YouTube: How to Save Onion Seeds
Onion seeds don't stay viable as long as other seeds. Learn how to save onion seeds from your garden for a continuous supply of fresh seeds. Our latest video shows you how.
Joseph on his family farm. His seeds thrive because they have adapted to his extreme growing conditions.
Landrace Gardening with Joseph Lofthouse
This week on the Podcast, we journey down an unconventional rabbit hole with Joseph Lofthouse into landrace gardening.
Astrid and Matthew Hoffman inspect their Golden Berry or Uchuva plants.
Podcast: Seeds with Astrid and Matthew Hoffman
I met Astrid Hoffman back when she and her husband Matthew had just started The Living Seed Company in northern California. Since then, their company has grown to showcase far…
Lemon Cucumbers light up the garden. They taste like regular cucumbers but are more interesting to look at.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Cucumber Seeds
Ann writes in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hi! Just came upon your site and LOVE it! A friend who lives up north from us just shared lemon cucumbers with…
The Garden Seed Saving Guide by Jill Henderson
Review: The Garden Seed Savers Guide by Jill Henderson
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…
Flowers appear at the tip-top of our tree kale plant.
Guess What! Tree Kale Does Go to Seed
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…
Side shoots form tiny heads of broccoli you can harvest for at least a month.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Broccolini Seeds
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…
Radish seeds are medium sized, so you won't need a very small screen.
Harvesting Radish Seeds
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…
Soil builder cover crop
New Year’s Garden Resolutions 2015
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…
One of many carrot seed heads
Saving 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…