I need to organize my seeds to see what I have before I order even one more packet. To do this, I've come up with a few categories. The more obvious categories include: Seeds I'm Going to Winter Sow: This is a new category for me as I've never tried winter sowing. But after a recent Gardenangelists podcast episode with Dee where we talked about winter sowing, I'm all in, as they say. I think this will work well for the viola seeds I seem to have accumulated in the last year. Seeds … [Read more...] about Organizing My Seeds
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Growing Lettuce Like It’s 1957
This year, 2022, I'm going to grow lettuce like it's 1957. Until just this week, I've never had much luck, or for that matter, much interest in growing great crops of lettuce. Oh sure, like any dedicated gardener, in early spring I usually sow a few rows of various types of lettuce. Then throughout the spring, when I remember to do so, I'll cut some of the leaves for salads. I rarely, if ever, get or let any of my lettuce plants form nice heads. Of course, this is not how I was … [Read more...] about Growing Lettuce Like It’s 1957
Garden Fairies Take Inventory of Seeds
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are doing what everyone does in January. We are going through all the seeds to determine if Carol has enough for this spring, summer, and fall. We do this every year and usually have to then give Carol subtle clues to order her seeds because she tends to wait until later to order them. No, we cannot and will not tell you what those subtle clues are as that would reduce their effectiveness—their magic—if people knew about them. We are … [Read more...] about Garden Fairies Take Inventory of Seeds
A Botanical Interests Seed Giveaway!
Who wants to win some seeds for fall sowing? I'm delighted to be in the good company of Dee Nash of Red Dirt Ramblings to record a weekly podcast, The Gardenangelists. Ha! Don't act surprised about the podcast because I've mentioned it a zillion times already. I'm even more delighted that we have teamed up with Botanical Interests® to give away FIVE sets of seeds for fall sowing in the vegetable garden. Five lucky winners. And each person gets everything you see in this picture: Hand … [Read more...] about A Botanical Interests Seed Giveaway!
Decision-Making Tool for Seed Buying
Are you still thinking about buying seeds for your garden, deciding which seeds to buy? If you answered no, perhaps it is because you have already purchased all the seeds you need for this new growing season? You had "buy all the seeds I need" on your task list for January, so you did it, checked it off. All done. I don't believe any gardener for one minute who says she has finished buying all her seeds by the beginning of February. Perhaps you have decided that this is the year you are … [Read more...] about Decision-Making Tool for Seed Buying
How I order seeds for my garden
Vegetables to enjoy in season I try to order most of my vegetable garden seeds in the middle of January. I've been ordering seeds for one garden or another since I was a teenager and took over ordering seeds for my dad. Back then, I spent hours studying the seeds catalogs, reading all the descriptions and making suggestions on the seeds we should order. My dad, as I recall, usually agreed with my choices. Now I mostly order seeds by memory, by feel, which means I don't make lists. I … [Read more...] about How I order seeds for my garden
