Christy dissects seed-saving laws so you know what's legal or not.
YouTube: Seed Saving Laws Clarified
Our latest video, Seed Saving Laws Clarified, answers the question "Can I save seeds at home?"
Learn how to winnow your saved seeds for next year's garden.
YouTube: How to Winnow – Clean Your Seeds
This week on YouTube, Christy shows you how to winnow so you can save seeds and clean them before storing them for next year.
YouTube: Growing Fruit Trees from Seed – Yay or Nay?
Is growing fruit trees from seed is a good idea or not? Get all the details before you make an informed decision.
Evan and his tomato collection
Podcast: Heirloom Seeds with Evan Gregoire
Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Evan Gregoire of Heirloom Seedhouse. His farm is located in the Pacific Northwest, where he supports over 500 different plant varieties each year.
Brijette Peña is our guest this week on the GTOTW Podcast.
Podcast: Locally Adapted Seeds with Brijette Peña
Brijette Peña & her team grow organic, locally adapted seeds for growers in American Southwest. We chat about the process & why local matters
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 to seed after falling over in a wind storm (probably stress-induced) while it continues to produce tasty leaves. Tree kale is a perennial vegetable lauded by the permaculture community because it forms deep roots (obviously deep enough to withstand falling over in a wind storm). We propped that baby back…
Nectarines, plums and other stone fruits await your creative touch this summer.
Think Bare Root
Fall is the time to start thinking about next year's fruit, mainly because bare root fruit trees and cane berries will soon be in stock. Most seed companies and nurseries encourage you to order early
for deliveries that start in January, and their supply sells out quickly. So now is the time.
Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply has always been my go-to place for bare root fruit trees
and cane berries (no, I don't get any kickbacks for promoting them, I just love these guys). The folks at ...
Petaluma Seed Bank Field Trip
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company holds a place in the heart of many an organic vegetable gardener. Their gorgeous seed catalogs are the industry standard of "garden-porn", with beautiful pictures of
hundreds of varieties many eyes have never seen before.
While away on a writing retreat, I stopped by their West Coast store, the Seed Bank. It is aptly named because it is located inside an old bank. A corner building in the center of town proudly
displays Heirloom Seeds in the two-story bank windows. You can't miss it.
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