Decades before the terms “eco-friendly” and “sustainable growing” entered the vernacular, How to Grow More Vegetables demonstrated that small-scale, high-yield, all-organic gardening methods could yield bountiful crops over multiple growing cycles using minimal resources in a suburban environment. The concept that John Jeavons and the team at Ecology Action launched more than 40 years ago has been embraced by the mainstream and continues to gather momentum. Today, How to Grow More Vegetables, now in its fully revised and updated 8th edition, is the go-to reference for food growers at e... [Read More]
Seeds are not individually packaged according to variety but are packaged in one envelope for this listing! Perfect for salads, green juices, plate decoration. Microgreens are in between sprouted seeds and baby greens. Baby greens are grown in soil and harvested when they are three to four inches tall. Microgreens are harvested when they are about two inches tall. Microgreens are a real superfood packed with antioxidants and other health-promoting nutrients. HOW TO GROW: *** Select a shallow plastic container with drainage holes, such as a nursery flat or prepackaged-salad box (either clear or... [Read More]
Growing vegetables requires regionally specific information—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast tackles this need head on, with regionally specific growing information written by local gardening expert, Ira Wallace. This region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from Januar... [Read More]
Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of succession planting, and how to build inexpensive structures to protect your crops from the elements. No matter where you live, you’ll soon enjoy a thriving vegetable garden year-round.
Smith’s legendary high-yield gardening method emphasizes wide rows, organic methods, raised beds, and deep soil. Succeed with fussy plants, try new and unusual varieties, and learn how to innovatively extend your growing season. With thorough profiles of hundreds of popular varieties, The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible provides expert information and an inspiring roadmap for gardeners of all skill levels to enjoy abundant homegrown vegetables.
Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Best-selling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, from choosing the right plants and selecting appropriate containers through controlling pests without chemicals and harvesting fresh vegetables. You’ll discover that container gardening is an easy and fun way to enjoy summer’s bounty in even the smallest of growing spaces.
Who doesn't love a tasty and juicy tomato? Whether it's for eating as is with a little bit of salt, cooking in a pasta sauce or possibly even simply throwing it at someone (Hello La Tomatina Festival!). To get great tomatoes, though, you need the right blend of nutrients, and here at Greenway Biotech, Inc. we've spent hundreds of hours trying to formulate the best blend of nutrients for our tomato fertilizer. It's got all the nutrients your tomatoes need whether you're growing hydroponically or in the soil for excellent taste and solid crop quality. Naturally, it's free of heavy metals, and it... [Read More]
Reminiscent of the classic Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete volume on every aspect of country and self-sustained living-from home and garden to barn and beyond. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this comprehensive collection offers step-by-step instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, self-sufficiency, homesteading, and DIY living. Topics include: Animals: attracting backyard birds; building bathouses and birdfeeders; training... [Read More]
Buckwheat is early maturing. The plant makes clusters of small white flowers forming triangular shaped black seeds. Buckwheat improves your garden & phosphorus of the soil; it is a fast-growing plant. Buckwheat can help choke out common garden weeds such as lambsquarter, pigweed, thistle, purslane, and even tough quackgrass. Buckwheat grows in soils with poor fertility, and after germination requires little water.
This floating row cover traps heat and moisture to produce bigger and earlier crop yields. It protects against frost, insects, and birds. This cover is easy to use – “floats” over crops without support and is reusable. It can also can be used as a seed germination blanket (previously called Grass-Fast). Up to 100% improved seed germination (versus straw). Protective seedling cover traps heat and moisture to speed and increase seed germination. Ideal for slopes and difficult areas. Easier to use and more effective than straw.
This productive variety produces classic tan, bell shaped fruit with bright orange, moist, sweet, smooth flesh that stores well into late winter.
The Backyard Safari Company was founded in 2010 by husband and wife team Clyde & Sherri Hutchison in Covington, Georgia. Sherri remembered being in school in GA and growing things in egg carton gardens She wanted to instill the love of growing from seed in this generation of kids. They created The Backyard Safari Company as a reflection of their love of nature and the coming together of friends and family; sharing a sense of community and realizing what matters most in life. The product lines include the ingredients to create a meal along with kits to create those ingredients. The Hutchinsons ... [Read More]
70 days. Huge, cabbage-like, blue-green, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. Non-heading type. Heat and cold tolerant. Mild cabbage-like flavor improves with light frost. Slow to bolt. 2 to 3 feet tall. High in Vitamin A, B1, B2, and C. Good freezing and canning variety. Approx. 8,000 seeds/oz.
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala.) One plant will give you an armload of greens about every week or two! A great old southern favorite, pre-1880 heirloom that has a good resistance to heat and cold. Great for the South, but also good up North. A real producer with a huge yield that is very tasty and flavorful. Producs a plant that averages 3' tall with large, smooth green leaves. Huge, cabbage-like, blue-green, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. Use the green leaves raw, steamed, and Stir Fried. They are great in green smoothies because they give a little kick to your drink. HOW TO GROW: For a s... [Read More]
Vegetable Growing in the South for Northern
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