# Wildflower Seeds --- ## Pages - [Custom 404 for Vegetable Seeds](https://bbbseed.com/not-found/): Oh no, we lost you! We can't find the page you're looking for. Head back home. - [wholesale script](https://bbbseed.com/wholesale-script/): Wholesale Register / Login - [Wildflower Seed Planting Tips](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/wildflower-seed-planting-tips/): Wildflower seed planting tips to get you started on your beautiful plot or meadow. Follow these tips to have the best success with your wildflowers. - [Website Accessibility](https://bbbseed.com/website-accessibility/): We are committed to making our website equally accessible to all of our visitors. We are currently striving to make... - [Privacy Policy](https://bbbseed.com/privacy-policy/): Privacy Policy Last updated: March 03, 2023 This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and... - [Recipes](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/): Checkout some of our favorite tasty recipes made fresh from the garden from the community here at BBB Wildflower Seeds. - [Payment Options](https://bbbseed.com/payment-options/): We want to make buying your favorite seed mixes online fast and easy. So checkout our payment options when it comes time to make your bbbseed.com purchase. - [Return Policy](https://bbbseed.com/return-policy/): We understand life throws you for a loop and you might not be able to plant your seeds at the planned time, so check out our Return Policy for more information. - [Shipping and Delivery](https://bbbseed.com/shipping-and-delivery/): Check out our policies and methods for all things Shipping & Delivery. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments not answered on our website. - [Retail Store Locator](https://bbbseed.com/retail-store-locator/): Use our retail store locater to find what stores near you carry your favorite wildflower and heirloom vegetable seeds from BBB Seed. - [Recipes - Seasonal](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-seasonal/): Please browse through some our seasonal recipes featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Send us your recipe for a chance to be featured! - [Choosing The Right Grass Type](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/choosing-the-right-grass-type/): Choosing the right grass or grass mix for your needs. When looking for a low maintenance grass consider using fescues that grow very slowly, require little... - [Dangers of Tilling](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/dangers-of-tilling/): Be mindful of the dangers of tilling, when the topsoil is tilled, all of those dormant weed seeds that were not a threat down deep are now going to grow. - [Checkout](https://bbbseed.com/checkout/): Checkout for your purchases of wildflower and heirloom vegetable seeds from BBB Seed, Wholesale & Bulk Seed Company. - [My Account](https://bbbseed.com/my-account/): My account landing page for your own account with BBB Wildflower seeds, Wholesale and Bulk Seed Company. - [Home 2024](https://bbbseed.com/): We offer an extensive variety of high quality, untreated wildflower seeds, native grass seed, grass mixes, and cover crops for any region of the U.S. - [Cart](https://bbbseed.com/cart/): Your cart for wildflower and heirloom vegetable purchases with BBB Seed, Wholesale and Bulk Seed Company. - [eBook - Your Guide to Succession Planting](https://bbbseed.com/ebook-your-guide-to-succession-planting/): Learn about succession planting in organic gardening, and how to incorporate these cropping techniques in your own garden with our Succession Planting EBook. - [eBook - Your Guide to Organic Pest Control](https://bbbseed.com/ebook-your-guide-to-organic-pest-control/): Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a logical and effective way to control the pests in your garden. Your Guide to Organic Pest Control eBook shows you how. - [Quick Guide E-Books](https://bbbseed.com/quick-guide-e-books/): Browse through our selection of gardening e-books and other great resources to guide you through planting, growing, harvesting and enjoying your garden! - [eBook - Our Favorite Recipes](https://bbbseed.com/ebook-favorite-recipes/): We get a lot of amazing submissions here at BBB Seed. Here are some of our favorite recipes for every season of the year! - [eBook - A Gardener's Guide to Pollinators](https://bbbseed.com/ebook-gardeners-guide-pollinators/): Ready to get gardening, but not sure where to start? A Gardener's Guide to Pollinators EBook has everything you need to start nurturing your green thumb! - [eBook - A Beginners Guide to Gardening](https://bbbseed.com/ebook-a-beginners-guide-to-gardening/): Ready to get into gardening, but not sure where to start? Our eBook: A Beginner's Guide to Gardening has everything you need to start. - [Grass Planting Tips](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/grass-planting-tips/): Check out our grass planting tips for advice about when to plant & fertilize, what method to use, & how frequently to water. Follow these for healthy grass! - [eBook - Getting Started With Seed Saving](https://bbbseed.com/eguide-getting-started-seed-saving/): Because we are a company that SELLS seed, we love seeds! Download our new guide Getting Started With Seed Saving to learn how to start saving seed for free! - [Take Action](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/bees-support/): Committed to promoting the health of pollinators, BBB Seed is pleased to offer wildflower mixes designed for pollinators and to help you take action to help! - [Plant For Monarchs](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/plant-for-monarchs/): Learn to plant for Monarchs by planting milkweed native to your area and a wide variety of high quality nectar bearing flower species in order to support them. - [Recipes - Soups & Stews](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-soups-stews/): Browse through our favorite soups & stews recipes featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Feel free to share your recipe to feature on our site. - [Pollinator Video](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/pollinator-video/): Check out our pollinator video to learn more about the important and crucial role pollinators play in our garden. - [Recipes - Desserts](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-deserts/): Browse through our favorite dessert recipes featuring seasonal fruit and vegetables. And feel free to share your recipe with us to feature on our website! - [Recipes - Salads](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-salads/): Browse through some our favorite salad recipes featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Feel free to share your recipe to feature on our site. - [Recipes - Nibbles](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-nibbles/): Browse through our favorite nibbles recipes featuring seasonal fruit, vegetables and herbs. Feel free to share your recipes with us to feature on our website! - [Recipes - Sides](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-sides/): Browse through some our favorite sides recipes featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Feel free to share your recipe to feature on our site. - [Contact](https://bbbseed.com/contact-2/): If you have any questions about our company or products, or if you would like to become one of our retailers, feel free to contact us via the following... - [Decreasing Chemical Usage](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/decreasing-chemical-usage/): Learn more about decreasing chemical usage and how your actions handling bugs and insects will affect the health of the beneficial pollinators in your yard. - [Planting For Nectar and Pollen](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/planting-for-nectar-and-pollen/): Take a little bit of time to plant for nectar & pollen with pollinator friendly plants, trees and bushes in your garden, or in pots for your patio. - [FAQ](https://bbbseed.com/faq/): Check out some of our most FAQ answered concerning wildflower and heirloom vegetable seeds, tips for gardening, shopping with us and more. - [Helpful Resources](https://bbbseed.com/helpful-resources/): Here are a few helpful resources including websites that we thought might be useful to you with planning, planting and harvesting your garden. - [Hardiness Zone](https://bbbseed.com/hardiness-zone/): Suggested hardiness zones have been indicated for all trees and perennials. - [Recipes - Main Dishes](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/share-your-recipes-main-dishes/): Browse through some our favorite main dish recipes featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Feel free to share your recipe to feature on our site. - [Fall Planting](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/fall-planting/): Check out our Fall Planting guide for all of our favorite tips and methods here at BBB Seed when it comes to planting in the Fall. - [Wildflower & Grass Planting Tips](https://bbbseed.com/wildflower-grass-tips/): We offer a variety of wildflower & grass seed planting tips, including how to choose the right type, how to prepare the site, when to plant, & more. - [Pollinators](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/): Learn more about Honey Bees and the important and crucial role they play as pollinators in the garden. - [About Pollinators](https://bbbseed.com/pollinators/about-pollinators/): Honey Bees and Native Pollinators such as native bees, butterflies, flies, moths, beetles, and bats are essential for human survival. - [The Dirt](https://bbbseed.com/the-dirt/): Welcome to our gardening blog, The Dirt, where you can read all about our latest tips, tricks and stories concerning all things gardening! --- ## Posts - [12 Most Common Types of Grass Weeds in the US - With Pictures](https://bbbseed.com/types-of-grass-weeds/): Read our guide to spot the 12 most common types of grass weeds in the US using photos. Plus, learn natural solutions for weed control. - [6 Sustainable Grass Alternatives That Look Fantastic](https://bbbseed.com/grass-alternatives/): Looking to replace your grass? Check out these 6 sustainable grass alternatives that not only help the environment but also look absolutely stunning in your garden. - [The Perfect 19 Plants for Honey Bees](https://bbbseed.com/the-perfect-plants-for-honey-bees/): Let's explore the perfect plants for honey bees that not only benefit bees and contribute to a healthier environment but also make beekeepers happy! - [How Long Does It Take For Grass Seed To Grow?](https://bbbseed.com/how-long-does-it-take-for-grass-seed-to-grow/): New grass seed grows at different rates, depending on the grass species, regional climate, and time of year the planting takes place. - [The Best Grass Seed For Your Region](https://bbbseed.com/best-grass-seed-for-your-region/): To help you in finding the best grass seed for your region, we have compiled recommendations by USDA Zone that will ensure your lawn can grow and thrive. - [The Best Time to Plant Grass Seed: A Comprehensive Guide](https://bbbseed.com/the-best-time-to-plant-grass-seed-a-comprehensive-guide/): We're covering the best time to plant grass seed in this comprehensive guide, including details like location, climate, and type of grass seed. - [How to Ensure Successful Vegetable Gardening](https://bbbseed.com/how-to-ensure-successful-vegetable-gardening/): Enjoy successful vegetable gardening with these easy steps: Make sure the soil of your garden is the best possible. Using... - [Vegetable Planting Times and Strategies](https://bbbseed.com/vegetable-planting-times-and-strategies/): Vegetable Planting Times and Strategies for High Altitudes High Altitude Growing vegetables in the mountains, at higher elevations can present... - [Vegetable Seed Starting](https://bbbseed.com/vegetable-seed-starting/): Starting your vegetables and herbs indoors from seed is easy and very rewarding. By starting indoors you give yourself a... - [Great Techniques for a Weed-Free Garden](https://bbbseed.com/great-techniques-for-a-weed-free-garden/): Here are some great weed-prevention strategies, and simple techniques for a relatively weed-free garden. - [CONTAINER GARDENING](https://bbbseed.com/container-gardening/): Growing a Garden in a Container Planning ahead- Take a moment to look at the locations where you want to... - [Cool Season Planting](https://bbbseed.com/cool-season-planting/): Cool Season Planting When mid-summer brings a bounty of produce from your garden and you are enjoying the fruits of... - [Low Growing Fescue: 3 Beautiful and Easy to Maintain Options for Your Lawn](https://bbbseed.com/low-growing-fescue/): When it comes to creating a lush and beautiful lawn, many homeowners are turning to low growing fescue grass. We're here to tell you why. - [10 Best Types of Grass Seed for Direct Sun, Compared](https://bbbseed.com/grass-seed-for-direct-sun/): Not all grass varieties can handle full sun. That’s where grass seed for direct sun comes in as it's designed to thrive in areas with intense sunlight. - [Exposed! #1 Grass Seed for Shade and Sun](https://bbbseed.com/grass-seed-for-shade-and-sun/): Maintaining a lush lawn can be a challenge with a mix of both shaded and sun-drenched areas. But have no fear, we have the #1 grass seed for shade and sun. - [TOP 5 Low-Maintenance Grasses and Grass Alternatives](https://bbbseed.com/low-maintenance-grass/): With these 5 low maintenance grasses and grass alternatives, you don't have to choose between a beautiful lawn and time free from maintaining it. - [How to Share Your Plant Starts for Profit](https://bbbseed.com/how-to-share-your-plant-starts-for-profit/): Sharing plants is a simple joy in life. Sharing plants and making money, well that's even better. Read on to learn how to share your plant starts for profit. - [Delicious Flavorful Flowers](https://bbbseed.com/delicious-flavorful-edible-flowers/): Flavorful flowers can add some color and fun to your plate. Check out 8 of our favorite delicious and flavorful edible flowers! - [Saving Seeds](https://bbbseed.com/saving-seeds/): Saving seeds from heirloom vegetables is easy and fun. We're here to walk you through why you should save your seeds and the best way to do so. - [4 Ways to Compost in Winter](https://bbbseed.com/4-ways-to-compost-in-winter/): Without chickens, there are still at least four things you can do to compost in winter and capture your kitchen scraps! - [Cover Crops](https://bbbseed.com/cover-crops/): Cover crops are dense plantings of quick-growing plants that protect the soil and can provide many nutrients to the soil. - [2 Easy Ways to Have More Flowers Next Year](https://bbbseed.com/2-easy-ways-to-have-more-flowers-next-year/): Save yourself a lot of time and trick Mother Nature into letting those perennials bloom next year to give you more flowers! - [Learn to Recognize Your Beneficial Insects](https://bbbseed.com/learn-to-recognize-your-beneficial-insects/): By now you've been made very aware of the importance of beneficial insects in the garden -- both pollinators and predators. - [10 Reasons Why You Should Prune Trees and Shrubs](https://bbbseed.com/10-reasons-why-you-should-prune-trees-and-shrubs/): Not sure about pruning your plants? Read on for the 10 reasons why you should prune trees and shrubs in your yard or garden. - [Dried Flowers - 3 Ways to preserve your beautiful flowers](https://bbbseed.com/dried-flowers-3-ways-to-preserve-your-beautiful-flowers/): Dried flowers are beautiful in wreaths, as bouquets or just as a small reminder of the past growing season or a special moment. - [5 Easy Tips for Successfully Planting Grass Seed](https://bbbseed.com/5-easy-tips-for-successfully-planting-grass-seed/): Now that fall is nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about planting grass seed! Here are our 5 tips to successfully plant grass seed this season! - [Ruby-Throated Hummingbird](https://bbbseed.com/ruby-throated-hummingbird/): Learn all about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and how to attract these lovely pollinators to your yard with nectar-rich flowers. - [Sweet Corn - the Best Part of Summer](https://bbbseed.com/sweet-corn-the-best-part-of-summer/): Sweet corn is a vegetable that originated in the Americas and has spread worldwide. Originally referred to as maize the cultivation of corn was... - [For The Love of Leeks](https://bbbseed.com/for-the-love-of-leeks/): Leeks are related to onions as they are both in the Allium family) but have a much more mild flavor. The Hebrew Bible talks of leeks, and reports... - [Plant Your Cool Season Vegetables Now](https://bbbseed.com/plant-your-cool-season-vegetables-now/): Mid- August to Mid- September is the prime time to start planning and planting your fall vegetable garden and your cool season vegetables... - [August Garden Chores](https://bbbseed.com/august-garden-chores/): Keeping weeds under control is one of the most important august garden chores along with harvesting and planting another round of cool-season... - [Four Tips for Growing Your Best Watermelons](https://bbbseed.com/four-tips-for-growing-your-best-watermelons/): Tips for successfully growing watermelons include choosing the correct variety of seed, knowing when to water, giving them room to grow... - [What's Bugging Your Garden](https://bbbseed.com/whats-bugging-your-garden/): What's bugging your garden? Mysterious holes in the leaves of your favorite rose? Earwigs buried deep in the leaves of your lettuce? Flea beetles? - [About Lacy Phacelia](https://bbbseed.com/lacy-phacelia/): One of my favorite plants began blooming this week, Lacy Phacelia, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you all about Lacy Phacelia. - [Our Ultimate Milkweed Growing Guide](https://bbbseed.com/our-ultimate-milkweed-growing-guide/): A milkweed growing guide that includes tips and methods for growing Milkweed successfully. Milkweeds are hardy, perennial wildflowers found... - [The Complete Milkweed Buying Guide](https://bbbseed.com/the-complete-milkweed-buying-guide/): A milkweed buying guide, describing the different types of milkweed seed available with descriptions and attributes of each type... - [June Happenings in the Honeybee Hive](https://bbbseed.com/june-happenings-in-the-honeybee-hive/): Learn more about June happenings in the honeybee hive and what to look for in your hives as the bees are busy harvesting honey and pollen... - [Please Pass The Peas](https://bbbseed.com/please-pass-the-peas/): Green Peas are easy to grow and can be succession planted to extend the harvest, they are delicious additions to salads, soups and eaten alone. Pass the peas! - [June Garden Chore List](https://bbbseed.com/june-garden-chore-list/): A list of June garden chores to keep your veggies and flowers going strong, including trellising vines, replanting summer crops, deadheading... - [Nasturtiums!](https://bbbseed.com/nasturtiums/): The bright, rich colors of nasturtium flowers make an impact along the edge of the border, in a pot or climbing a wall or trellis. Their gorgeous... - [Cucumber Growing Guide](https://bbbseed.com/cucumber-growing-guide/): Cucumbers are easy to grow and an excellent choice for the new gardener. Here is a cucumber growing guide to help you care for your plants... - [Bring More Sweet Smells Into Your Life](https://bbbseed.com/bring-more-sweet-smells-into-your-life/): Planting fragrant flowers will bring more sweet smells into your life and your garden. Mix and match plants with different fragrances to create your... - [A Trio of Morning Glories to Welcome Spring](https://bbbseed.com/a-trio-of-morning-glories-to-welcome-spring/): Morning Glories are one of the easiest annuals to start from seed. In some areas, they will re-seed from last year's dropped seed and... - [Our 5 Most Popular Pollinator Seed Mixes](https://bbbseed.com/our-5-most-popular-pollinator-seed-mixes/): Pollinators are the magic ingredient that makes our natural world work. Support these important species by planting pollinator seed mixes... - [7 Plants to Keep the Mosquitos Away](https://bbbseed.com/7-plants-to-keep-the-mosquitos-away/): Sometimes pesky mosquitoes take the fun out of outdoor activities. Try these planting these 7 plants to keep mosquitos away around... - [Our Most Popular Wildflower Seed Mixes May 2019](https://bbbseed.com/25007-2/): We take our favorite wildflower seeds and blend them into these popular wildflower seed mixes specially formulated for unique regions... - [Honey Do's and Don'ts](https://bbbseed.com/honey-dos-and-donts/): In order to produce 1 pound of honey, bees will visit approximately 2 million flowers. An average hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles to... - [Okra Is Not As Yucky As Some Might Think](https://bbbseed.com/okra-is-not-as-yucky-as-some-might-think/): If you grew up in the South, you loved okra as an essential ingredient in gumbo. If you didn’t, you might think it's “slimy” but check out these okra recipes! - [What is your favorite tomato?](https://bbbseed.com/what-is-your-favorite-tomato/): What’s your favorite tomato? All true tomato lovers and growers have a few tomato varieties that they just couldn’t imagine not growing. - [Why Are Native Plants Important?](https://bbbseed.com/why-are-native-plants-important/): Remember to plant native plants such as liatris, asters, sunflowers, penstemons, rabbitbrush and native bee plant. Anything with tubular... - [Don't Pass On Peas](https://bbbseed.com/dont-pass-on-peas/): Plant Green Peas for one of the first crops in the spring. As soon as you can stick your finger into the soil you can plant peas. Whether... - [April Happenings in the Honeybee Hive](https://bbbseed.com/april-happenings-in-the-honeybee-hive/): April means the delivery of packages and nucs and towards the end of the month established overwintered honeybee hive begins to think... - [Go Beyond Iceberg Lettuce](https://bbbseed.com/go-beyond-iceberg-lettuce/): We're highlighting some different lettuce varieties which will take you beyond the traditional