our week in Seed School. (In case you missed the first post, click here.) Later in the week, we delved more into the wonders of seeds with dissection, genetics and seed...
View ArticleLet’s Go to Seed School – Part 3
In this, our last installment about Seed School we explore the economic and political makeup of seeds in our world. For me, this is the real reason we need to save seed and preserve species. On our...
View ArticleHarvesting Bora King Radishes
Awhile ago, we reported that we were planting a new radish in the garden for spring: Bora King. It’s a winter radish that claims to be purple on the inside as well as the outside. We were so excited to...
View ArticleSaving Carrot Seeds
Carrots are fun to grow at home and if you’re lucky, some of them will bolt to seed at the end of the season. Then, if you grew an heirloom or open pollinated variety, you can save those carrot seeds....
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