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Seed-Starting, Transplants and Heirlooms Class Review

Today we completed the third installment in the Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series on Seed-starting, Transplants and Heirlooms, and I think this was
my favorite class so far. There’s something about nursing little babies (I mean the seedlings, not the beginning gardeners) to life. We started the class with an overview of seeds –
how to store them properly, how to interpret the seed packet information, and how to test for seed viability.

Then we moved on to discuss the difference between heirlooms, open-pollinated seeds, and hybrids. It was good to review those differences, since I constantly have to look …

The Gardens of France – Part 2 – Valensole

Okay, this isn’t so much a garden as it is a farm, but the idea is the same – broad spectrum appreciation for what the earth can give us through growing plants.

I leafed through the guidebook to find the page highlighting a tour of lavender fields. We only had half a day, after having spent the morning in Tarascon at the farmer’s market, where we bought some
cheese, bread and tomatoes for lunch later on. We headed onward to Aix-en-Provence. We stopped in Aix for lunch; a peasant’s lunch on a stone bench. …