Planning a Seed Swap
Looking for an easy way to expand your seeds for this year’s garden and a way to build community at the same time? Why not…
Looking for an easy way to expand your seeds for this year’s garden and a way to build community at the same time? Why not…
Happy New Year! I hope your holiday celebrations were as jolly and stress-free as possible. Now that the distractions of December have passed, I’m pretty…
The snow squeaks under your boots as you trudge through the drifts to the mailbox. It’s only December, but you’re already growing weary of the…
Native plant seeds are drying and ready for collecting! First things first, always get permission from those who manage or own the site or garden….
As the summer days shorten and give way to signs of fall, our mature gardens wind down as well. It’s this time of the year…
Julia Brokaw, a Como Park neighbor and University of Minnesota Ph.D. student in the Cariveau Native Bee Lab, helped germinate over 1,000 prairie plants from…
The MN SEED Project is growing almost as quickly as the hundreds of seeds its participants are sowing. A joint venture among the hort society,…
Join us for a unique opportunity to view The Seeds of Vandana Shiva in Minneapolis with leaders in the local seed and food sovereignty movement….
There are plenty of tips from the past on seed starting that we cannot recommend anymore. Please do not heat garden soil in the oven…
With our erratic springs—70 one day, 30 the next—it’s often a challenge to figure out when to plant your vegetables or ornamental plants. Most experienced…
We have reached the tough part of winter. The snow looks gray and gross, the sun hasn’t been out in weeks, the ice ruts in…
As this long and snowy winter finally eases its grip, many gardeners are wondering how much they should adjust their vegetable planting schedule. By some…
About this time of year, the itch to start seed starting hits. Those late winter snowstorms send gardeners into their basements to find their lights…
Judging by the new vegetable varieties being offered this year, gardens are shrinking. More varieties are being marketed for patios, pots and raised beds. Everything…
Growing lettuce is one of the best ways to get a super early harvest from your vegetable garden. Lettuce germinates quickly and reliably indoors under…
While some gardeners start seeds for long-germinating plants, such as onions, as early as late January or early February, now is the best time for…
If you like to have a big, colorful floral display in your garden and change it up each year, there is nothing better than annual…
A pea is a pea is a pea, and lettuce would taste as crunchy by any other name. Apologies to both Gertrude Stein and William…
It’s winter-or it will be before we know it. When it comes, peace and quiet fill our once-vibrant gardens. Dormant bulbs slumber under a comforter…
When the time comes to start seeds indoors for your vegetable garden, you’ll need a light system, trays or pots and a seed starting medium….
As days get longer, it’s natural for gardeners to start thinking about seeds and possibly starting seeds indoors. In Minnesota, many warm-season vegetables need to…
Have you ever wanted to try starting herbs, vegetables or annual flowers from seed but not been sure where to start? Or maybe you tried…