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Winter Wait

For we northern gardeners, there is a waiting process this time every year. Here are a few things to do while we await the spring… and for you southerners… here’s just a dusting of winter white.

Catalog Review: Seeds From Italy

Seeds From Italy is the U.S. distributor for Franchi Sementi, Italy’s oldest family-owned seed company.

Grow Fruit Naturally

Lee Reich's new book is a beautiful and informative guide to growing fruit in your backyard. If fruit trees and berries are in your 2012 gardening plans, download a free chapter and get ready to plant.

Small-Space Gardening Book Review

If you enjoy reading contributing editor Chris McLaughlin’s weekly posts about vegetable gardening, you’ll love her new book on gardening in small spaces.

Growing Oregano In the Kitchen Herb Garden

Oregano requires very little attention and happily produces many pungent, aromatic leaves with the most basic care. Pots or containers make a perfect home for oregano, which makes it handy for back porches or those with limited garden space.

Catalog Review: Abundant Life Seeds

Abundant Life Seeds has been producing organic, Biodynamic & sustainably-grown seeds since 1975.

Fennel

In my recent gather-greens-before-the-freeze foray to Sharp Farm, I had the great fortune to harvest some lovely small fennel bulbs, which I prepared and enjoyed. Read more about this high-in-fiber, tasty vegetable bulb and its herbal relations. Be sure to click on the delicious recipe for Braised Fennel!

Stark Bro's Nurseries and Orchards Catalog Review

Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards continues a long tradition of helping home gardeners grow fruit, nuts, berries and ornamental plants. Every catalog displays its tagline prominently: “A Growing Legacy Since 1816."

Are Last Year's Seeds Still Good?

Your unused seeds may be viable for several years, depending on the type of seed and the storage conditions.

Grow Heirloom Sweet and Hot Peppers in Your Vegetable Garden

Just like all of the other vegetables out there, when you choose to grow heirloom sweet or bell peppers, a whole new world is opened up to you.

Caging to Prevent Cross-Pollination of Vegetable Varieties

Caging is one type of physical barrier technique that allows heirlooms and open-pollinated plants to produce pure seed.

Fisher's Seeds Catalog

Longing for an old-fashioned approach to vegetable gardening? Then you’ll appreciate the no-nonsense attitude of the catalog from Fisher’s Seeds in Belgrade, Mont.

Bagging Plants to Prevent Cross-Pollination of Vegetables

Keep your vegetable seeds pure by preventing cross-pollination with the bagging technique.

Great Gobs of Winter Greens

Not only are the hardy winter greens high in vitamins and earth’s minerals so they are nourishing and good for us; once they have been exposed to cold weather they become much sweeter and are delicious to eat! Grow and eat your greens now and check out my recipes!

Indoor Seed Starting Materials List, Part II

Here are more items that will make your indoor seed-starting more successful.

A Chuckle in Every Catalog

Pick up a copy of the Jung Seeds & Plants catalog and prepare to be entertained.

One Green World

One Green World specializes in trees, shrubs, and vines that produce edible fruit. Check out the offerings, and you'll wish you had a bigger back yard.

Veggie Trends for 2012

Vegetable gardeners are in for some nice surprises as they get ready for the 2012 gardening season.

Rose, Herb of the Year 2012

Roses are the world’s most beloved bloom. This plant has been revered since antiquity, lauded in literature, its virtues used in numerous ways: to anoint and perfume, soothe and heal, and even seduce.

I need your help with my seed choices!

I thought my first year of gardening was hard. Now that I'm trying to decide on tomatoes for this year I'm completely overwhelmed, I need your help...

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The Pruning Book Lee Reich The ultimate guide to pruning strategies and techniques more info...

Starting from Seed From the editors of Fine Gardening A complete guide to getting great results! more info...

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