Are you struggling with starting plants from seeds? Many require direct sunlight to shake them awake and tell them to get growing already.
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Bored of the Usual Greens? Try These 12 Vegetables This Spring!
Would you like to explore something new in this year's garden? Trying some of these ancient and unusual greens!
Express Your Love with Seeds!
Does your special someone love heirloom vegetable and herb seeds? For a special Valentine's Day gift, fill an empty chocolate box with organic seeds and watch your lover light up with joy.
How to Save Your Seeds
If you've grown amazing varieties, save their seeds to grow again next year!
Organic and Heirloom Seed Companies
One of the most common questions we get asked is where we order our seeds from. Our main writers are mostly based in Canada and the USA, so the following companies are based in these two countries. If you'd like to add your favourite company to our list, especially if you're from another country, please … Continue reading Organic and Heirloom Seed Companies
Mice Will Play: Lessons in Seed Storing
There are a few basic truths about living in a rural area: dining options tend to be limited; serenity will be disturbed by camping aficionados on summer holiday; and you will have mice in the house at some point.
Brave New World
Stand next to a plant that looks bright, and green, produces something (in theory) that you might eat. Say hello. Do it in your head, if it makes you feel less silly. Feel less silly, anyway, when the person standing next to you is also talking to seedlings.
Spring.
Give me spring. Give me blustery, moorish mornings with ruffled robin feathers and lost umbrellas. Give me birdsong.
Zone 9b – Time to Start Seeds!
Now's the time to start seeds for growing zone 9b, so we've put together some tips and tricks for optimal seed-starting success.
New Year, New Opportunity to Create a Community Seed Bank
8 friends or neighbours investing approximately $10 each can grow 32 different plant varieties by sharing seeds. Community seed banks are the ideal way for people to share resources to jumpstart food security initiatives.
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