Another purple beauty we can't get enough of.
Favorite Seeds for 2018
We're like kids in a candy store when it comes to seeds, aren't we Gardenerds? As we do every year here at Gardenerd, it's time to pick our favorite seeds…
Tomato seeds being soaked to remove the membrane around them.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Tomato Seeds and Blight
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd from Jeff Bremer this week: "This is a two-part question: 1. I save seeds from each year's tomato crop to plant the following…
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…
Tesuque is the traditional pepper used for making chili powder in New Mexico.
Spring Seed Favorites for 2017
Oh, the gardenerd's dilemma. So many seeds, so little space. We're not here to help, we're here to commiserate. In fact, we're here to feed the monster. Here are our…
The pumpkin (ours anyway) was only about 8 inches in diameter.
Harvesting Silver Edge Pumpkin Seeds
I fell in love with Silver Edge pumpkin seeds the moment I laid eyes on them. This Mexico native squash wins every beauty contest when it comes to seeds. They're…
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…
Anna Peach's Hawaiian Black Kabocha squash seeds.
Favorite Seeds for Spring 2016
It's that time, gardenerds. Let seed-starting commence. You have your favorites, your tried and true varieties that you grow every year. So do we, but we get bored easily so…
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…
Honey Nut from Renee's Seeds
New Seed Favorites for 2015
Now that we've finished combing through the pile of seed catalogs that came in the mail over the holidays, we've made our list of new seeds we'll be planting this…
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…