Understanding Growing Seasons with the From Seed to Spoon App
Gardening success depends on understanding the different growing seasons: warm, cool, and perennial.
Gardening success depends on understanding the different growing seasons: warm, cool, and perennial.
When embarking on the journey of indoor seed starting, a common question arises: Is a heat mat essential for germinating seeds? The answer, while not straightforward, leans towards a conditional ‘no,’ but with some nuances worth considering.
Watch Video Are you looking to add a unique and delicious vegetable to your garden? Consider trying the Park Seed Kohlrabi Express Forcer! This specially-designed variety is perfect for quickly and easily growing kohlrabi, a tasty vegetable with a flavor similar to broccoli. With short days to maturity of just 42 days, you’ll be able to enjoy your homegrown kohlrabi in no time. To get started, simply sow the seeds indoors or directly in the […]
Winter gardening can be a rewarding and delicious way to extend your growing season and enjoy fresh produce even in the coldest months. However, it can also be challenging, with frost, freezing temperatures, and shorter days all working against your plants. Fortunately, with the right knowledge and tools, you can successfully grow a winter garden and reap the benefits of fresh, homegrown food even in the dead of winter. Here are 10 tips for a […]
Hard to believe it’s already time to start our fall cool season seeds indoors!
Come hang out with Carrie while she prepares her indoor seed starting area and gets 60 seed pods planted with cool season seeds such as broccoli, kohlrabi, bok choy, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts.
Check out this video where Carrie goes through the top 5 plants to avoid planting next to tomatoes to help your tomatoes thrive this season!
Potatoes are one of the most popular things grown in the garden. We like to grow them in SmartPots containers so they’re easier to harvest!
With all of the colors, shapes, and flavors of lettuce available, you can have a different salad every day of the week! Lettuce is adaptable to many different growing conditions but likes to stay in a cool 60 to 65 degrees. It will happily grow in the spring and fall, but you should plan to grow them in the shade during the hotter months to slow bolting.
Swiss Chard is a green, leafy vegetable that can be used in a variety of different ways in the kitchen. It is very easy to grow and is a healthy addition into your diet by growing in your backyard or container vegetable garden.
Fennel not only adds many different unique flavors into your dishes, but is a great pollinator attractant!