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Review: The Garden Seed Savers Guide by Jill Henderson

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Christy

If you like your books short and sweet then you’ll love The Garden Seed Savers Guide: Easy Heirloom Seeds for the Home Gardener (Groundswell Books) by Jill Henderson. It’s under 65 pages and gives you a basic guide to saving … Continue reading →

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Guess What! Tree Kale Does Go to Seed

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Christy

I’ve heard colleagues say that tree kale never goes to seed, that it can only be propagated by cuttings. Well, my 10-foot tree kale would beg to differ. It’s gone to seed after falling over in a wind storm (probably … Continue reading →

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Ask Gardenerd: Saving Broccolini Seeds

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Christy

This terrific question came in from an inquiring mind this week: “Last spring I had a very tasty crop of Broccolini. I was impressed enough to save seeds at the end of the season. I’ve since learned that Broccolini is … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Radish Seeds

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Christy

Locally adapted seed is an important ally in the garden. Seeds you save and plant again become more adapted to your climate, water conditions, soil, etc. Each time you save seed and then grow it out properly, that seed improves. … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Garden Resolutions 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Christy

Happy New Year, fellow Gardenerds! 2015 is here, the days are growing longer each day, and seed catalogs have arrived. We’ve been poring over them during breakfast, marking off new heirloom discoveries to try this year. This exploration leads to … Continue reading →

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Saving Carrot Seeds

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Christy

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. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go to Seed School – Part 2

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Christy

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 cleaning. So…let’s go to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go to Seed School – Part 1

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Christy

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 disappointed. We covered everything … Continue reading →

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Saving Poppy Seeds

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Christy

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 in about a minute. We grew a … Continue reading →

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