iceberg lettuce followed by a quick tutorial on growing them. - [Three Ways to Compost that Will Fit Your Lifestyle](https://bbbseed.com/three-ways-to-compost-that-will-fit-your-lifestyle/): Here are three ways to compost that will work with your lifestyle. No matter where or how you are composting, there are some basic... - [BRING THE THREE COLORS OF MARDI GRAS TO YOUR TABLE](https://bbbseed.com/bring-the-three-colors-of-mardi-gras-to-your-table/): Have you ever wondered about the history of the official Mardi Gras colors? Well, we have answers for you. In 1892 the Krewe of Rex Parade... - [FIVE REASONS TO RELISH THE RADISH](https://bbbseed.com/five-reasons-to-relish-the-radish/): Radishes are easy to grow and seeds can be started in the early spring. Here are five different varieties of radishes along with some recipes to try... - [TOP 10 VEGETABLES FOR PART SHADE](https://bbbseed.com/top-10-vegetables-for-part-shade/): Do you have a garden that gets more shade than sun but still want to grow vegetables? No problem! Here is a list of vegetables for part shade... - [AN EASY WINDOWSILL HERB GARDEN](https://bbbseed.com/an-easy-windowsill-herb-garden/): Are you are itching to get your hands in the dirt, but outside is covered in snow? Well, an easy windowsill herb garden might be just the thing... - [10 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEED STARTING](https://bbbseed.com/10-tips-for-successful-seed-starting/): Here are tips for successful seed starting, some things I have learned over the years that can make the process easier and help you to be... - [IT’S BUMBLEBEE BONANZA TIME](https://bbbseed.com/its-bumblebee-bonanza-time/): Bumblebees pollinate many of our food crops and garden flowers which means bumblebee conservation of the species is vital to our ecology... - [Recipes](https://bbbseed.com/recipes/): Main Dishes Nibbles Sides Seasonal Soups and Stews Deserts Salads - [Three Types of Vegetable Trellises You Can Build Yourself](https://bbbseed.com/three-types-of-vegetable-trellises-you-can-build-yourself/): One DIY project you should consider is building your own vegetable trellises! Here are three types of trellises that your plants will love... - [Let’s Celebrate Pumpkins!](https://bbbseed.com/lets-celebrate-pumpkins-2019-year-of-the-pumpkin/): There are so many things to love about pumpkins. This year the National Garden Bureau named 2019 The Year of the Pumpkin, so let’s celebrate... - [PRAISE FOR THE LOWLY CABBAGE](https://bbbseed.com/praise-for-the-lowly-cabbage/): Pity the lowly cabbage, which doesn’t get the love of its sexier brassica brothers and sisters such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower... - [Anise Hyssop](https://bbbseed.com/anise-hyssop-herb-of-the-year/): Every year since 1995 the International Herb Association has named an Herb of the Year. This year’s selection is Anise hyssop, Agastache... - [IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SNAPDRAGON IN 2019](https://bbbseed.com/its-all-about-the-snapdragon-in-2019/): Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are one of the most widely grown and well-known flowers in the garden for many reasons. Children adore them... - [HERBAL SALVE FOR YOUR BEST FRIENDS PAWS](https://bbbseed.com/herbal-salve-for-your-best-friends-paws/): Winter means cold, ice and salted roads which can cause dry and chapped dog paws. Follow this recipe to create an herbal salve for paws... - [Name that Seedling](https://bbbseed.com/name-that-seedling/): Can you recognize what's a friend or a foe? Here are some clues to help you identify little seedlings that may be coming up in your garden right now! - [DREAMING OF SPRING](https://bbbseed.com/22103-2/): Yes, it is still very cold and very dark but nothing fills the heart in the dead of winter than dreaming of spring. What should you be doing now that... - [Preserving Foods](https://bbbseed.com/preserving-foods/): Home food preservation as a way to keep the garden bounty all year. Learn techniques to can, freeze, dry, and pickle your garden harvest... - [Worms in my Kitchen?](https://bbbseed.com/worms-in-my-kitchen/): Vermiculture is more than just a funny word, it is the process of using worms to decompose food waste. The worms turn the waste into nutrient-rich... - [The Essential Pollinator](https://bbbseed.com/the-essential-pollinator/): Native pollinator populations, such as bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, and bats are an essential pollinator for human survival and in serious decline. - [Decorating with Wildflowers](https://bbbseed.com/decorating-with-wildflowers/): Wildflowers are great candidates for cut flower arrangements. Decorating with wildflowers can be freely arranged just as freely and wildly as... - [Responsibility](https://bbbseed.com/22817-2/): Though we celebrate these diverse views and thoughts, we at BBB Seed have one goal that brings us together: to take personal responsibility... - [Celebrating the Winter Solstice](https://bbbseed.com/celebrating-the-winter-solstice/): The winter solstice which means ‘standing still of the sun’ is also known as Midwinter or Yule, and marks the longest night of the year... - [MAKE YOUR OWN SUET BALLS FOR BIRDS](https://bbbseed.com/make-your-own-suet-balls-for-birds/): During the cold winter months, fat is extremely important for many birds to survive. The species that especially love suet balls are woodpeckers... - [BBB Seed’s Wildflowers to Attract Butterflies and Birds](https://bbbseed.com/bbb-seeds-wildflowers-to-attract-butterflies-and-birds/): We love to see more birds and butterflies about the garden! Read on to learn the best wildflowers to plant to attract butterflies and birds to your garden. - [7 Stocking Stuffers Under $25 for Gardeners](https://bbbseed.com/7-stocking-stuffers-under-25-for-gardeners/): 7 gardening gifts under $25 for your favorite gardener. - [Grow Your Own Sprouts in 6 Easy Steps](https://bbbseed.com/grow-your-own-sprouts-in-6-easy-steps/): Sprouting seeds in a jar is easy and convenient. The first step when you grow your own sprouts is to make sure to choose a jar that is large... - [The Secret Life of a Queen Bee](https://bbbseed.com/the-secret-life-of-a-queen-bee/): A queen be has a longer body a pointed abdomen. A good queen bee is one that lays a lot of eggs in a very tight pattern referred to as “the brood pattern”. - [Tools to be a Better Gardener](https://bbbseed.com/best-tools-to-be-a-better-gardener/): These garden tools are effective and efficient as well as durable, and will certainly make anyone a better gardener. - [Using Your Frozen Summer Bounty (Part 1 – PESTO)](https://bbbseed.com/using-your-frozen-summer-bounty-part-1-pesto/): The last of the garden's bounty is dwindling, here is how to use up some of the frozen summer bounty in the cold winter months. - [An Easy Guide to Perfect Kombucha](https://bbbseed.com/an-easy-guide-to-perfect-kombucha/): Kombucha is a fermented tea drink, chock full of healthy probiotics, antioxidants, and good vibes but can be quite expensive. Here is how to make your own. - [The History of the Jack-O-Lantern](https://bbbseed.com/the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern/): The jack-o-lantern as we know it is a true American icon of Halloween, and there are several theories on the origin history of the jack-o-lantern. - [Monarch Butterfly Migration](https://bbbseed.com/monarch-butterfly-migration/): Each fall, about this time in October, millions of Monarch butterflies begin the journey to their overwintering sites in Mexico and California - [9 Great Halloween Crafts](https://bbbseed.com/9-great-halloween-crafts/): Halloween crafts are a fun activity when the weather cools down and life begins to move back indoors. Discover the endless possibilities. - [All About Gourds](https://bbbseed.com/all-about-gourds/): Gourds are easy to grow and come in a wide array of colors, shapes and sizes. Learn all about gourds today! - [What's Happening in the Honeybee Hive as Winter Starts to Close In](https://bbbseed.com/whats-happening-in-the-honeybee-hive-as-winter-starts-to-close-in/): Honeybees are the only bees who overwinter as a colony. 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Use the blooms in salads and garnishes or to decorate cakes and pastries. - [Cabbage, Red Acre](https://bbbseed.com/product/cabbage-red-acre/): Red Acre Cabbage is a popular deep red heirloom variety that is a produces tasty, round heads that are delicious cooked or raw in salads and coleslaw. - [Bless the Bees Gratitude Flags](https://bbbseed.com/product/bees-flags/): These small, hand-made gratitude flags have block prints of bees and are perfect send good thoughts, support, inspiration, and gratitude to our bee friends. - [Colorado Wildflowers Gratitude Flags](https://bbbseed.com/product/colorado-wildflowers-gratitude-flags-copy/): These Gratitude Flags are decorated with beautiful hand carved block prints of Colorado Wildflowers. They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch, your house. - [Borage - Borago officinalis](https://bbbseed.com/product/borage-borago-officinalis/): Borage is an annual that forms a large bushy plant with bountiful, edible, blue flowers and leaves. Great for pollinators and has a long bloom period. - [Red Clover - Trifolium pratense](https://bbbseed.com/product/clover-red-trifolium-pratense/): Red Clover is an excellent fast-growing cover crop that can be planted almost any time of the year. Bumblebees are attracted to the blooms. - [HERB, Basil, Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/herb-basil-blend-org/): Culinary Basil Blend is an aromatic blend of organic, basil varieties including dark purple foliage and small and large leaved green foliage varieties. - [LETTUCE, Tri-color Romaine Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/lettuce-tri-color-romaine-blend-org/): Organic Heirloom Tri-colored Romaine Lettuce Blend is popular for great color variation and vigorous growth. Great heat and sun tolerance! - [Radish, Watermelon, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/radish-watermelon-org/): Watermelon Radish is a colorful heirloom from China, also known as Chinese Red Meat Radish, is very sweet and crisp. Adds great color to salads and stir-fries. - [Onion, Walla Walla Sweet, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/onion-walla-walla-sweet-org/): Walla Walla Sweet Onions are a famous open-pollinated, heirloom, onions that are ultra large and very sweet. - [Phacelia, Lacy - Phacelia tanacetifolia](https://bbbseed.com/product/lacy-phacelia-tanacetifolia/): Lacy Phacelia is easy to grow and does well in hot, dry conditions but can adapt easily to other environments and will attracts a variety of pollinators to the garden or meadow. - [Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis](https://bbbseed.com/product/lemon-balm-melissa-officinalis/): Lemon Balm - Melissia officinalis is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, with a wonderfully gentle lemon scent in the mint family. - [Milkweed, Common - Asclepias syriaca](https://bbbseed.com/product/milkweed-common-asclepias-syriaca/): Common Milkweed is a hardy perennial with fragrant, terminal blossoms made up of tiny dusty-pink blossoms on hairy stems. Found throughout the Great Plains. - [Pollinator Tins](https://bbbseed.com/product/pollinator-tins/): These 1/2 oz Pollinator Tins are filled with either our Bee Rescue Mix or our Honey Source Mix. They make great gifts or Fundraiser items. - [Daisy, Engelmann - Engelmannia peristenia](https://bbbseed.com/product/daisy-engelmann-engelmannia-peristenia/): Engelmann's Daisy is a sturdy drought tolerant plant, with long stems of yellow daisy-like flowers mounded crown of deeply cut leaves. - [Carrot, Rainbow Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/carrot-rainbow-blend-org/): Our Rainbow Carrot Blend is a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow. - [Pepper, Cayenne Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/pepper-fiesta-cayenne-blend-org/): A fun blend of red, yellow, purple, green and orange organic, heirloom, cayenne pepper varieties. Very pungent and tasty, and also very decorative.. - [Pepper, Mini Bell Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/pepper-mini-bell-blend-org/): Organic Heirloom Mini Bell Pepper Blend - [Radish, Carnival Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/radish-carnival-blend-org/): Our Carnival Radish Blend is a great, colorful blend of organic, round, heirloom radishes in yellow, purple, ‘black’ and white. Quick to mature. - [Bean, Mardi Gras Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/bean-mardi-gras-blend-org/): Mardi Gras Bean Blend is a festive, eye-popping blend of 3 colorful, organic, heirloom beans, Dow Purple Pod, Gold Marie and Kentucky Wonder. - [LETTUCE, All Season Blend, Org](https://bbbseed.com/product/lettuce-all-season-blend-org/): Organic Heirloom All Season Sampler Lettuce Blend Seeds include: Rouge de Hiver, 4 Seasons, Royal Oak Leaf, & Grand Rapids. Heat & drought tolerant. - [Pollinator Sticker - Plant For Pollinators](https://bbbseed.com/product/pollinator-bumper-sticker-plant-for-pollinators/): Plant For Pollinator Stickers were created to spread the message about the peril of our pollinators and send out an encouraging message on how we can help. - [Future Of Pollinators Poster](https://bbbseed.com/product/future-of-pollinators-poster/): A great poster to show your support for our pollinators and help to spread the word about their peril! Encourage everyone to “Plant for Pollinators” & to “Decrease (or better yet, eliminate) pesticide use”. - [Hollyhock, Single Mix - Alcea rosea](https://bbbseed.com/product/hollyhock-mix-alcea-rosea/): Our Indian Spring Hollyhock Mix is an award winner, with tall spikes of beautiful variations in bloom colors of white, pale to medium pinks, to pinky-reds. - [Pansy, Swiss Giant - Viola wittrockiana](https://bbbseed.com/product/pansy-swiss-giant-viola-wittrockiana/): Swiss Giant Pansy forms low, bushy plants produce large, velvety flowers in a wide range of colorful shades. This annual is great for early spring color. - [Sunflower, Wild - Helianthus annuus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-wild-helianthus-annuus/): Wild Sunflower is an easy-to-grow annual with 3-4" sunny-yellow flowers with red-brown centers on sturdy branched stems. Great for pollinators. - [Aster, Smooth - Symphyotrichum laeve](https://bbbseed.com/product/aster-smooth-aster-laevis/): Smooth Aster is medium to tall with an attractive vase shape that does not need staking when in the full sun and is great for late summer to fall color. - [Columbine, Dwarf Garden - Aquilegia vulgaris](https://bbbseed.com/product/columbine-dwarf-garden-aquilegia-vulgaris/): This popular dwarf garden columbine is a vigorous bloomer that is native to European gardens and is often called Grannies Bonnet. - [Standing Cypress - Ipomopsis rubra](https://bbbseed.com/product/standing-cypress-ipomopsis-rubra/): Standing Cypress, also known as Gilia rubra, is a beautiful species that is easy to grow and a great for attracting hummingbirds. Can reach 6ft. tall. - [Larkspur, Rocket - Consolida ajacis](https://bbbseed.com/product/larkspur-rocket-consolida-ajacis-2/): Rocket Larkspur is a naturalized annual and vigorous growers with prolific blooms of blue, pink and white towering over feathery foliage. - [Snow-in-Summer - Cerastium biebersteinii](https://bbbseed.com/product/snow-in-summer-cerastium-biebersteinii/): Snow-in-Summer features white flowers atop wooly soft white foliage, are low-growing and usually used as a ground cover. Perfect for rock gardens and borders. - [Soapwort - Saponaria ocymoides](https://bbbseed.com/product/soapwort-saponaria-ocymoides/): The bright pink flowers of Rock Soapwort will form a beautiful carpet in your garden with semi-evergreen foliage. The perfect addition to any rock garden! - [Southeastern Wildflower Mix](https://bbbseed.com/product/southeastern-wildflower-mix/): This mixture of annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers is designed to withstand the hot, humid summers of the Southeastern states. - [Southwestern Wildflower Mix](https://bbbseed.com/product/southwestern-wildflower-mix/): Southwestern Wildflower Mix combines annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers that will tolerate a variety of hot and dry conditions - [Sweet Alyssum - Lobularia maritima](https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-alyssum-lobularia-maritima/): Sweet Alyssum is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces white, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. - [Sweet William Pinks - Dianthus barbatus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-william-pinks-dianthus-barbatus/): Sweet William Pinks have dainty rose, pink, and white flowers and delightful scent. Clusters of bright blooms form at the top of sturdy stalks. - [Sunflower Mix](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-mix/): This Sunflower Mix contains an easy-to-grow mixture of annual sunflower varieties that flower from mid-summer into the fall. Blend of colors & flower styles. - [Sunflower, Autumn Beauty - Helianthus annuus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-autumn-beauty-helianthus-annuus/): Autumn Beauty Sunflower is a beautiful variety with attractive 4-5" flowers in colors of yellow, bronze and red on branching stems, 5 - 7' tall. - [Sunflower, Black Russian - Helianthus annuus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-black-russian-helianthus-annuus-2/): Black Russian Sunflower has a giant yellow flower head, up to 15" across with on a single, tall stalk, 12' - 15'. The seeds have a high oil content. - [Sunflower, Dwarf Sunspot - Helianthus annuus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-dwarf-sunspot-helianthus-annuus/): Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower has large heads, 10 - 12", with sunny-yellow petals with golden centers on compact bushes, only up to 24" tall, with edible seeds. - [Sunflower, Indian Blanket - Helianthus annuus](https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-indian-blanket-helianthus-annuus/): Indian Blanket Sunflower has attractive 4-5" flowers with fluffy double petals that are deep red in the center and yellow at the tips, 4 - 5' tall. --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2024-08-22 - Modified: 2024-09-06 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/wholesale-script/ Wholesale Register / Login --- - Published: 2019-08-20 - Modified: 2023-03-02 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/privacy-policy/ Privacy Policy Last updated: March 03, 2023 This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. 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Your Guide to Organic Pest Control eBook shows you how. - Published: 2014-10-15 - Modified: 2025-01-21 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/ebook-your-guide-to-organic-pest-control/ Pest Control Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a logical and effective way to control the pests in your garden. This Your Guide to Organic Pest Control eBook shows you how. Click to here to grab YOUR copy! --- > Because we are a company that SELLS seed, we love seeds! Download our new guide Getting Started With Seed Saving to learn how to start saving seed for free! - Published: 2014-10-03 - Modified: 2025-01-21 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/eguide-getting-started-seed-saving/ Seed Saving Now you might think that because we are a company that SELLS seed, we wouldn’t be talking to you about saving seed for free. But we love seeds! And in a world in which only a few massive corporations own the rights to most of the seeds that are sold, we think the more people that are saving seed, especially the heirloom varieties and native varieties that can’t be patented, the better off we all are. Download our new guide Getting Started With Seed Saving to learn: Why Seed Saving? The Basics Saving Heirloom Seeds Collecting Dry Seeds Saving Tomato Seed And, More! Download YOUR copy here! --- --- ## Posts - Published: 2023-11-10 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/vegetable-planting-times-and-strategies/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds, Transplanting, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Heirloom Vegetables, Planting, Seed Germination, Vegetable Gardens Vegetable Planting Times and Strategies for High Altitudes High Altitude Growing vegetables in the mountains, at higher elevations can present challenges but is quite possible. Check out these informative sites for great planting time & strategies for high-altitude gardening. CSU Extension fact sheet High Altitude Gardening Growing Tomatoes in short-season areas Other gardening strategies Start times by region Every region has its own best time for planting. Here is an excellent link to find out the best time to plant your garden in your area. Planting Times Vegetables that take a long time to mature need to be planted earlier or even started in the greenhouse. Here is a table that lists those vegetables and the estimated time to plant them. Pick your region at the top row and scroll down that column to see when to plant your veggies. Growing recommendations by region for vegetables with long maturing times. Find your frost dates Ds = direct sow Gh = greenhouse Ts = transplant N. E. Mid Atlantic S. E. and Gulf Coast Upper Midwest S. W. Central West Coast Pacific N. W. General Broccoli Gh start Apr 15 and ts May 20. Use floating row covers for insect pests. Ds Mar. 1. Mulch to protect from heat. Gh start Aug 1 or Jan 30 and ts Sept. 1 or Mar. 10. Harvest Oct 20 – Dec. 1 or June 1. Gh start Mar. 1 and ts Apr. 15. Ds Aug. 1 – May 15. Ds Mar. 1 – Apr... --- - Published: 2023-11-10 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/vegetable-seed-starting/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Seed Starting, Seeds, Uncategorized - Tags: Gardening Tips, Grow, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardens Starting your vegetables and herbs indoors from seed is easy and very rewarding. By starting indoors you give yourself a jump-start on the growing season and you will be ahead of the game when it is time to start planting outdoors! The back of your BBB seed packet will have the basic information you need to know to ensure you have successful germination. Here are a few tips to remember to kick off your seed-starting efforts. Plastic pots are best for starting seeds as they retain moisture more easily compared to terra cotta or other clay pots. If you don’t have traditional seed-starting containers available from your local garden center you can use recycled yogurt cartons, salad containers, or any other plastic container you find in your recycle bin! You can also make your own wood seed starting trays or your own newspaper pots. No matter what type of container you use make sure it is clean and sterile. Proper drainage is essential. Make sure there are holes in the bottom of your seed starting container to allow for good drainage. If you are using a recycled plastic item you can drill or poke holes in the bottom by using a screwdriver or nail. Excessive moisture trapped in a pot can lead to damping off and other fungal diseases. Ew! Soilless seed starting mix. Really we mean it! If you want good germination start your seed in a soilless mix. The key is that when your seeds germinate and have... --- > Here are some great weed-prevention strategies, and simple techniques for a relatively weed-free garden. - Published: 2023-11-10 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/great-techniques-for-a-weed-free-garden/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Garden Problems, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Pest Control, Uncategorized - Tags: Gardening Tips, Grow, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Gardens It is so easy to be discouraged when faced with a garden that is being overtaken by weeds. Keep your garden productive and relatively weed-free by cleaning out the weeds every so often. Cleaning your garden by weeding is one of the keys to keeping your crops productive and your enthusiasm strong. Here are some great weed-prevention strategies, and simple techniques for a relatively weed-free garden. 