If you’ve collected seeds over the years, you know their germination rate begins to fall as they get older. Here is how to test the germination rate of old seeds so you don’t waste your time planting duds. As the days get longer and the nights get warmer, everyone starts thinking about Spring. Farmers and …
The middle of the summer is the best time to start thinking about growing pumpkins. Whether you’re growing them for your own dinner table (think pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving) or to sell at a market, there are a few tips and tricks to growing the biggest, brightest pumpkins ever. growing Pumpkins Pumpkins take up a …
There are several tips and tricks to how to start seeds indoors. Starting seeds can give you a leg up on your growing season and is much less expensive than buying started plants from a nursery. The first few years I started my vegetable plants from seeds were a disaster. I anxiously awaited Spring and …
