I am "this close" to ordering another metal rack from Costco to set up in my sunroom, to double my seed growing space. Why, you ask? Well, just look at these petunias that I started from seeds …
Plans for Lavender Seedlings
Earlier this spring, one of my assignments from Family Handyman was to write an article about how to grow lavender from seed. With pictures. Which meant I had to actually grow lavender from seed …
Verbena: One Flower, Many Stories
I have a little stand of Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity' growing in the flower bed I made around my mailbox last fall. There are a lot of directions I could take this story. For starters, I could …
Those 11 Cents Packets of Seeds
Are those cheap packets of seeds you sometimes see for sale in the spring worth it? I spent 22 cents for two packets of stock (Matthiola incana) seeds, variety 'Ten Week', and sowed them later than …
I Will Never Need to Buy Seeds for These Plants Again
Let's give a shoutout for relatively well-behaved self-sowing plants in the garden, shall we? Buy the seeds once and you'll never need to buy them again! With virtually no effort on my part, …
Continue Reading about I Will Never Need to Buy Seeds for These Plants Again →
Organizing My Seeds
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 …