1. Starting at the beginning, don't deeply-till the garden. Plowing or deep tilling buries weed seeds that are lying on the surface and then brings them back up. Let buried seeds stay buried. Most seeds germinate only in the top two inches of soil. Before you plant a new garden, till the soil shallowly to encourage the surface weed seeds to sprout, then water the area if the soil is dry. The combination of air, moisture, and exposure to light will stimulate weed-seed germination. Wait a week after tilling and then hoe or till shallowly again to eradicate all the newly germinated weed seedlings before you plant. The more times you repeat this pre-plant weed-reduction technique, the fewer dormant weed seeds you will have lurking in your garden beds. Once the upper-layer weed seeds are exhausted (it takes a number of years, so be patient), very few new weeds will appear unless you bring them up from below... or let weeds mature and drop new seeds. 2. Don't allow weeds to go to seed. Nature is prolific. Each plant can produce an enormous number... --- - Published: 2023-11-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/container-gardening/ - Categories: Beans, Beets, Broccoli, carrot, Companion Planting, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Kale, Lettuces & Greens, Organic Gardening, Peas, Planting, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Tomato, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardens, Water Conservation - Tags: Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Gardens Growing a Garden in a Container Planning ahead- Take a moment to look at the locations where you want to place your containers. Consider such things as sunlight (strength and time) and wind. If you have pots with sun/heat-loving plants, arrange them to shade your pots with those plants that need less sun and heat. Tall plants or plants that vine can be trellised to grow vertically and provide a natural barrier for tender plants. Make sure to anchor trellises and containers with tall plants, to keep them from getting blown over. If you plan to place your containers on a covered porch or balcony or any place that receives limited sunshine, you should select vegetables and flowers that don’t require as much. Leafy greens, snap peas, Chinese mustards, and kale will do quite well in these conditions, but tomatoes, and peppers, probably not. When growing your garden in containers rather than a garden plot, it is just as important to choose varieties that will be able to reach maturity in your growing season. If you have a short growing season, check the maturity dates on the packages and plan to start some seedlings in the warmth of the indoors to get a jump on the growing season. These varieties are not practical for container gardening due to their size or length of growing season (At the end is a list of vegetables/plants that will do well in containers. ): Watermelon and most cantaloupes (although there are some midget varieties... --- - Published: 2023-11-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/cool-season-planting/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Planting, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds, Succession Planting, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Vegetable Gardens Cool Season Planting When mid-summer brings a bounty of produce from your garden and you are enjoying the fruits of your labor, it is time to start planting again. The prime planting time for late-season harvests is late summer. Success with fall vegetables requires proper timing. In the spring gardeners wait to plant outside until after the last spring frost, well, in the fall the race is against the season’s first frost. Many of the cool season crops can withstand a few light touches of frost and even become sweeter. Check with your local county extension service to find your area’s first expected frost date. Check the back of the seed packet to find the days to maturity. Take your frost date and count backward to find the best time to start your next round of seeds. Cooler fall growing temperatures may require an extra week or two for the plants to reach maturity. Many of your fall crops can be harvested when young and immature, too. Which crops to plant for the Cool Season Planting? Plants that do well in the early spring work for the cool fall temperatures. These will do well right up to the frost date and even beyond. Cabbage takes a long season to mature and many gardeners don’t even plant cabbage in the spring because it doesn’t have enough time to mature before the mid-summer’s heat stops growth. Start these seeds mid-summer, a good 3 months before the first frost date. Kale should be... --- > Sharing plants is a simple joy in life. Sharing plants and making money, well that's even better. Read on to learn how to share your plant starts for profit. - Published: 2022-11-18 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/how-to-share-your-plant-starts-for-profit/ - Categories: Annuals, Gardening Philosophies, Gardening Tips, Gardening with Kids, Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Non-GMO, Organic Gardening, Perennials, Seed Starting, Seeds, Uncategorized, Vegetable Gardens, Wildflowers - Tags: Cosmos, Enjoy, Grow, Heirloom Vegetables, Non-GMO, Organic Gardening, Share, Tomatoes, Wildflowers Image by Shameer Pk from Pixabay by Sandy Swegel Sharing plants is a simple joy in life. Sharing plants and making money, well that's even better. Read on to learn how to share your plant starts for profit. My happy group of gardening buddies first got to know each other because of our great avarice for more seeds. We had all joined a local gardening email list so we could talk more about plants and gardening, but the more we spoke with each other, the more seeds and plants we wanted. Every time someone mentioned a new variety of tomatoes or annual flowers or ground cover, we had to have one of those. The first year, we decided to meet in person and share seed packets. Armed with dozens of recycled envelopes, we doled out tiny seeds to each other, taking home three Cherokee purple tomato seeds or six cosmos seeds. This quickly became confusing and chaotic and required so many tags in our seed trays. So the next year we decided to become more economical. We'd each buy a packet of seeds and grow out all the plants... and then swap our plant starts. We definitely got more plants than we would have grown on our own and we each had unusual varieties you can't buy in stores. But the third year of our avarice proved to be the year we figured out that we could get as many seeds as we wanted... and they practically paid for themselves.... --- > Saving seeds from heirloom vegetables is easy and fun. We're here to walk you through why you should save your seeds and the best way to do so. - Published: 2022-11-14 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/saving-seeds/ - Categories: Fall, Gardening Tips, Seed Germination, Seed Saving, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens, Wildflowers - Tags: Fall, germination, Seed Saving, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens, Wildflowers Saving Seeds from Heirloom Vegetables What are “heirloom” vegetables? An heirloom vegetable is a non-hybrid, open-pollinated variety that has been passed down from generation to generation and, in some cases, can be traced back hundreds of years. These seed lines have been carefully selected to maintain uniformity and consistency for germination. Heirloom seeds become ‘heirloom’ because they exhibit exceptional traits desired by the gardener. Often this means the plants are more colorful, flavorful, and unique, or have great germination and vigor. Often the traits are location-dependent. Meaning, seeds planted in one garden will not produce in the same manner in another location. We encourage you to try heirloom seeds, see which have the qualities for your area to become your favorites and make them into your own very special seed line. Seed saving from heirloom vegetables is easy and fun. Gardeners have found that as seeds are selected and saved over many years, production is increased and the quality is improved, creating plants that will produce best for that locale and will resist diseases and pests of that locale. Contributing to genetic diversity strengthens the ecosystem. Historically farmers and local gardeners have created and sustained this rich genetic heritage by learning to save their own seeds from varieties that perform best in their own mini-ecosystems. The current trend toward mono-crops where only one seed type is used to produce a crop worldwide is eliminating the ability to be able to find genetic variations that will withstand emerging pathogens and climate... --- > Without chickens, there are still at least four things you can do to compost in winter and capture your kitchen scraps! - Published: 2022-10-28 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/4-ways-to-compost-in-winter/ - Categories: Composting, Gardening Philosophies, Gardening Tips, Gardening with Kids - Tags: Composting, Enjoy, Garden Inspiration, Garden Maintenance, Gardening with Kids, Grow, Organic Gardening, Seeds, Share, Vegetable Gardens, Winter Garden Composting in Cold Weather by Sandy Swegel It snowed yesterday. It's going to snow again today. This makes me so happy because it means I get a vacation from work. My gardening business is a lot like a teacher's schedule. Work like crazy most of the year then I get a wonderful interlude to catch up on the rest of my life. Working in the garden may come to an end during Colorado winters, but eating usually continues and we continue to make lots of food scraps that any gardener would hate to waste. When I lived on acreage, I did all my food composting by sending it through the chickens. The backyard chickens loved food scraps and eagerly ran around when I brought the compost bucket. Even if it was just onion scraps and things they didn't like to eat, they relished scratching it around and mixing it with the coop bedding and poop. Spring compost in the making. Without chickens, there are still ways that you can compost in winter and capture your kitchen scraps: 1. Use your regular compost bin I empty mine to about ¼ full of compost in progress with lots of worms. I fill it all the way to the top with dry leaves and sort of hollow out the center. The leaves don't freeze solid and all winter I drop the scraps down the middle of the leaves. The leaves provide some insulation and the food scraps and leaves at the bottom of... --- > Cover crops are dense plantings of quick-growing plants that protect the soil and can provide many nutrients to the soil. - Published: 2022-09-30 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/cover-crops/ - Categories: Cover Crops, Garden Maintenance, Gardening Philosophies, Gardening Tips, Organic Gardening - Tags: Cover Crops, Enjoy, Gardening Tips, Green Manure, Grow, Organic Gardening, Share A cover crop is simply a dense planting of quick-growing plants that protect the soil and can provide many nutrients to the soil. The most common cover crops are grasses/grains such as Winter Rye. The other favorites are legumes such as clover, vetch, and peas that fix nitrogen in the soil. When the green cover crop plants are tilled into the soil it is called a "Green Manure" crop. These terms are used alternately. You can plant cover crops; during the growing season to keep weeds at bay, in the fall to overwinter adding nutrients and protecting the soil, or in the spring for areas where you will be planting later crops. Why plant cover crops? They hold the soil in place. Providing protection from wind and water erosion. The dense planting provides weed suppression. Winter Rye actually has allelopathic properties that inhibit other plant growth. Cover crops enrich the soil by nitrogen fixation from legume plant species and add organic material for helping the soil structure and providing food for beneficial microbes and worms. Cover crops help to reduce garden insect pests by attracting beneficial insects and bees and bumblebees are attracted to the early blooms of some of the species. Soil Protection: Protecting the soil is very important. Planting a cover crop is like a living mulch. The roots hold the soil in place and penetrate deeply into the earth, bringing moisture, nutrients, and airway down into the depths. The leaves shade the top of the soil keeping... --- > Save yourself a lot of time and trick Mother Nature into letting those perennials bloom next year to give you more flowers! - Published: 2022-08-25 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/2-easy-ways-to-have-more-flowers-next-year/ - Categories: Annuals, Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Perenials, Seed Saving, Seeds A fun guide on how to grow more flowers, easily! The two methods include: 1. Sowing mature seeds - Remove seed pods from spent and dried flowers. - Break apart seed pod to release mature seeds. - Scatter seeds and stir them into the soil surface. 2. Replanting new starts - Locate new seedlings starting from established perennials. - Carefully dig out these seedlings. - Replant in a new location and water thoroughly. How to make plants grow more flowers? Someone somewhere has certainly declared "The more flowers, the better". This is a sentiment I share with that "someone, somewhere". I have two assignments for you if you'd like to set yourself up quickly and easily to have more flowers in your garden next year. Your first assignment is to go stand in the part of your garden that has wildflower-y plants. You'll notice two things. The first thing is that there are lots of spent flowers and seed heads that need to be deadheaded. Everything from rudbeckia to dill to penstemon has mature seed heads. You can always collect these seeds and put them in little envelopes to save for spring or you can take my lazy way out and snip off the seed head and fling it in the general direction you'd like it to grow next year. The second thing you will see is that flowering plants always seem to migrate to the edge of the garden bed and need some encouragement to move to the middle... --- > By now you've been made very aware of the importance of beneficial insects in the garden -- both pollinators and predators. - Published: 2022-08-17 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/learn-to-recognize-your-beneficial-insects/ - Categories: Beneficial Insects, Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Pollinators Know What's In Your Garden It is good to understand the importance of beneficial insects in the garden -- both pollinators and predators. We try to encourage the good guys into our gardens and celebrate their appearance. Except... how can you be sure that the less-than-cuddly-looking four-legged creatures walking amongst your blossoms are the right ones? After all, heroes aren't necessarily handsome (although we always assume they must be). No, your knights-in-shining-armor may have a face only a mother could love -- or a gardener. Ladybugs You might be surprised at how many good guys you don't recognize. For instance, most people are very familiar with ladybugs and recognize them as part of the cavalry. The Volkswagen-shaped beetles will consume about 50 aphids a day, munching on plant mites and scales while they're at it. They are definitely beneficial insects! Yet I wonder how many ladybug children are killed simply because they don't have Brad Pitt's good looks. If you didn’t shudder when I mentioned the little darlings, then you probably haven't met them. If you can picture a cross between an alligator and a lobster wearing black and orange/red leather biker pants -- only creepier -- then you're on the right track. As far as looks go, ladybug larvae have nothing in common with their charming parents. Ladybugs overwinter as adults, hiding under leaf debris. They do a quasi-hibernation called "diapause" and wake up when the days start getting longer or warmer. When they wake up they are hungry... --- > Not sure about pruning your plants? Read on for the 10 reasons why you should prune trees and shrubs in your yard or garden. - Published: 2021-07-05 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/10-reasons-why-you-should-prune-trees-and-shrubs/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Tree Maintenance - Tags: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Tree Maintenance Tree & Shrub Pruning Tips by Chris McLaughlin Not sure about pruning your plants? We've compiled 10 reasons why you should prune trees and shrubs in your yard or garden to help maintain their long-term health. Practicing simple techniques, using the right tools, along with proper timing for each plant species is the key to effective pruning and most require very little pruning in order to achieve the gardener's goal. But before taking sharp tools to your plants, you should understand exactly what those goals are and why you're pruning them in the first place. Remember that every cut made will alter the plant's shape and growth. In fact, the list below addresses the many reasons that any tree or shrub should be pruned in the yard or garden. If you are interested in having your trees or bushes trimmed, remember that you can use a service like TreeSurgeon. Care to help. Here are ten great reasons to prune trees (including fruiting) and shrubs: Reason #1: Vigor Pruning a growing shoot stimulates new growth production. So if you're looking for some vigorous new growth on a shrub, prune it hard (a lot). Consider this type of pruning when you have a shrub that has a weak section of growth; such as the back. In fact, when you "pinch" back new growth with your fingers on any plant, you're actually pruning. Reason #2: Shape Plants that have grown out of balance with either the yard or their own growing pattern (such... --- > Now that fall is nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about planting grass seed! Here are our 5 tips to successfully plant grass seed this season! - Published: 2019-09-18 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/5-easy-tips-for-successfully-planting-grass-seed/ - Categories: Grass, Planting, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds - Tags: Gardening Tips, Grass seed by Sam Doll Now that fall is nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about planting grass seed! Don’t know what you are doing? Don’t worry. We are here to help. Here are our 5 tips for successfully planting grass seed this season: 1. The Season Matters While some warm-weather grasses, like bermudagrass, should be planted in early summer, most grasses need mild weather to successfully germinate and survive. Freezes and harsh heat can kill off your baby grass before it has a chance to become established. Late Spring and early Fall, when the soil temperature is between 50 to 80 degrees, is the best time to plant most grass seeds. 2. Find the Right Seed Find the grass that will suit your lifestyle and location. Some mixes, like our Green Manure and Cool Season Cover Crop, are great for restoring the soil nutrients in your soil. Some, like our Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix, are better for heavy foot traffic. Native and drought-tolerant grasses are great for creating a sustainable and low-maintenance landscape. Make sure to consider your soil type, climate, amount of sun, and intended use when picking a grass mix. We have a wide variety of grass mixes that will suit all your needs. 