Saving Seed For Future Harvests

In one of my early years of gardening, I made a rookie mistake. I planted leaf lettuce — a lot of leaf lettuce. When those first early tender leaves started to appear out of the [ … ]

If you’re like most people who live in a place that has winter, you are probably itching to get outside.

Cabin fever tends to set in by January, although for the tougher amongst us, maybe not until February. While you can certainly spend time outdoors in the winter, the cold temperatures, gray skies, and lack of green can leave you feeling glum and even depressed. One way to beat the winter blues is by working on your garden. [ … ]

Harvesting, saving and starting your own seed for your flower and vegetable garden(s) is a rewarding experience. It makes you feel accomplished, and believe it or not… it isn’t all that difficult. Seed starting isn’t [ … ]