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Collecting and Storing Garden Seeds

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Save money and help promote our genetic diversity by learning how to save seeds and from your garden!

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Plant Hardiness Zones Explained!

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Have you ever looked through a seed catalog and somewhere in the description is says something like, “Appropriate for Zones 4-8?” And you start to wonder if it is some sort of secret gardener code or something? Well, it is a code of sorts, and after reading this you will be in on the secret!

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Get to Know Your Frost Date

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Find out all about your frost date, including an easy place to look it up!

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Making and Using Leaf Mold in your Garden

Learn how to make leaf mold with all those leaves you’d otherwise throw away!

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Zucchini Wilt

Learn about Zucchini Wilt caused by Striped Cucumber Beetles and Squash Bugs. Includes detailed photos of the pests and the resulting damage they cause.

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Super Sturdy Trellis

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Detailed instructions for making an inexpensive, sturdy trellis! This trellis is prefect for beans, peas, cucumbers, melons, squash and any other vining vegetable you might want to grow!

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Japanese Beetle Information

All about those pesky Japanese Beetles including the BEST non-chemical control method!

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