3. Prepare Your Soil Once you’ve chosen your site, use a shovel or a sod cutter to remove the existing plants and grass from the area. Remove any debris and rocks you see, till the soil, and fill in any low spots.... --- > Learn all about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and how to attract these lovely pollinators to your yard with nectar-rich flowers. - Published: 2019-09-03 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/ruby-throated-hummingbird/ - Categories: Birds, Education, Forage, Gardening Tips, Hummingbirds, Nature, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Forage, Hummingbirds, Nature, Wildflowers Photo courtesy of pixabay - skeeze All About The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is one of the most commonly recognized hummingbirds in North America, especially in the eastern half of the country where they spend their summers. They are the only hummingbird to breed east of the Great Plains. Commonly found in open woods, forest edges, parks, gardens and yards, their familiar green and red plumage make them easy to identify. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are 3-3. 75 inches in length and weigh around 10-13 ounces with a life span of about 4-6 years. These speedy little birds flap their wings 53 times per second, can hover in mid-air and fly upside down and backward. The males have a striking bright red or red-orange iridescent throat. The males’ upperparts and head are bright green. The female's underparts are plain white and upperparts green, but they lack the brilliant red throat of the male. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds feed mostly on nectar and insects. They are strongly attracted to red and orange flowers, like those of trumpet vine, red columbine, bee balm, scarlet sage and many Penstemon varieties. They happily feed from nectar feeders too. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are solitary birds that only come together to mate. The female builds her cup-shaped nest about 10-20 feet above ground in a well-camouflaged area of a shrub or tree. Here she will commonly produce 1-2 broods of 2 white eggs per year. The incubation period is 10-16 days. The female, alone, will care for the young for... --- > Sweet corn is a vegetable that originated in the Americas and has spread worldwide. Originally referred to as maize the cultivation of corn was... - Published: 2019-08-27 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/sweet-corn-the-best-part-of-summer/ - Categories: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Mid-summer gardening, Recipes - Tags: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Mid Summer Gardening, Recipes History of Sweet Corn and Recipes By Engrid Winslow Image by Couleur from Pixabay “The first ear of corn, eaten like a typewriter, means summer to me—intense, but fleeting. ” ― Michael Anthony There are two flavors of summer that I will unapologetically eat until bursting with absolutely no apologies because they haunt my food memories in the dead of winter. One is tomatoes fresh from the garden and the other is sweet corn. Sweet corn is a vegetable that originated in the Americas and has spread worldwide. Originally referred to as maize the cultivation of corn was introduced in South America from Mexico in two waves: the first, more than 6000 years ago, spread through the Andes. Evidence of cultivation in Peru has been found dating to about 6700 years ago. The second wave, about 2000 years ago, spread corn through the lowlands of South America. Around 4,500 B. C. , maize began to spread to the north; it was first cultivated in what is now the United States at several sites in New Mexico and Arizona, about 4,100 B. C. During the first millennium AD, maize cultivation spread more widely in the areas north. In particular, the large-scale adoption of maize agriculture and consumption in eastern North America took place about A. D. 900. Native Americans cleared large forest and grassland areas for the new crop. Corn is used in many foods including grits (in the South), polenta (in Italy), cornstarch, chowder, cornbread, cornflake cereal, hominy, popcorn, corn... --- > Leeks are related to onions as they are both in the Allium family) but have a much more mild flavor. The Hebrew Bible talks of leeks, and reports... - Published: 2019-08-22 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/for-the-love-of-leeks/ - Categories: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, Mid-summer gardening, Onion, Recipes - Tags: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, leeks, Mid Summer Gardening, Recipes Heirloom Vegetable Seeds By Engrid Winslow Image by Susann Wagner from Pixabay “If you can mock a leek, you can eat a leek! ” ― William Shakespeare, Henry V Since you planted leeks in the spring, now is the time to pat yourself on the back and enjoy the harvest. One of the simplest ways to enjoy leeks is to sauté them in butter and olive oil with mild peppers. It is also a good idea to slice them thinly and freeze them for adding to soups and stews during the winter. Leeks are related to onions as they are both in the Allium family) but have a much more mild flavor. The Hebrew Bible talks of leeks, and reports it as abundant in Egypt. Dried specimens have been discovered at archaeological sites in ancient Egypt along with wall carvings and drawings, which indicate that the leek was a part of the Egyptian diet from at least the second millennium BCE. Texts also show that it was grown in Mesopotamia from the beginning of the second millennium BCE. The leek was a favorite vegetable of the Roman Emperor Nero, who consumed it in soup or in oil, believing it beneficial to the quality of his voice. Some of the most common uses of Leek are as an ingredient of cock-a-leekie soup, leek and potato soup, and vichyssoise, as well as plain leek soup. But here are a couple of other ways for you to enjoy your harvest of leeks: LEEKS... --- > Mid- August to Mid- September is the prime time to start planning and planting your fall vegetable garden and your cool season vegetables... - Published: 2019-08-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/plant-your-cool-season-vegetables-now/ - Categories: Beets, Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, Kale, Lettuces & Greens, Mid-summer gardening, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, Seed Starting Know Which Crops to Plant and When by Heather Stone Photo courtesy of pexels - skitterphoto 9301 (1) Mid- August to Mid- September is the prime time to start planning and planting your fall vegetable garden and your cool season vegetables. Even though it’s still hot outside, the nights are getting cooler and the days shorter. Now is the time to get those quick-growing, cool-season vegetables in the ground. For bountiful late-season harvests here are a few guidelines to follow. -Know which crops to plant and when. Here’s a list of our favorite cool-season vegetables and their days to maturity. Kale should be planted 85 – 90 days before the first frost. The leaves can handle a few light touches of frost and become sweeter each time. Carrots can be planted 80-85 days before frost. They can be harvested when young and tender. Even after the cold temperatures shrivel the tops, they can be dug, sweet and juicy, from the ground throughout the fall. Beets can do double duty with green tops for salads and tasty roots as well. Plant seeds about 65-70 days before frost, depending on the type you choose. Leafy greens such as spinach and leaf lettuces, arugula, mustard greens and Swiss chard all do best in the cooler temperatures of fall. Plant seeds about 50-60 days before frost depending on the type of green chosen. These can be harvested when young and immature for delicious baby greens. Photo courtesy of pexels by kaboompics 5809 Radishes are... --- > Keeping weeds under control is one of the most important august garden chores along with harvesting and planting another round of cool-season... - Published: 2019-08-16 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/august-garden-chores/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Heirloom Vegetables, Mid-summer gardening - Tags: Gardening Tips, Mid Summer Gardening photo courtesy of pixabay - photoAC 2518377_1280 Gardening Tips We are deep into August. Here are a few tips and reminders about where should we be focusing our time and efforts in the garden this month to make the most impact. For many, August in the garden is an explosion of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Keep on top of harvesting! A daily inspection of zucchini plants ensures none escape your eye and turn into what more resembles a baseball bat than a vegetable. Check tomatoes for blossom end rot and adjust watering if needed. Start gathering recipes for the crops you have in abundance. Hit up some of your favorite websites or blogs for recipe ideas. Check out our reader shared recipes here. 2. Harvest herbs for either fresh use or to save for later. Here are some tips for preserving herbs by freezing, drying or in vinegar. 3. As crops are harvested and bare space appears in the garden another August garden chore is to protect your soil by covering it with mulch or planting a cover crop. 4. Side-dress your warm-season crops with a little compost to give them a boost to finish out the growing season. 5. Now is the time to plant another sowing of cool-season vegetables like lettuces, chard, kale, radish, spinach, arugula, beets, carrots and peas. This doesn’t have to take long and you’ll thank yourself later when you have fresh salad greens throughout the fall. Plant another row of bush beans too for... --- > Tips for successfully growing watermelons include choosing the correct variety of seed, knowing when to water, giving them room to grow... - Published: 2019-07-31 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/four-tips-for-growing-your-best-watermelons/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardens, Watering - Tags: Gardening Tips, Watering, Watermelons Gardening Tips by Heather Stone Photo courtesy of pixabay If you have space, make room for a hill or two of watermelons in your garden. They are easy to grow and like any fruit and vegetable, they just taste better when they are plucked straight from the garden. Besides, nothing says summer quite like a juicy slice of watermelon. Here are a few tips for successfully growing watermelon. Choose the right variety for your climate Most watermelons need 80-95 days to ripen, but some varieties require even longer. Choose one that works for your area. You can get a head start by starting seeds indoors about three weeks before your last frost date or by purchasing established plants. Plant outside when all chances of frost have passed and the soil temperatures are in the 70’s. Give them room to roam Watermelons need lots of room to ramble. It is not uncommon for vines to reach up to 20 feet in length. The vines don’t like to be regularly moved so pick a spot where you can let them roam freely. Know when to water Keep plants moist when starting off and until fruits begin to form. Watermelons are fairly deep-rooted plants, so in some climates, you might not need a lot of extra moisture except during extended dry periods. When watering, water at the roots and try to avoid getting the leaves wet. This helps to keep down on the spread of fungal diseases. Once the fruit has begun to... --- > What's bugging your garden? Mysterious holes in the leaves of your favorite rose? Earwigs buried deep in the leaves of your lettuce? Flea beetles? - Published: 2019-07-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/whats-bugging-your-garden/ - Categories: Beneficial Insects, Botanical Soaps, Education, Garden Maintenance, Garden Problems, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Mid-summer gardening, Pest Control, Row Covers - Tags: Beneficial Insects, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, pest control, row covers Less Toxic Pests Remedies By Engrid Winslow Image by André Santana from Pixabay What's bugging your garden? Mysterious holes in the leaves of your favorite rose? Earwigs buried deep in the leaves of your lettuce? Flea beetles mangling your perennials and vegetables? Most people are averse to creepy crawlies in their gardens but, please, BEFORE you reach for the chemicals to blast them into the stratosphere, consider that all of the insects are essential to having a healthy garden and planet. So here are a few suggestions for less toxic remedies of getting rid of garden pests to try in your garden. Slugs – small saucers of beer tucked under leaves will attract them and they will fall in and drown. Slugs aren’t picky so don’t waste a craft brew on them – Coors works just fine. Earwigs – There are a couple of things you can try for these and one is a small saucer of soy sauce with a little bit of vegetable oil and you’ll get the same results as with the slugs, above. You can also roll up several sheets of newspaper and get them fairly wet. Slide them under your plants in the evening and throw them away in the morning. Aphids – These are a very weak, soft-bodied insect that feed on tender new foliage and buds. You can bet that if you have aphids, you will soon have a host of ladybugs feasting on them. If you can’t wait, then use soapy water... --- > One of my favorite plants began blooming this week, Lacy Phacelia, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you all about Lacy Phacelia. - Published: 2019-07-02 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/lacy-phacelia/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Gardening Tips, Honey Bees, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Cover Crop, Pollinators, Wildflowers Wildflower Seeds by Heather Stone Image by Cydonia from Pixabay One of my favorite plants began blooming this week, Lacy phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you all about Lacy Phacelia. It has many common names including lacy scorpionweed, tansy leaf phacelia, blue tansy, purple tansy and my favorite, bee’s friend. Clusters of light blue-violet flowers that unfurl in a fiddlehead shape sit atop attractive fern-like foliage. Reaching heights of 1-3 feet and blooming for 6-8 weeks this fast-growing wildflower is an excellent addition to any garden. It also makes an excellent cut flower. Native to the southwestern United States, this easy to grow annual does well in hot, dry conditions but easily adapts to a variety of site conditions. Lacy phacelia seeds germinate readily in 15-30 days. Sow seeds early in the spring while there is still a possibility of frost. Ideal soil temperatures for best germination are between 37-68 degrees F. Press seeds gently into the soil at a depth of ⅛-¼”. It’s not only the lovely blue-violet flowers that make lacy phacelia one of my favorite plants. Lacy Phacelia is well known for its ability to attract bees and butterflies to an area. It is a heavy nectar producer and is listed in the top 20 pollen-producing flowers for honeybees. Having this source of high-quality nectar and pollen means you’ll be attracting many native bees, bumblebees, honey bees and butterflies to your garden. I have these flowers growing near my front... --- > A milkweed growing guide that includes tips and methods for growing Milkweed successfully. Milkweeds are hardy, perennial wildflowers found... - Published: 2019-06-27 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/our-ultimate-milkweed-growing-guide/ - Categories: Butterflies, Gardening Tips, Monarch Butterflies, Planting, Seed Starting - Tags: Milkweed, Monarchs butterflies, Seed Starting Tips for Planting and Growing Milkweed Successfully by Sam Doll Milkweeds are hardy, perennial wildflowers found throughout North America. Some species can grow up to six feet tall and they produce beautiful, fragrant flower clusters. Since they’re common ingredients in traditional medicine, their genus name, Asclepias, comes from the Greek god of medicine. Milkweed has gotten a bad rap over the years. Allergies and perceptions of the wildflower as a weed have caused it to be wiped out throughout large portions of North America. This is bad news for the Monarch Butterfly. Monarch mothers will only lay their eggs on milkweed plants (genus Asclepias) and, once hatched, their caterpillars exclusively live on and eat the leaves of those same plants. They cannot survive without them. The prevalence of pesticides has not helped and the loss of milkweed, wildflowers, and other floral resources has devastated the monarch butterfly population. However, by restoring Milkweed to urban and wild landscapes, we can begin the process of saving the Monarch Butterfly! And our Ultimate Milkweed Growing Guide is here to help. Don’t have your seeds yet? Check out our Complete Milkweed Buying Guide for all you need to know about our Milkweed Products! Milkweed Growing Guide Table of Contents Prep Planting Transplanting Why all these steps? Milkweed seed has a high percentage of dormancy, which means many of the seeds won’t germinate without a little special treatment or might need to age for a season. Since we want to make sure you have complete... --- > A milkweed buying guide, describing the different types of milkweed seed available with descriptions and attributes of each type... - Published: 2019-06-25 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/the-complete-milkweed-buying-guide/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Gardening Tips, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies, Nature, Planting, Pollinators - Tags: Milkweed, Monarchs, Pollinators What Species of Milkweed is Best For You By Sam Doll Monarch Butterflies are amazing North American animals! Their iconic, colorful wings are actually warnings for potential predators. Those spots and strips are big caution signs saying: STOP; I TASTE BAD! Every year, the Monarchs embark on one of nature's most astonishing mass migrations. This incredible journey takes four generations and covers over 3000 miles through the United States, Mexico and Canada. Monarch mothers will only lay their eggs on milkweed plants (genus Asclepias) and, once hatched, their caterpillars exclusively live on and eat the leaves of those same plants. They cannot survive without them. The problem is that milkweed has gotten a bad rap over the years. Allergies and perceptions of the wildflower as a weed have caused it to be wiped out throughout large portions of North America. The prevalence of pesticides has not helped and the loss of milkweed, wildflowers, and other floral resources has devastated the monarch butterfly's population. It’s not without hope, though! Everyone can do their part to help. The most important thing you can do is to plant more milkweed on your property and in your community. This guide to purchasing milkweed seed will help you figure out which species of milkweed is best for you, and you can help Monarch Butterflies! Oh, and while you’re at it, check out our Monarch Rescue Wildflower Mix. It has Butterfly Milkweed and a mix of other wildflower seeds to provide a nectar-rich place for Monarch... --- > Learn more about June happenings in the honeybee hive and what to look for in your hives as the bees are busy harvesting honey and pollen... - Published: 2019-06-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/june-happenings-in-the-honeybee-hive/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Honey Bees, Pollinators - Tags: Honey Bees, Pollinators Watching Bees at Work By Engrid Winslow This is the time of year when sources of honey and pollen are abundant and you can see the bees busily working in your flowerbeds. It’s fun just to stand to the side and watch a beehive at this time of year as the bees fly in with full pollen bags and others leave to forage. The bees are not very defensive at this time of year but after the solstice, they start being more protective of honey stores. It’s an easy time for the colony and the beekeeper to enjoy the break from worrying about the colony having enough to eat. Inspections still must continue for the honeybee health, to be sure that everything is going well with the colony. The first thing the beekeeper checks for when opening to the colony is the presence of eggs, larvae, newly born bees (these are called nurse bees and their first task is to foster newly hatching bees), stores of pollen and honey and room for the Queen to lay more eggs. If there is no room there are several options, including splitting the hive and leaving the Queen in one hive while allowing the new colony to raise another queen or installing a new queen. Another option is to shift frames around a bit so that there are some empty frames closer to the brood nest. The beekeeper also checks the “pattern”, or density of the capped brood. A good queen will lay... --- > Green Peas are easy to grow and can be succession planted to extend the harvest, they are delicious additions to salads, soups and eaten alone. Pass the peas! - Published: 2019-06-18 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/please-pass-the-peas/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Peas, Recipes - Tags: Garden Inspiration, Peas, Recipes History of Green Peas and Recipes By Engrid Winslow “How luscious lies the pea within the pod” - Emily Dickson wrote. I think most of us would agree that fresh peas are a hallmark of early summer produce and have us saying "please pass the peas". The origin of peas is shrouded in mystery as it is a food plant so ancient that the earliest preserved specimens date from 9750 BCE in Thailand. Peas are legumes and of the family Fabaceae and is the third largest of the flowering plant families. The ancient Greeks and Romans grew peas and hot pea soup was peddled in the streets of Athens while fried peas were sold to spectators instead of popcorn at the Coliseum in Rome. They were popular in England in the middle ages and there were to primary varieties – one was a field pea to be fed to animals and the other was called the “greene pea” and appeared often at the dinner table. The pea arrived in the Americas with Christopher Columbus and was part of the early colonist’s kitchen gardens. Green Peas are easy to grow and can be succession planted to extend the harvest, they are delicious additions to salads, soups and eaten alone. The varieties are many, including shelling peas and sweet sugar snaps as well as the snow pea used in Asian cooking. “All the essentials of life,” according to Winston Churchill, are only four: hot baths, cold champagne, old brandy and new peas.... --- > A list of June garden chores to keep your veggies and flowers going strong, including trellising vines, replanting summer crops, deadheading... - Published: 2019-06-11 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/june-garden-chore-list/ - Categories: Beans, Beneficial Insects, Composting, Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Pest Control, Succession Planting, Water Conservation, Watering - Tags: Composting, Garden Maintenance, succession planting, Watering Gardening Tips By Heather Stone Here are some June garden chores to keep your veggies and flowers going strong. Photo courtesy of pixabay Cage or trellis any vining vegetables such as cucumbers, beans and tomatoes. By training these vegetables to grow up you are saving precious garden space and keeping the fruit off of the ground and away from critters. Click here for trellis ideas! Continue watering your vegetable and perennial beds. Try to keep water close to the roots and off of leaves. Checked potted plants often, they tend to dry out faster. Keep up with the weeds! This can start to feel like a never-ending battle at this time of year, but keeping the weeds under control means more nutrients, water and sunlight for your vegetables and flowers. Mulch around vegetables to help conserve water. Side dress with compost for a mid-season boost. photo courtesy of pixabay Begin replacing cool season crops that have begun to wind done or have bolted from heat. Plant successive crops of summer greens like collards, kale, chard and lettuce (Protect them from hot afternoon sun). Transplant any remaining warm season vegetable starts. Plant your squash, melon and cucumber seeds if you haven’t already. Keep an eye out for pests. Keep your birdbaths full and clean. Plant a new patch of bush beans every couple of weeks. Pinch out suckers on your tomatoes. Keep deadheading perennials for continued bloom. Sit back, relax and enjoy your garden. --- > The bright, rich colors of nasturtium flowers make an impact along the edge of the border, in a pot or climbing a wall or trellis. Their gorgeous... - Published: 2019-06-04 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/nasturtiums/ - Categories: Annuals, Garden Inspiration, Planting, Seed Starting - Tags: Annuals, Easy-to-grow, Seed Starting Wildflower Seeds by Heather Stone The bright, rich colors of nasturtium flowers make an impact along the edge of the border, in a pot or climbing a wall or trellis. Their gorgeous rounded leaves, much like a water lily, are a vibrant shade of green with a few varieties having variegated leaves. These easy to grow annuals deserve a place in any garden. Growing Nasturtiums is easy from seed. Sow directly in the garden starting in late spring after all chances of frost have passed. If you want to get a head start you can plant seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before your last frost date. Plant the seeds ½- 1” deep and about 10” apart. Nasturtium seeds are large and germinate quickly (5-7 days) which makes them a great seed to plant with children. Nasturtiums can be grown in full sun or part shade. They prefer a leaner soil and do not need to be fertilized. Keep them watered during dry spells and remove spent blossoms to encourage prolonged blooming. Flower colors range from orange to red to yellow, peach and even burgundy. Both the flowers and leaves of the nasturtium plant are edible. The flowers have a peppery flavor and make a bright addition to any salad. They are delicious stuffed with soft cheese or can be used to make an infused vinegar. Nasturtiums make great edging plants. I especially like to use them along the edges in my vegetable garden where they spill over the sides of my... --- > Cucumbers are easy to grow and an excellent choice for the new gardener. Here is a cucumber growing guide to help you care for your plants... - Published: 2019-05-17 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/cucumber-growing-guide/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Cucumbers, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables Tips for Successfully Growing Cucumbers by Heather Stone photo courtesy of pixabay Once the warm weather hits it’s time to start thinking about planting cucumbers. Nothing beats a fresh cucumber straight from the vine! Cucumbers are fairly easy to grow and are an excellent choice for the new gardener. Cucumber growing guide: Cucumbers are very frost tender so don’t plant seed or transplant starts until two weeks after your last frost date or when soil temperatures reach at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Your soil should be well-drained and fertile. Work 1-2” of compost into the top 4-6” of your soil before planting. Pick an area of your garden that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight. If days regularly reach temperatures of 90 degrees or more provide some afternoon shade. Plant seeds in groups of 4-6, 1/2” below the soil surface in rows or hills 3’ apart. Most cucumber seeds germinate in 4-7 days. Providing a trellis for the plants to climb frees up garden space and improves airflow around the plants reducing fungal and bacterial diseases. Trellising also keeps the fruits off the ground away from moisture and critters and makes them easier to harvest. Cucumbers are themselves 95% water so moisture is of key importance when growing cucumbers. Cucumbers need at least 1” of water a week. If plants inadequate moisture the fruit will often develop a bitter taste. To help retain moisture and keep the weeds down place mulch around your plants. Harvesting photo courtesy of pixabay.... --- > Planting fragrant flowers will bring more sweet smells into your life and your garden. Mix and match plants with different fragrances to create your... - Published: 2019-05-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/bring-more-sweet-smells-into-your-life/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Gardening Tips - Tags: Garden Inspiration, Garden Tips Find Your Favorite Fragrant Flowers By Engrid Winslow Photo courtesy of Joe Winslow Do gardeners love fragrance because they are gardeners or are they gardening because they enjoy fragrance? It’s sort of a “chicken and the egg” concept, but no gardener can deny that growing plants is a sensory experience. Whether it’s brushing against basil or tomatoes while harvesting or inhaling the smell of a rose, those of us who garden seek out sweet (even unusual) smelling plants. If you enjoy the spicy scent of marigolds or the heady aroma of peonies then you surely want to bring fragrant flowers and plants into your life. Fragrance can bring back memories or promote relaxation. Lavender is the most well-known fragrance added to various products that help us relax and even fall asleep. The best way to bring fragrant flowers into your garden is to plant them where the fragrance can be enjoyed when you are outdoors. Place them near walkways, front and back doors, benches and under bedroom windows so the smell can be appreciated. Also, consider the seasons when they bloom for year-round enjoyment. Fragrance in flowers falls into 4 major categories: Floral, Fresh, Spicy and Woodsy are the primary scents. Floral smells are sweetly fragrant and include flowers such as stock, lilies, sweet pea, alyssum, lily of the valley and phlox. If you like spicy then be sure to include marigolds, sage and carnations. Fresh scents include lavender and mint while you can add the woodsy smell with rosemary... --- > Morning Glories are one of the easiest annuals to start from seed. In some areas, they will re-seed from last year's dropped seed and... - Published: 2019-05-03 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/a-trio-of-morning-glories-to-welcome-spring/ - Categories: Annuals, Garden Inspiration, Planting, Seeds - Tags: Annuals, Garden Inspiration, Seeds The Morning Glory By Engrid Winslow Morning Glories are one of the easiest annuals to start from seed. In some areas, they will re-seed from last year's dropped seed and some varieties may even be perennial in mild climates. After an overnight soak in water, plant the seeds about 1/2 inch deep and then stand back and watch! Best started in fertile soil with adequate moisture during germination and early growth, morning glories can produce vines up to 15 feet long and will clamber over gazebos, fences and trellises with their twining limbs. Some gardeners even grow them up a downspout and along a roofline or up into the limbs of a tall tree. They can be so vigorous as to choke out other plants nearby and can be vigorous re-seeders which grow best in average soil and full sun. They are called “morning glory” because they bloom early in the day and the petals deflate and fall off in the evening. The Morning Glory was first cultivated in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds. It was introduced to the Japanese in the 9th century, and they were the first to cultivate it as an ornamental flower. The Japanese have led the world in developing varieties and the colors range from blue and pink to red, purple, lavender, white and even brown. The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Here is a trio of Morning Glories: Heavenly Blue Morning Glory (also... --- > Pollinators are the magic ingredient that makes our natural world work. Support these important species by planting pollinator seed mixes... - Published: 2019-04-30 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/our-5-most-popular-pollinator-seed-mixes/ - Categories: Wildflowers, Beneficial Insects, Birds, Butterflies, Education, Garden Inspiration, Gardening Tips, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies, Pollinators, Seeds - Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Monarchs, Pollinators, Wildflower Seeds Save the Pollinators Pollinators are the magic ingredient that makes our natural world work. They fuel lifecycles of entire ecosystems and are found everywhere flowering plants are. Humans are also incredibly dependent on pollinators. Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes. Honeybees, native bees, bumblebees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other wild critters are all incredibly important pollinators! Unfortunately, we are losing our pollinators at an alarming rate. Insect pollinators are being hit especially hard. Habitat loss, exposure to pesticides, lack of food, and diseases are all leading factors in the decline of these species. We should all be concerned. One-third of our food, from coffee to strawberries, are dependent on pollinators to produce. We need these animals just as much as they need us. We take our favorite wildflower seeds and blend them into pollinator seed mixes specially formulated to help create habitat and forage for the pollinators in your backyard. We make sure to use fresh, high quality, open-pollinated, GMO-free seeds because you deserve to have a successful, healthy, and fun planting experience. Our mixes are all seed with none of the fillers that you might find in other mixes because we believe you should get what you’re paying for. Click here if you have any questions about how to select your site, plant, or care for our wildflower mixes! Here are our 5 most popular pollinator seed mixes: 1. Monarch Rescue Mix Monarch Butterflies are some of the most wonderful and strange animals on Earth. Every year, they... --- > Sometimes pesky mosquitoes take the fun out of outdoor activities. Try these planting these 7 plants to keep mosquitos away around... - Published: 2019-04-26 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/7-plants-to-keep-the-mosquitos-away/ - Categories: Basil, Gardening Tips, Health, Herbs, Mid-summer gardening, Pest Control - Tags: hebs, pest control Gardening Tips by Heather Stone photo courtesy of pixabay The long, warm days of summer are meant to be enjoyed. Sitting poolside, bar-b-queuing with friends or just relaxing in the garden. But sometimes pesky mosquitoes have a way of taking the fun right out of our outdoor activities. Instead of dousing yourself and your loved ones in chemical bug sprays try planting some of these mosquito repellent plants around your garden and patio to help keep the bugs at bay. Lemongrass- Lemongrass is an ingredient in citronella oil and its strong lemon scent is a proven mosquito repellant. This tropical grass is best grown in pots as an annual or brought indoors during the winter months. Marigolds- The strongly scented flowers of marigolds repel mosquitos, flies and even rabbits. These beauties come in an array of colors that will brighten up any spot. Keep pots of marigolds near seating areas and doorways to deter mosquitos. In the vegetable garden, marigolds repel many of the insects that attack tomato plants. photo courtesy of pixabay Lavender- The aromatic, purple flower spikes of lavender not only repel mosquitoes but moths, flies and fleas too. Use the fresh or dried flowers directly on the skin or dry them and hang them indoors to repel moths and flies inside. Don’t forget, the bees love lavender! Basil- Who doesn’t enjoy the smell and taste of fresh basil? Mosquitos, it seems. Unlike many of the other mosquito repellant plants, you don’t have to crush the leaves or... --- > We take our favorite wildflower seeds and blend them into these popular wildflower seed mixes specially formulated for unique regions... - Published: 2019-04-23 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/25007-2/ - Categories: Annuals, Gardening Tips, Non-GMO, Organic Gardening, Perennials, Planting, Seed Dispersal, Seeds, Wildflowers - Tags: Annuals, Non-GMO, Perennials, Seeds, Wildflowers Wildflower Seeds What is a wildflower? Well, a wildflower is any flowering plant that has not been altered from its wild state. These plants have had no selective breeding, no genetic modification, and are all natural! These little beauties can be found in nearly any environment; from mountains to prairies, swamps to deserts! Wildflowers provide vital habitats and forage for wildlife, like our favorite butterflies and bees, and beautiful sights and scents for us lucky gardeners. We take our favorite wildflower seeds and blend them into these mixes specially formulated for unique regions, conditions, and uses. We make sure to use fresh, high quality, open-pollinated, GMO-free seeds because you deserve to have a successful, healthy, and fun planting experience. Our mixes are all seed with none of the fillers that you might find in other mixes because we believe you should get what you’re paying for. Click here if you have any questions about how to select your site, plant, or care for our wildflower mixes! Here are our most popular wildflower seed mixes: 1. All Annuals Wildflower Mix We love Annuals! This mix brings vibrant and long-lasting color to any site. This mix includes great wildflowers including Scarlet Flax, California Poppy, and Desert Bluebells that will add immediately to any drab or “worn out” spots on your property. This mix also reseeds well, so you can enjoy these annuals year after year! Find it here. 2. Wildflowers for Shade Mix Not every spot in your garden is going to... --- > In order to produce 1 pound of honey, bees will visit approximately 2 million flowers. An average hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles to... - Published: 2019-04-19 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/honey-dos-and-donts/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Honey Bees - Tags: Bees, Education, Honey Bees Tips for Purchasing Honey By Engrid Winslow In order to produce 1 pound of honey, bees will visit approximately 2 million flowers. An average hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles to produce a pound of honey. One bee colony can produce 40 to 100 pounds of honey per year. The average foraging bee makes about 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. When you consider these facts, it is truly a miracle that honey is so well-known and widely used. The very first origins of keeping bees and honey is not known but there are drawings from early Egypt depicting the practice. Honey was called “The Tears of Re” (Re, also referred to as Ra, was the Egyptian Sun God). Honey bee colonies tended by a beekeeper often produce more honey than they need to survive during the cold winter months when there are no blooms. A responsible beekeeper harvests only the extra which is produced in a “honey super”. These are smaller boxes on top of the two brood boxes separated from the hive by a “Queen Excluder”. No brood is raised there and the bees fill it up with excess honey. Buyer beware if you are purchasing honey in large jugs at a steeply discounted price. Imported honey is often only a small percentage of honey and a large portion of it is actually sugar syrup. Buy from a local beekeeper, if at all possible. If you don’t know one, check out Farmer’s Markets, fruit stands, small... --- > If you grew up in the South, you loved okra as an essential ingredient in gumbo. If you didn’t, you might think it's “slimy” but check out these okra recipes! - Published: 2019-04-16 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/okra-is-not-as-yucky-as-some-might-think/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Okra, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Okra, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens History of Okra and Okra Recipes By Engrid Winslow If you grew up in the South, as I did, you loved okra as an essential ingredient in gumbo. If you didn’t then you might think it is “slimy” but okay if coated in batter and deep-fried. Well, you have been treating this amazing vegetable all wrong. First of all, the plants are really pretty and the flowers are fabulous, looking a lot like a hibiscus bloom, and can be grown as a 3-4 foot tall annual flower. Try our Clemson Spineless Okra Recipes! Okra probably originated somewhere around Ethiopia and was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians around the 12th century B. C. Its cultivation spread throughout North Africa, Arabia and the Middle East. The seed pods were eaten cooked, and the seeds were toasted and ground and used as a coffee substitute. The plant spread around the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and eastward and was introduced to the Americas by ships plying the Atlantic slave trade in the mid-1600s when its presence was recorded in Brazil. It was further documented in Suriname in 1686. Okra may have been introduced to southeastern North America from Africa in the early 18th century. By 1748, it was being grown as far north as Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson noted it was well established in Virginia by 1781. It’s best to grow okra yourself if you can (or purchase them directly from a farmer) to ensure that the pods are fresh, tender and not overly... --- > What’s your favorite tomato? All true tomato lovers and growers have a few tomato varieties that they just couldn’t imagine not growing. - Published: 2019-04-12 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/what-is-your-favorite-tomato/ - Categories: Planting, Tomato, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Planting, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardens Heirloom Vegetable Seeds by Heather Stone What’s your favorite tomato? All true tomato lovers and growers have a few tomato varieties that they just couldn’t imagine not growing and always recommend to their friends and fellow gardeners. One popular heirloom tomato variety that continues to be a favorite among many and consistently wins taste tests across the country is the Cherokee Purple tomato. Cherokee Purple tomato is a beefsteak style tomato whose skin is a dusky rose-red color. When sliced its interior is an even darker red. The flavor is described as a “balance of sweet, acid and savory with a hint of smoke. ” Cherokee Purple is best eaten fresh on sandwiches or in salads. With a name like “Cherokee Purple,” there has to be a story there somewhere. Craig LeHoullier, a grower of heirloom tomatoes, connoisseur and author of the book Epic Tomatoes is who we can thank for bringing this delicious tomato to the masses. In 1990, Craig received a package from John D. Green of Sevierville, Tennessee containing seeds of an unnamed purple tomato. John explained that his neighbor had shared the seeds with him and that her family had been passing along the seeds since the late 1800s when they were originally received from Cherokee Native Americans. Craig grew the seeds in his 1991 garden and gave this beauty the name Cherokee Purple. Next, Craig passed the seeds on to the folks at Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. They loved the taste of this tomato and... --- > Remember to plant native plants such as liatris, asters, sunflowers, penstemons, rabbitbrush and native bee plant. Anything with tubular... - Published: 2019-03-27 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/why-are-native-plants-important/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Education, Honey Bees, Nature, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Bees, Pollinators, Wildflowers Wildflower Seeds by Engrid Winslow Honey bees are not native to the United States but were imported in the 1600s by colonists from Europe. Already here when honey bees arrived were 50 species of bumblebees and over 4,400 species of native bees. Bumblebees are especially efficient at buzz pollination. (Check out this blog for more information on bumblebees: www. bbbseed. com/its-bumblebee-bonanza-time). Native bees specialize in pollinating native species of plants – including food – while honey bees are best described as generalists. . Native bees do not have pollen bags on their legs but are often covered with a lot of bushy hairs on their bodies which gather and distribute pollen in the most excellent way. Also, native bees (bumblebees are the exception) live only about 6 weeks and their lives coincide with the bloom time of certain plants that they are specialists in pollinating. They are extremely docile and non-aggressive with some of them having a stinger that doesn’t even penetrate the skin. Their sting also contains a different type of toxin which will not cause anaphylaxis in people who are allergic to honey bee stings. Alkali bees are essential for pollinating alfalfa. Alfalfa is a member of the pea family and the flowers have a lower lip which will snap closed and whack honeybees on the butt but Alkali bees have figured out how to get in and out of the flowers quickly and efficiently. Sunflower bees hatch late in the season to coincide with the bloom of... --- > Plant Green Peas for one of the first crops in the spring. As soon as you can stick your finger into the soil you can plant peas. Whether... - Published: 2019-03-22 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/dont-pass-on-peas/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Peas, Planting, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Peas, Planting, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens Tips for Successfully Growing Peas by Heather Stone Image by Reginal from Pixabay Plant Green Peas for one of the first crops in the spring. As soon as you can stick your finger into the soil you can plant peas. Whether you plant shelling, snap or snow peas this early crop loves the cool weather of spring, producing tender pods that are hard to resist. More often than not, they are eaten straight off the vine right there in the garden, very few making it to the kitchen. Every year I always wish I would have planted more. Planting green peas should happen as soon as the soil can be worked, about 4-6 weeks before your average last frost date. For best germination, soil temperatures should be around 50 degrees F. Do be cautious of excess moisture. You don’t want your seeds sitting in wet soil. Before planting, soak your seeds overnight. This will help speed germination. Plant seeds about 1” deep and 2-3” apart in well-loosened soil in a sunny spot in your garden. Peas will also do well in part shade. Give your peas a trellis, as most peas need something to climb on. Keep the area moist until the seeds germinate, on average between 7-14 days. Green Peas are an easy crop to grow. Keep the plants moist, especially once they start producing. When they reach 8-12” tall mulch your vines well to keep the soil cool and help retain moisture. Peas grow best in temperatures below... --- > April means the delivery of packages and nucs and towards the end of the month established overwintered honeybee hive begins to think... - Published: 2019-03-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/april-happenings-in-the-honeybee-hive/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Honey Bees, Pollinators - Tags: Bees, Honey Bees, Pollinators Tips for Pollinators By Engrid Winslow Image by Matthew Greger from Pixabay Beginning in March, as the days lengthen and temperatures begin to warm (at least some of the time! ) the bees are starting to raise brood again. April means the delivery of packages and nucs and towards the end of the month established overwintered honeybee hive begins to think of swarming. This is a very busy time for beekeepers and bees. With the vagaries of winter, some early pollen sources may not materialize and all good stewards of the bees will put sugar water and pollen patties in their hives. Pollen is critical in raising healthy brood and March is the time when the colonies are running out of the nectar and pollen they stored in the fall for surviving all winter. Losing a honeybee hive in the early spring can be caused by starvation although all factors such as mite loads, insecticidal poisoning and other issues should also be considered and evaluated. As spring creeps ever closer, the most abundant sources of pollen and nectar are available during this time. Brood rearing continues in earnest and beekeepers must watch carefully for signs of swarming. Many beekeepers are eager to add to their hives by capturing swarms and add their names to lists with local and state beekeepers associations. (The swarm hotline number in Colorado if you spot a swarm is 1-844-spy- bees, 1-844-779-2337). Classic signs of swarming include large numbers of bees “bearding” or gathering on the... --- > We're highlighting some different lettuce varieties which will take you beyond the traditional iceberg lettuce followed by a quick tutorial on growing them. - Published: 2019-03-08 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/go-beyond-iceberg-lettuce/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Lettuces & Greens, Planting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens Different Types of Lettuce and How to Use Them By Engrid Winslow There are many different types of lettuce and perhaps you were wondering how to use these various types. Here’s a general description of some different lettuce varieties which will take you beyond the traditional iceberg lettuce followed by a quick tutorial on growing them. Butterhead /Buttercrunch/Bibb/Boston – Any of the “B” lettuces form loose heads of large, softly ruffled leaves that range in color from bright yellow-green to magenta-tipped emerald. They have a slight crunch when you bite in, followed by a melt-in-your-mouth silkiness. The leaves are buttery and slightly sweet. They are perfect for use in sandwiches or salads and the largest outer leaves are great as a wrap for various fillings because of their pliability. Romaine forms a long, straight head of crisp leaves with a prominent center stem. They come in the familiar crisp, tall, green heads to shorter and fluffier versions that range from dark red to lime green with red speckles. They can be harvested when young for a tender and delicate salad. They have a mild crunch from the center stem when mature and are the classic lettuce for a traditional Caesar salad since it’s a perfect contrast to the creamy, cheesy dressing. It can also be used as a scoop for dips and holds up on a burger. Oakleaf lettuce has unusually shaped leaves that form a loose cluster with tender, crunchy stems. The flavors can range from sweet when young... --- > Here are three ways to compost that will work with your lifestyle. No matter where or how you are composting, there are some basic... - Published: 2019-03-06 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/three-ways-to-compost-that-will-fit-your-lifestyle/ - Categories: Composting, Gardening Tips - Tags: Composting, Gardening Tips Composting Basics by Sam Doll Composting seems like 'all the rage' right now! Taking some of your food and paper waste out of the landfill is a great way to reduce your waste, take care of the environment, and create an excellent supplement for your (or a lucky neighbor’s) garden! We’ll show you three ways to compost that will work with your lifestyle. No matter where or how you are composting, there are some basic guidelines to be aware of. First off, if you are composting at home, you want to avoid any animal products like meat and dairy (eggshells are fine). These products can create unwanted odors and attract pests like raccoons! You also want to be aware of how much brown and green material that is going into your compost. Brown material is any dry, carbon-rich material. This includes shredded paper, dried leaves, or old plant material. Green material is nitrogen-rich material like food scraps, eggshells, grass clippings, and coffee grounds. When composting you want to include equal amounts of brown and green materials. If you are using an outdoor composting system, you’ll want to alternate layering brown and green materials, usually starting with brown. Finally, you can’t let the compost just sit. Mix it and water it to keep the microbes happy and healthy. Mixing it incorporates oxygen and watering cools the pile and prevents it from drying out. Indoors You may have been reading this and thinking, “I have an apartment, I can’t compost! ”. Composting... --- > Have you ever wondered about the history of the official Mardi Gras colors? Well, we have answers for you. In 1892 the Krewe of Rex Parade... - Published: 2019-03-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/bring-the-three-colors-of-mardi-gras-to-your-table/ - Categories: Beans, Heirloom Vegetables, Recipes Mardi Gras Bean Blend by Engrid Winslow Have you ever wondered about the history of the official Mardi Gras colors? Well, we have answers for you. According to mardigrasneworleans. com, the Krewe of Rex selected the official Mardi Gras colors in 1872. In 1892 the Krewe of Rex Parade theme “Symbolism of Colors” gave meaning to the colors. Purple Represents Justice. Green Represents Faith. And Gold Represents Power. According to the website, Mardi Gras colors influenced the choice of school colors for arch-rivals Louisiana State University (located in Baton Rouge) and Tulane University New Orleans is the home for this school). They say when LSU was deciding on its colors, the shops in New Orleans had stocked up on purple, green, and gold material for the Mardi Gras season. LSU decided upon purple and gold, and bought much of it. Tulane bought much of the only remaining color -- green! You can grow our Mardi Gras Bean Blend easily in your garden. They grow best when planted in the early spring (just like peas, many gardeners chose St. Patrick’s Day as the date of planting). For better germination, purchase new bean and pea inoculant every year from your local garden center and sprinkle it in with your bean seeds. They are vigorous climbers so plan on providing some support as they grow. They are also referred to as snap beans and should be harvested when young before the beans inside develop. No matter what alchemy you try, the purple beans... --- > Radishes are easy to grow and seeds can be started in the early spring. Here are five different varieties of radishes along with some recipes to try... - Published: 2019-02-26 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/five-reasons-to-relish-the-radish/ - Categories: Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Planting, Recipes, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens Different Types of Radishes and How to Use Them By Engrid Winslow There are two primary types of radish – one hails from Asia (the most common ones are daikon which is large and white) but there is also the large sweet and remarkably pink Watermelon Radish. Watermelon radishes are delicious raw and can be substituted for a cracker in crudités and they also make a crunchy addition to stir-fries. They are often used in Chinese cuisines with fish dishes because it adds sweetness and counteracts fishy tastes. 2. Radishes are very easy to grow and can be sown in the garden as soon as the ground can be worked. Cover the seeds with about 2 inches of soil and thin them out once they sprout. They germinate quickly and all at once so, to keep them from getting overly large and fibrous, they should be sown multiple times throughout the season. They grow well in cooler temperatures which makes them a good spring and fall crop. One that is delicious cooked or raw is Cherry Bell. 3. Do you want a taste of France in your radish? French Breakfast Radish is an heirloom variety dating back to the 1800s. It gets its name from a popular and delicious breakfast enjoyed throughout France. Want to give it a try? Just thinly slice the radishes lengthwise, grab a hunk of baguette and smear it with some sweet butter, top with radish slices and a sprinkle of salt. Close your eyes, take... --- > Do you have a garden that gets more shade than sun but still want to grow vegetables? No problem! Here is a list of vegetables for part shade... - Published: 2019-02-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/top-10-vegetables-for-part-shade/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Kale, Lettuces & Greens, Planting, Seed Starting, Seeds, Spinach, Succession Planting, Vegetable Gardens Gardening Tips by Heather Stone Do you have a garden that gets more shade than sun, but you still want to grow vegetables? No problem! There are plenty of vegetables that will grow well with partial sun. We’ve put together a list for you of vegetables that perform well with 6 hours or less of direct sunlight. Read on to find out how to keep yourself in fresh veggies all season by making the most of your shady spots. Partial Shade Plants Mesclun Greens (Needs 3 hours of sun) Mesclun is simply a “mix” of various greens. All of them doing well with just a few hours of sunlight. They germinate quick and reach maturity in a matter of weeks. Try our Mesclun Mix- a great combo of arugula, mustard greens and Chinese cabbage. Arugula 3-4 hours This delicious peppery green is one of the easy-to-grow vegetables for shade and loves the cool weather. Plant in early spring about 1 month before the last frost and continue sowing every 20-30 days until mid-summer. Grows well in containers. Try our Wild Arugula! Lettuce 3-4 hours Lettuce is a cool-season green that isn’t a big fan of direct sun. The varieties are endless and so easy to grow in the ground or in containers. Plant in early spring and again every two weeks for a continuous supply of lettuce. Make sure to provide shade for the late spring and summer plantings. Spinach 3-4 hours The nutrient-packed leaves of spinach love cool weather... --- > Are you are itching to get your hands in the dirt, but outside is covered in snow? Well, an easy windowsill herb garden might be just the thing... - Published: 2019-02-15 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/an-easy-windowsill-herb-garden/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Organic Gardening, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Seeds photo courtesy of pixabay At Home Gardening Tips by Heather Stone Are you are itching to get your hands in the dirt, but outside the ground is covered in snow? Well, a windowsill herb garden might be just the thing to get you through until spring finally arrives. Every kitchen and every cook deserves fresh herbs. They will help liven up not only your cooking but your gardening spirit too. Check out our herb collections here and here! To get started make sure you have a sunny windowsill that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight. If you get less than that you will want to provide some additional lightening or your herbs will struggle. photo courtesy of pixabay Next, purchase some small starter plants from your local nursery or garden center or try starting your herbs from seed. Starting from seed may take a little longer, but it’s less expensive. When choosing plants or seeds pick herbs you know you like to cook with. Some great herbs for containers include thyme, basil, cilantro, parsley, chives, oregano, dill, sage, mint and savory. Whether you are purchasing plants or starting from seed you will need containers and quality, lightweight potting mix. If you are starting with plants make sure your container(s) have a drainage hole(s) and are roughly 6-10” in diameter. Start by adding some potting mix to the bottom of your container. Next, place your plant in the pot and gently fill in and around it with more potting mix,... --- > Bumblebees pollinate many of our food crops and garden flowers which means bumblebee conservation of the species is vital to our ecology... - Published: 2019-02-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/its-bumblebee-bonanza-time/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Forage, Nature, Pesticides Bumblebee Conservation By: Engrid Winslow Bumblebees pollinate many of our food crops and garden flowers which means the conservation of the species is vital to our ecology. Some species of Bumblebees are true American natives and are most commonly found in northern climates and higher elevations. Nearly all of the estimated 250 species live in the Northern Hemisphere although there are a few species that pollinate flowers in tropical rainforests in warmer climates. They are social insects that form colonies of around 50 bees with one Queen although only the Queen survives the winter. They commonly build their nest in the ground or in crevices of rocks and are quite good at hiding their entrance. They are capable of flying (and pollinating) at cooler temperatures and lower light conditions than other bees which makes them important pollinators for plants growing in higher elevations and colder climates that are beyond the reach of other bees. Their plump, fuzzy bodies are a welcome sight that spring is on its way at last. It’s usually the super-sized Queen out and about in early spring as she starts to build a nest and raise brood. Bumblebees are peaceful insects and will only sting when they feel cornered or when their hive is disturbed. When a bumblebee stings, it injects a venom but unlike a honeybee sting, the bumblebee sting has no barbs. This means that a bumblebee can pull back its sting without the sting detaching from its abdomen and can sting several times.... --- > One DIY project you should consider is building your own vegetable trellises! Here are three types of trellises that your plants will love... - Published: 2019-01-30 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/three-types-of-vegetable-trellises-you-can-build-yourself/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Seed Starting Vegetable Trellises by Sam Doll Spring is just around the corner. That means that it is time to start getting your garden prepped for the growing season! You’re probably busy cleaning, ordering, and planning your garden before you need to worry about getting those seeds in the ground. One DIY project you should consider is building your own vegetable trellises! Here are three types of trellises that your plants will love, and you can make yourself. 1. Teepee Trellis This is probably the simplest and cheapest type of trellis to make yourself. All you need to make this trellis are three bamboo poles and some twine. Using the bamboo poles, make a teepee shape and push them into the ground until they are relatively deep and stable. Then, using the twine, lash the bamboo poles together where they meet. Wind the twine around and down the structure until you reach the bottom. To secure the twine, you can twist the twine around the poles where they meet and knot it. You can also use staples or zip-ties if you want. This type of trellis is perfect for growing climbing squash and cucumbers. We love planting our Organic Delicata Squash under these trellises. The base of each pole should be used as a planting site. 2. A-Frame Trellis Another trellis that is perfect for your vegetable garden is an A-frame style trellis. There are many methods to building these. This is a little more involved than the Teepee trellis and will... --- > There are so many things to love about pumpkins. This year the National Garden Bureau named 2019 The Year of the Pumpkin, so let’s celebrate... - Published: 2019-01-25 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/lets-celebrate-pumpkins-2019-year-of-the-pumpkin/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, News, Planting, Pumpkins, Recipes - Tags: Gardening Tips, news, Pumpkins, Recipes Year of the Pumpkin by Heather Stone photo courtesy of Pexels - 160662 When you hear the word pumpkin what comes to mind first? Is it autumn, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin pie or pumpkin spice latte perhaps. There are so many things to love about pumpkins. They are fun to grow and fun to eat. This year the National Garden Bureau named 2019 The Year of the Pumpkin, so let’s celebrate the pumpkin. https://ngb. org/year-of-the-Pumpkin/ Pumpkins are part of the Cucurbitaceae family along with squash, cucumbers and melons. There are a wide selection of pumpkin varieties ranging in size from as little as 4 oz to some weighing over several thousand pounds. Just this past fall a New Hampshire man grew the largest pumpkin on record weighing in at 2,528 lbs. Now, that would make a lot of pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are easy to grow. They can be started indoors or directly sown into warm (70 degrees), rich, fertile soil when all danger of frost has passed. Sow the seed into “hills” of 4-6 seeds and thin to the 2 strongest plants per hill. Make sure to give your pumpkins plenty of room to grow to get the best fruit. Depending on the variety you are growing, pumpkins need anywhere from 12 sq. ft. to 48 sq. ft. of growing space. Water your pumpkin seedlings regularly and fertilize throughout the growing season. When it comes time to harvest make sure to cut the pumpkins from the vine when the skin is... --- > Pity the lowly cabbage, which doesn’t get the love of its sexier brassica brothers and sisters such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower... - Published: 2019-01-23 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/praise-for-the-lowly-cabbage/ - Categories: Cabbage, Gardening Tips, Health, Recipes - Tags: Cabbage, Health, Recipes Heirloom Vegetable Seeds by Engrid Winslow photo courtesy of pixabay - angelsover Pity the lowly cabbage, which doesn’t get the love of its sexier brassica brothers and sisters such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower or kale. But this overlooked vegetable is plentiful and inexpensive at this type of year. Cabbage is also a breeze to grow and does great in cool spring and fall temperatures. They actually taste sweeter when exposed to light frosts as do other cool-season brassicas. It comes in two types: European and Asian. The European types are white or green cabbage, red cabbage and savoy. The most popular Asian types are bok choy and Napa. Napa is an excellent choice for summer slaw when combined with grated carrots, red bell peppers and simple soy and rice-wine vinegar dressing with a touch of honey. Toss in some peanuts for crunch and/or cooked chicken to make it a complete meal. But today we are focusing on a couple of winter cabbage recipes. If the taste of cabbage doesn’t convince you then maybe this will: cabbage is full of vitamin K and anthocyanins that help with mental function and concentration. These nutrients also prevent nerve damage, improving your defense against Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Red cabbage has the highest amount of these power nutrients. Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamins C, B1, B2 and B6. It is also a very good source of manganese, dietary fiber, potassium, folate and copper. Additionally, cabbage is a good source of choline,... --- > Every year since 1995 the International Herb Association has named an Herb of the Year. This year’s selection is Anise hyssop, Agastache... - Published: 2019-01-18 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/anise-hyssop-herb-of-the-year/ - Categories: Beneficial Insects, Birds, Herbs, Nature, News - Tags: Birds, Herbs, Nature, news Herb of the Year By Heather Stone photo courtesy of pixabay Every year since 1995 the International Herb Association has named an Herb of the Year. This year’s selection is Anise hyssop, Agastache foeniculum. This North American native wildflower has a lot to offer in the garden, the kitchen, the medicine chest and to the pollinators. Anise hyssop is native to the Upper Midwest, Great Plains and into Canada. It’s found growing in prairies, dry upland forests, plains and fields from Northern Colorado to Wisconsin in the US and from Ontario to British Columbia in Canada. Anise hyssop is a member of the mint family. It grows best in full sun to part shade in dry to moderately moist soils with good drainage. This low maintenance perennial thrives in zones 4-9 reaching heights on average of 1-3’ tall by 1-3’ wide. Beautiful lavender flower spikes bloom in summer and with regular deadheading will continue until fall. The flowers are edible and make for a nice cut and dried flower. Both the flowers and the leaves can be added to baked goods or salads. My favorite way to use them is finely chopped in a fruit salad. Anise hyssop is easily grown from seed and established plants will spread by rhizomes or will self-seed in the right growing conditions. It also transplants easily. Deer tend to leave this plant alone, but the same can't be said for rabbits. Anise hyssop works well in the middle or back of the border and... --- > Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are one of the most widely grown and well-known flowers in the garden for many reasons. Children adore them... - Published: 2019-01-15 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/its-all-about-the-snapdragon-in-2019/ - Categories: Annuals, News, Seed Starting, Seeds - Tags: Annuals, news, Seed Starting, Seeds photo courtesy of pixabay Wildflower Seeds By Engrid Winslow Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are one of the most widely grown and well-known flowers in the garden for many reasons. Children adore them because of the distinctive bloom of the dragon’s head shaped flowers with mouths that open and close when squeezed from both sides. Many gardeners associate them with memories of their parents’ or grandparents’ gardens and they come in every color of the rainbow and beyond with shades from white to a purple so deep it almost looks black. They can be short or tall, bloom for a really long time and are easy to grow in full sun to part shade. Usually blooming in cooler weather in the spring and fall, they can bloom in hotter months if given additional water and deadheaded regularly. Snapdragons are useful as perennials because they often overwinter or as annuals in planters. They are a lovely addition to a cottage-style garden, pretty in bouquets and are not too fussy about soil type, although they do better with the addition of organic matter. They can even tolerate dry conditions. On top of all that, bumble bees love them and they are lightly fragrant. The National Garden Bureau has named the Snapdragon one of its 2019 plants of the year: ww. https://ngb. org/year-of-the-snapdragon/ Snapdragons are readily available as plants but they are so easy to grow yourself from seed if you decide to give them a try. They germinate better if placed in the freezer... --- > Winter means cold, ice and salted roads which can cause dry and chapped dog paws. Follow this recipe to create an herbal salve for paws... - Published: 2019-01-08 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/herbal-salve-for-your-best-friends-paws/ - Categories: Botanical Soaps, Health, Herbs, Recipes - Tags: Botanical Soaps, Health, Herbs, Recipes Photo of Cute fluffy dog compliments of M. Cosselman. Herbal Salve for Paws By Engrid Winslow It’s clearly winter and we can tell because our skin gets drier and we use more lotions and balms to combat dry, chapped skin. But what about your dog? Winter means cold, ice and salted roads, all of which can dry out your furry friends’ paws. Did you know that there are herbs which are particularly healing for dogs and can be mixed into a salve? Here are a few ideas and the master recipe for turning them into a creamy topical application for your dog. If you didn’t save any of these from last year’s herb garden or have never grown them, this will give you some ideas for the next growing season. Also, there are herbal apothecaries in many towns or you can order the ingredients from https://www. rebeccasherbs. com/. You should gently massage the salve into the skin before your dog spends long periods outside. Also, these are safe on humans as well as dogs so when you apply it to your dog’s paw pads, you will get the benefit too. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) flowers are antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial and very healing. It is ideal for treating all skin irritations and wounds for humans and dogs. It can, however, be potentially toxic to cats, so refrain from sharing it with feline house members. Chamomile (Matricaria recutita, Chamaemelum nobile) flowers don’t just make a calming tea. It is also antibacterial and can... --- > Can you recognize what's a friend or a foe? Here are some clues to help you identify little seedlings that may be coming up in your garden right now! - Published: 2019-01-07 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/name-that-seedling/ - Categories: Education, Garden Problems, Seed Germination, Weeds Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel Everything's greening up in your garden and there are so many interesting baby plants. Can you recognize what's a friend or a foe? Here are some clues to help you identify little seedlings that may be coming up in your garden right now! I'm a weed, but I'm a nutritious and yummy green for salads or saute. Wait too long, and I may grow to four feet tall. I'm volunteering in your herb garden. I look a lot like other herbs, flowers and weeds, but crush a leaf and smell it... and you'll know exactly who I am. Did you plant your cool-season vegetable seeds recently? I'm always up the fastest! I don't mind cold and snow. A lot of people plant me on St. , Patrick's Day. Don't I look healthy! Let me grow and I'll be in your garden FOREVER. Did you plant annual wildflowers last year? I may have a hard time making a commitment, but I'll be back every year. Nobody remembers planting me, but I love to grow in surprising places. I may be all green now, but come back in a week and I'll be jumping to see you. Answer key to seedling clues lambs quarter cilantro radish pea bindweed bachelor's button johnny jump up --- > Yes, it is still very cold and very dark but nothing fills the heart in the dead of winter than dreaming of spring. What should you be doing now that... - Published: 2019-01-04 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/22103-2/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Garden Inspiration, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Seed Germination, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardens Plan your vegetable garden! By Engrid Winslow Yes, it is still very cold and very dark but nothing fills the heart in the dead of winter than planning for spring. What should you be doing now that will keep those spirits up? Plan your vegetable garden and herb garden! 1. First of all, take a look at those vegetable and herb beds and decide what and how many varieties you want to plant next year. Do you want to start those peppers a bit earlier this year? Did you plant tomatoes there last year – rotate tomatoes every 3 years if at all possible to avoid depleted soil and issues with many diseases. What do you want to grow more of this year? Anything you want to try that’s new? What did you and your family really love? Want more tomatoes or basil for pesto or tomato sauce? Were there any epic fails? Maybe it’s time to move on to buy those at your local Farmer’s Market and devote the precious real estate to something else. 2. Speaking of soil, this is a great time to start adding mushroom compost in a nice thick layer that can work its way into the soil during late winter freeze and thaw cycles and heavy periods of moisture. You can also cover the compost with a layer of seed-free straw that was grown organically. 3. Peruse the seed catalogs and websites. It is so fun to read those descriptions and they all sound... --- > Home food preservation as a way to keep the garden bounty all year. Learn techniques to can, freeze, dry, and pickle your garden harvest... - Published: 2019-01-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/preserving-foods/ - Categories: Education, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Health, Heirloom Vegetables, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Health, Heirloom Vegetables, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens Food Preservation by Rebecca Hansen Many of us have tried our hands at the new Victory Gardens and are getting back to our roots in our community’s Grow Local movements. With the flow of garden produce increasing each minute, we have donated excess to the local Community Food Share programs and, we are beginning to be mildly panicked at the thought of all of that fresh produce going to waste solely because we can’t use it fast enough. With our neighbors slamming their doors when they see us heading their way with an armload of our best organically grown zucchinis we find ourselves wishing the bounty could be spread out over the year and last well beyond the late summer flush. More and more people are turning to home food preservation as a way to keep the bounty of their hard-earned, organic, heirloom, non-genetically modified gardens coming. Now is the time to start your research, before the tidal wave of tomatoes sweeps you away. The number of food preservation methods is exciting and a bit daunting. Drying foods is one of the oldest methods of preserving foods. Also, canning, freezing, pickling, curing and smoking, and fermenting are ways to keep your pantry full during the winter. What could be more fulfilling than pulling out a sparkling jar of homemade salsa when the snowflakes are flying to bring back warm memories of those beautiful heirloom tomatoes growing on the vine? CSU Extension has a couple of great publications on how to... --- > Vermiculture is more than just a funny word, it is the process of using worms to decompose food waste. The worms turn the waste into nutrient-rich... - Published: 2019-01-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/worms-in-my-kitchen/ - Categories: Composting, Education - Tags: Composting, Education Composting Indoors by Cheryl Soldati Clark What is Vermiculture? Vermiculture is more than just a funny word, it is the process of using worms to decompose food waste. The worms turn the waste into nutrient-rich material that will ensure healthy & happy plant growth. It is nature’s way of recycling! This method is a sustainable way to save energy, water, landfills and it reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers. You can feel good about not throwing your kitchen scraps down the kitchen disposal or contributing to the over-crowding of our landfills. You can even have a worm bin indoors without any odor or mess! How to Get Started on Your Indoor Worm Bin... You Will Need: Cardboard (Optional) - Can be used to cover bedding to lock in moisture Rubbermaid or Wooden Container with Lid - Recycled containers work great, just make sure that they have never been exposed to chemicals. A 1’x2’x2’ bin can hold kitchen waste from families of 2 people. A 1’x2’x3’ bin can hold kitchen waste from families of 4 to 6 people. You don’t want a very deep bin because worms feed in the top layers of bedding. Bedding (Newspaper) -Black ink on newspapers is made of Carbon and oils and is not toxic to worms. Colored ink should not be used. Yard Waste (Optional) -Decaying leaves from your yard makes a great composting material to add to your worm bin. A handful of Soil - Provides the grit that worms need to break down... --- > Native pollinator populations, such as bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, and bats are an essential pollinator for human survival and in serious decline. - Published: 2019-01-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/the-essential-pollinator/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Gardening Tips, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Gardening Tips, Pollinators, Wildflowers Pollinators Those pesky critters that buzz by, causing us to dance and flap our arms when we are outside, are far more than a mere annoyance. We don’t give these tiny powerhouses the credit they are due. Native pollinators such as bees, butterflies, flies, moths, beetles, and bats are essential for human survival but their populations are in a serious decline. Our fuel, food, drugs, and fiber are directly and indirectly taken from plants that depend on pollinators for their existence. Some have estimated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat results from the actions of pollinators. Pollinated crops contribute an estimated $20 billion to our economy each year. Native pollinators control the healthy function of our natural ecosystem. The documented decline of native pollinators, as well as that of the introduced European honeybee, concerns the scientific community. This decline results from the fragmentation and destruction of native habitats which has reduced the food sources for many native pollinators. The traditional corridors of nectar- and pollen-rich plant sources have been destroyed by development and changes in land use. Isolated habitats are further degraded by non-native and invasive species. Misuse of pesticides and the introduction of non-native pollinators have contributed to the extinction of many of our native species. The bright side of this issue is that we can help our native essential pollinator populations by choosing to plant nectar- and pollen-rich vegetation species that are native to a specific area that will provide nutrition... --- > Wildflowers are great candidates for cut flower arrangements. Decorating with wildflowers can be freely arranged just as freely and wildly as... - Published: 2019-01-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/decorating-with-wildflowers/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Planting, Wildflowers - Tags: decorating, Wildflowers Wildflower Seeds Summer is upon us and the wildflowers you planted are in full bloom and you have enough to spare, maybe, for a bouquet for your table! Wildflowers are great candidates for cut flower arrangements. Blooms can be freely cut without fear of ruining the manicured look of the typical flower bed and arrangements can be just as free and wild as the components. Make a big multicolored arrangement with a relaxed informal design that will really light up your room and give the feel of walking through a meadow. The components of your design will necessarily reflect the seasonal bloom times. Try arranging flowers along with interesting textures of grasses, ferns or branches from bushes or trees. Seed pods and even bird’s nests make great accents. The small delicate size of most wildflowers allows for groupings of similar flowers together with open spaces. Look for colors that complement each other and a variety of textures. Favorite flowers for bouquets are Bachelor’s Buttons in shades of pink and blue, spikey Purple Coneflower, fluffy towers of lavender Lupine, tall stalks of blue Larkspur, and the striking yellows of Black-eyed Susan and Gloriosa Daisy. Think about including the multicolored warm hues of the Firewheel Gaillardia, native annual Sunflowers, and Plains Coreopsis. Tall stalks of the brilliant white Shasta Daisy, the fuzzy spikes of Liatris or tall stalks of ferny-leafed Cosmos add eye-catching interest. Poppies, although brilliantly tempting, don’t have a very long vase life. Their delicate petals tend to fall off... --- > Though we celebrate these diverse views and thoughts, we at BBB Seed have one goal that brings us together: to take personal responsibility... - Published: 2019-01-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/22817-2/ - Categories: Uncategorized Musings on Responsibility by Rebecca Hansen --- > The winter solstice which means ‘standing still of the sun’ is also known as Midwinter or Yule, and marks the longest night of the year... - Published: 2018-12-21 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/celebrating-the-winter-solstice/ - Categories: Holiday - Tags: Holiday photo courtesy of Pixabay - AlainAudet by Heather Stone Midwinter is approaching. If you live in the north the days have been getting shorter, the nights longer, the temperatures colder and the landscape perhaps covered in snow. The winter solstice- (‘solstice’ means ‘standing still of the sun’) also known as Midwinter or Yule, marks the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. This year the solstice falls on Friday, December 21st at 3:23 pm Mountain time. For people throughout the ages midwinter has been an important time of ritual, reflection, and renewal; something I’m sure many of us could use more of in our lives. As our everyday living has moved more indoors we have lost touch with many of nature’s cycles. So why not take some time this solstice to rest, reflect and celebrate nature and the return of the light. Photo courtesy of Pixabay - pexels Here’s a list of a few ways that you can mark this day: Visit a place outdoors that’s special to you. Maybe that’s your regular hiking trail, a spot in your garden or your favorite place to watch the sunset. Light a candle to welcome back the sun. Or take it one step further and spend the evening lit only by candlelight. Watch the sunrise or sunset. Share food with friends and family to celebrate the return of the sun. Create an altar with objects gathered on a walk through nature. Take time to be silent. Burn a... --- > During the cold winter months, fat is extremely important for many birds to survive. The species that especially love suet balls are woodpeckers... - Published: 2018-12-11 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/make-your-own-suet-balls-for-birds/ - Categories: Birds, Forage, Recipes - Tags: Birds, Forage, Recipes Suet Ball Recipe By Engrid Winslow During the long cold winter months, fat is extremely important for many birds to survive. The species that especially love suet are woodpeckers and flickers, chickadees, wrens, goldfinches, juncos, cardinals, robins, jays, blackbirds and starlings. Be aware that raccoons, squirrels and mice are also attracted to suet balls so be prepared to use baffles or place mesh over the balls to deter them. Suet is raw fat and has also been used to make candles and Christmas pudding. You can get it from your butcher and ask him to grind it for you. Then it needs to be melted and strained to remove any solids. If you want to avoid the “ick” factor, you can substitute l cup lard or shortening. The birds will eat it plain but many recipes call for adding seeds, dried fruit or even insects to the mix. Many pet food and birding stores sell pre-made suet cakes but it is so much more fun to make your own in various shapes and hang them outside. If you are getting only starlings, hang the balls with a mesh around all sides but the bottoms. This will make it possible for all of the woodpeckers to hang upside down and eat while the starlings are baffled and confused. Place them near where you already have feeders with plain birdseed and watch the fluttery show! Here are some methods and recipes for making the suet cakes or balls: 1 cup crunchy peanut... --- > We love to see more birds and butterflies about the garden! Read on to learn the best wildflowers to plant to attract butterflies and birds to your garden. - Published: 2018-12-05 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/bbb-seeds-wildflowers-to-attract-butterflies-and-birds/ - Categories: Monarch Butterflies, Birds, Butterflies, Fall, Forage, Garden Inspiration, Gardening with Kids, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Moths, Nature, Seeds, Wildflowers - Tags: Birds, Butterflies, Fall, Forage, Hummingbirds, MOnarch Butterflies, moths, Nature, Seeds, Wildflowers Wildflower Seeds by Heather Stone Photo courtesy of pixabay It brings great pleasure to see more birds and butterflies about the garden and we as gardeners can do a lot to attract and protect the birds and butterflies that visit our garden. These critters simply need a safe place to live and healthy food to eat. Butterflies For butterflies, providing food (host plants) for caterpillars, nectar sources for adult butterflies and a safe place to overwinter can all be accomplished in a small area. Caterpillars of some species of butterflies have very specific larval host plants, while some will eat a wide range of species. Nectar is the primary food source for most adult butterflies. Planting nectar-rich plants in the garden is sure to attract more butterflies. Depending on the species, butterflies overwinter in all stages of life from egg to adult. Some places they overwinter include leaf litter, the bases of bunch grasses, rock piles, brush or wood piles, behind loose tree bark and near their host plants. Birds Just like butterflies birds need healthy food to eat and shelter. Start by planting native plants in your garden that provide seeds, berries, nuts and nectar. Shrubs and trees, especially evergreen species, provide excellent shelter and nesting sites for birds. Birds also need a year-round water source such as a bird bath. Providing nesting boxes and offering food in feeders will attract even more birds. Photo courtesy of pixabay. Try planting our Birds and Butterflies mix to attract more birds... --- > 7 gardening gifts under $25 for your favorite gardener. - Published: 2018-11-27 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/7-stocking-stuffers-under-25-for-gardeners/ - Categories: Gardening Tips, Holiday, Planting - Tags: Gardening Tips, Holiday, Planting, tools Gifts for Gardners by Sam Doll Here are 7 must-have tools to keep in mind if you are looking for great gardening gifts for your favorite gardener. --Nisaku Japanese Hori Hori Garden Knife for 24. 95 on amazon. com photo courtesy of Nisaku These compact garden tools feature serrated and straight edges that are perfect for a variety of garden needs, including cutting back weeds at the root. They also feature handy measuring marks, so you know the exact depth when planting and sowing. Get this handy little tool for the gardener who can appreciate a tool that can get the job done! Photo courtesy of Home Depot --Leather Gardening Gloves for $10. 98 at homedepot. com Upgrade your favorite gardener's glove game with some stylish and comfortable leather gloves. The more your green thumb works in these, the better they’ll fit! These pigskin gloves from Home Depot will last for years. --Wildflower Seed Mixes from $5. 79 at bbbseed. com Wildflower mixes can provide season-long color and important forage for bees and butterflies. BBB Seed has a variety of regional and specialty wildflower seed mixes that will make any gardener, novice or expert, smile all season long! --Gardening Knee Pads for $8. 49 at amazon. com Photo courtesy of Fiskar's Save your friends knees with these waterproof and forgiving knee pads. These knee pads are designed specifically for getting your hands dirty in the backyard. --Garden-Themed Jewelry from Etsy Photo courtesy of Glitterartijewellry. A little costume jewelry can show... --- > Sprouting seeds in a jar is easy and convenient. The first step when you grow your own sprouts is to make sure to choose a jar that is large... - Published: 2018-11-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/grow-your-own-sprouts-in-6-easy-steps/ - Categories: Beans, Recipes, Seed Starting, Seeds - Tags: Beans, Recipes, Seed Starting, Seeds photo courtesy of pixabay Seed Starting by Heather Stone Choose a container and lid Sprouting seeds in a jar is easy and convenient. The first step when you grow your own sprouts is to make sure to choose a jar that is large enough to accommodate the seeds when sprouted. I find a quart jar with a wide mouth to work well. You will also need a mesh lid of some kind or thick cheesecloth to easily drain your sprouts after rinsing. Sprouting lids can be purchased at most health food stores, online or you can easily make your own. Rinse and pick over your seeds Carefully rinse and pick through your seeds removing any stones or debris. Soak your seeds Fill your jar about ¾ full with cool water. Soak your seeds overnight (8-12 hours). Soaking time will vary depending on the size of your seeds. photo courtesy of pixabay Drain your seeds After soaking you will want to thoroughly drain your seeds. Tip your jar on its side and let it drain for several hours to be sure all liquid is removed. Continue to rinse and drain For the next 2-4 days, you will rinse and drain your seeds three times a day. Using cool water, gently rinse your seeds so you don’t damage any sprouts and drain well. Final rinse and drain When your seeds have sprouted and reached the desired length give them one final rinse and drain well. Enjoy in salads, on sandwiches or stirred... --- > A queen be has a longer body a pointed abdomen. A good queen bee is one that lays a lot of eggs in a very tight pattern referred to as “the brood pattern”. - Published: 2018-11-16 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/the-secret-life-of-a-queen-bee/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Nature, Pollinators - Tags: Honey Bees, Nature, Pollinators by Engrid Winslow photo courtesy of pixabay - maggydurch A Queen Bee begins her life in a vaguely peanut-shaped cell that is larger than the one a worker bee or drone comes to life in. It takes three days for the egg to hatch and no matter what type of bee is being raised, it will be fed royal jelly for the first three days. If the larva is intended to become a queen, the royal jelly feedings will continue for three more days when the cell is capped and the larva pupates. The entire cycle lasts for 16 days. Once the queen emerges she needs another week to continue to develop before she leaves the hive on her nuptial flight. Drone bees hang out in an area above treeline where she will mate with about 10 to 20 different drones. She returns to her hive and begins her mission in life – laying up to 20,000 eggs per day. She will never leave the hive (unless it swarms) and will spend her life in the dark being fed and tended to by her daughters. There can be no colony without her. The beekeeper can recognize the queen bee because her body is longer, reaching past the length of her wings and legs, and she has a pointed abdomen. Since she is built for egg-laying, she has no pollen sacs on her legs and her tongue is short. She also has no glands to produce wax and takes no part... --- > These garden tools are effective and efficient as well as durable, and will certainly make anyone a better gardener. - Published: 2018-11-13 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/best-tools-to-be-a-better-gardener/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Planting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Gardening, Holidays, Seeds, tools Garden Tools by Sandy Swegel Today I've been thinking about how the garden tools I use have made me a better gardener. I have spent a lot of money over the years on tools that break or tools that seemed clever but end up unused. I garden at least twenty hours a week for other people, so my tools need to be effective and efficient as well as durable. (Keep these in mind if you are trying to figure out a good holiday or birthday gift for a gardener friend or relative! One of these and a great gift card for seeds is sure to be useful and welcome! ) My Must-Have Garden Tools include: Good Hand Pruners naturally. Felco pruners are great if you can afford them. A sharp edge is the more important feature of hand pruners and you need a high-end pruner that does have cheapo soft metal that dulls the first time you use it. I like Felcos, but Corona and Fiskars both have high-end pruners that are good. For my use, I need a replaceable blade because no matter how much you sharpen, at some point you need a fresh blade. I have hand pruners in two sizes... a smaller pair for perennial maintenance because they are lighter weight and a larger pair for shrubs, roses and trees. Last year Costco had a great deal on a generic version of Felcos in a two-pack. A Soil Knife. The original name of this tool was a... --- > The last of the garden's bounty is dwindling, here is how to use up some of the frozen summer bounty in the cold winter months. - Published: 2018-11-06 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/using-your-frozen-summer-bounty-part-1-pesto/ - Categories: Fall, Herbs, Recipes, Tomatoes - Tags: Herbs, Recipes Cooking with Pesto by Engrid Winslow Photo courtesy of pixabay Already the bounty of vegetables and herbs from the summer garden are becoming a distant memory. It’s time to dig into the freezer and start to use up some of those precious flavors in the cold winter months. Let’s start with the delicious pesto(s) you made and froze back in June which is so useful in so many more ways than pasta. Pesto pairs particularly well with such winter delights as frozen roasted or sundried cherry tomatoes and creamy mozzarella or burrata cheese so think of ways to include those items in some of the ideas listed below. But let’s look at some special spins on pesto. * Stir into softly scrambled eggs, or drizzle on top of a frittata * Mix with mayonnaise and use as an aioli on bread, in sandwiches or as a dip with vegetables * Spread it on a sandwich – especially a hot pressed sandwich like a Panini or grilled cheese * Substitute for tomato sauce on a pizza * Drizzle on soups such as Minestrone or Pasta e Fagioli * Mix into salad dressing * Toss with roasted veggies from potatoes to broccoli to eggplant * Serve with grilled steak, chicken, pork or even fish * Stir into the filling for a quiche * Add to chicken salad * Put it in a quesadilla or on pita bread sandwiches * Top a turkey burger with it * Stir into mashed potatoes or cauliflower... --- > Kombucha is a fermented tea drink, chock full of healthy probiotics, antioxidants, and good vibes but can be quite expensive. Here is how to make your own. - Published: 2018-11-02 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/an-easy-guide-to-perfect-kombucha/ - Categories: Recipes - Tags: Recipes Kombucha Tips by Sam Doll Sweet, sour, fizzy, and funky; Kombucha (or ‘Booch” for those in the know ? ) has been super trendy of late. This fermented tea drink is chock full of healthy probiotics, antioxidants, and good vibes! The thing is, it is pretty pricey at the supermarket. Most bottles of kombucha are around $3 or $4 and can sometimes be as much as $8! We think this is criminal considering how easy, cheap, and rewarding it can to make your own kombucha at home. Our guide will tell you everything you need; from getting your first SCOBY to making your booch effervescent and yummy! Wait, What’s A SCOBY? As you may know, Kombucha is a fermented product. Fermenting food brings us some of our tastiest flavors and textures. Sauerkraut, beer, miso, yogurt, and sourdough are all examples of amazing, delicious foods that would be impossible without fermentation. Fermentation might sound gross at first, but it really is just a clever way humans have discovered to preserve foods and get a little bit of help from the beneficial bacteria all around us. When we let these little microbes, like lactobacillus and yeast, do some of our digestion for us. Sometimes, these guys give off byproducts like alcohol or lactic acid that make it harder for anything else to eat that food, preserving it. So, what is a SCOBY? The word SCOBY is an acronym for Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast. Sometimes called the “mushroom” or the “mother”,... --- > The jack-o-lantern as we know it is a true American icon of Halloween, and there are several theories on the origin history of the jack-o-lantern. - Published: 2018-10-31 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern/ - Categories: Fall, Holiday, Holiday Decorations, Pumpkins - Tags: Fall, Holiday, Holiday Decorations, Pumpkins photo courtesy of pixabay by Heather Stone As the last days of October approach pumpkins carved in an array of faces and lit from within by candles dress porches, stoops, windows and walkways. The jack-o-lantern as we know it is a true American icon of Halloween, but where and how did this tradition begin? There are several theories on the origin history of the jack-o-lantern. In 17th century Britain, an unknown man or night watchman carrying a lantern was referred to as “Jack of the lantern. ” During the same century in Ireland the “lanterns of Jack” were one of many names to describe the strange phenomenon of lights seen flickering over the peat bogs. These lights are known by many names including the “will o’ the wisps. ” photo courtesy of pixabay My favorite history of the jack-o-lantern theory is based on an old Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who tricked the Devil. The legend of “Stingy Jack” has many forms. Here is one. Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him, but Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin (the Devil being able to take one any form) that Jack could use to buy their drinks. After the Devil turned himself into a coin, Jack decided to keep the money placing it in his pocket. Inside his pocket lay a silver cross preventing the Devil from changing back into... --- > Each fall, about this time in October, millions of Monarch butterflies begin the journey to their overwintering sites in Mexico and California - Published: 2018-10-23 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/monarch-butterfly-migration/ - Categories: Beneficial Insects, Education, Images, Monarch Butterflies, Pollinators - Tags: MOnarch Butterflies Butterfly Migration by BBB Seed Each fall, about this time in October, millions of Monarch butterflies begin the journey to their overwintering sites in Mexico and California. In the spring, the Monarch butterflies will then return to their breeding areas across America and as far as Eastern Canada. Four generations of monarch butterflies will be born and die by the time this journey is complete. In February and March, the butterflies come out of hibernation and begin looking for a mate. These butterflies will then begin to migrate north and east looking for a place to lay their eggs. This begins the first generation. Eggs are laid on milkweed plants in March and April. These eggs will hatch into baby caterpillars that will then feed for about two weeks before beginning metamorphosis. After completing metamorphosis the monarch butterfly emerges and enjoys its short lifespan of about two to six weeks. Before dying the butterfly lays eggs for the second generation. This second generation is born in May and June and the third in July and August. Both of these generations will go through the same life cycle as the first generation. The fourth generation of Monarch butterflies is born in September and October and will go through the same process as the first three generations except for this generation of butterflies will live 6-8 months making the migration journey to the warmer climates of Mexico or California. photo courtesy of pixabya - skeeze Monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky... --- > Halloween crafts are a fun activity when the weather cools down and life begins to move back indoors. Discover the endless possibilities. - Published: 2018-10-19 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/9-great-halloween-crafts/ - Categories: Bats, Holiday, Pumpkins - Tags: Bats, Holiday, Pumpkin photo courtesy of pixabay Our Favorite Halloween Crafts by Heather Stone It’s this time of year when the weather cools down and life begins to move back indoors I get the itch to get crafty. Halloween is the first holiday I really can’t wait to get started on. The possibilities are almost endless when it comes to Halloween crafts. You have pumpkins, bats, witches, ghosts, monsters, spiders, skeletons, mummies and so much more. Where to begin? We’re only days away from the spookiest holiday of the year so it’s time to get started. Here is a list of some of my favorite Halloween crafts that we love to do year to year. Paper pumpkins- So simple but always fun. All you need is some orange paper and a pipe cleaner. Bats galore- A swarm of paper bats flying across the front door, up the stairs or across a wall is sure to send a chill up just about anyone’s spine. Hang them from the trees or the dining room chandelier too. photo courtesy of pixabay Haunted Houses- This can be an easy two-dimensional drawing or an elaborate creation from recycled boxes. Let your imagination take the lead. Here’s a template for a fun and easy to create 2D haunted house or if you want to go 3D try making one from a recycled cereal box and place a light inside. Garlands- ghosts, cats, spiders or whatever spooks you this easy craft is fun for all ages. Halloween paper bag puppets-... --- > Gourds are easy to grow and come in a wide array of colors, shapes and sizes. Learn all about gourds today! - Published: 2018-10-16 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/all-about-gourds/ - Categories: Fall, Garden Inspiration, Holiday Decorations - Tags: Fall, Holidays by Heather Stone Photo courtesy of pixabay - Couleur Fall is here and pumpkins and gourds can be found in abundance. From the farm stand to the local grocery store, these colorful and sometimes funny shaped fruits are part of the season. But, did you know that gourds are one of the oldest cultivated plants? Originally grown to make storage vessels and utensils, nowadays we largely use them for decoration. A member of the Cucurbit family along with cucumbers, squash and melon, gourds grow on large, vigorous vines that can be trained along fences or up trellises. Humans around the world have utilized gourds for a very long time for a variety of purposes. Most commonly, gourds were used for storage containers, utensils, dippers and dishes. Gourds were also used for creating musical instruments such as shakers, maracas, drums and various stringed instruments resembling a banjo. Some of the earliest guitars and violins in the United States were made from gourds by African slaves. There are three types of gourds: Cucurbita pepo are the colorful little ornamental gourds that make good decorations. Lagenaria siceraria are the hard-shelled gourds . Varieties include the Speckled swan gourds, bottle gourds, dipper gourds, birdhouse gourds and powderhorn gourds. Hard-shelled gourds have been grown for over five thousand years for use as containers, utensils and drinking vessels. Luffa aegyptiaca is the well-known bath sponge. When dry, the outer shell is scraped off and the inner fiber is used as a sponge. Gourds are easy to... --- > Honeybees are the only bees who overwinter as a colony. They have evolved an amazing method of keeping the honeybee hive warm and protecting the queen bee. - Published: 2018-10-12 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/whats-happening-in-the-honeybee-hive-as-winter-starts-to-close-in/ - Categories: Bees, Fall, Nature, Pollinators - Tags: Bees, Nature, Pollinators Honeybees in Winter by Engrid Winslow This part 2 of a series on what happens in the honeybee hive in winter, what beekeepers do to manage their beehives and how you can also help to sustain honeybees and other pollinators. Winter in a hive of honey bees is tough. Honey bees are the only bees who overwinter as a colony (more about the lifecycle of bumblebees and native bees will follow in later articles) which makes them much more vulnerable to the vagaries of winter weather. Here’s what is happening in the hive as fall changes into early winter. Honey bees are amazingly resourceful at helping to winter-proofing their hives. They use a special substance called propyls to seal up all the cracks and crannies that could let in wind and moisture during the cold rainy months. Whenever the beekeeper checks on the hives (temperatures must be above 50 degrees and sunny) the bees do an admirable job of sealing everything back up again. Honeybees are not warm-blooded and depend on clustering in order to combat the winter temperatures. The worker bees who are left in the honeybee hive in winter after the drones (male bees) have been evicted are all daughters of the Queen Bee and are devoted to protecting her and whatever small amounts of brood remain in the hive. As winter settles in, days darken and temperatures really drop, the Queen lays fewer and fewer eggs until stopping completely. The remaining cluster of bees is made of... --- > Here are a few of my favorite pumpkin recipes using the best pumpkins for making a butter and pie, small sweet ones like Sugar Pie or Cinderella. - Published: 2018-10-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/fall-in-love-with-pumpkins/ - Categories: Pumpkins, Recipes, Seeds - Tags: Pumpkins, Recipes Pumpkin Recipes By Engrid Winslow A happy Scarecrow with BBB Seed Pumpkins... Fall is in the air! Yep, we can tell we are here in fall because THE place to be on the weekends is in the pumpkin patch! Here are a few of my favorite pumpkin recipes and a link to one for our furry companions who love to romp in falling leaves and go on walks with us in the crisp fall air! Pumpkin Recipes PUMPKIN APPLE BUTTER Of the pumpkin recipes, this one makes a delicious combination of fall flavors into a creamy “butter” (which contains zero butter and is very low in sugar) which is delicious on toast, biscuits, and scones or packaged into a gift basket for friends and neighbors during the Holiday Season. The best pumpkins for making a butter or pie are the small sweet ones like Sugar Pie or Cinderella. Makes about 4 ½ cups but can be doubled or tripled if you want more to share with friends and family 2 cups unsweetened applesauce (canned or homemade) 2 cups pureed pumpkin (canned or homemade – not pumpkin pie filling) ¼ cup apple cider 1/3 cup light brown sugar 3 TBL honey 1 tsp apple cider vinegar ¾ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp grated fresh nutmeg Heavy pinch of ground cloves Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring often to make sure that sauce doesn’t scorch... --- > Winter squash varieties include the Butternut as well as Sweet Dumpling, Delicata, Spaghetti, Hubbard, Long Island Cheese, Pumpkins and so many more varieties. - Published: 2018-09-28 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/give-winter-squash-some-love/ - Categories: Pumpkins, Recipes, Seeds, Squash - Tags: Pumpkins, Recipes, Squash Winter Squash and How to Cook It by Engrid Winslow Now that the nip of fall is finally in the air it is time to celebrate the coming harvest of winter squash. Winter squash varieties include the beloved Butternut as well as Sweet Dumpling, Delicata, Spaghetti, Hubbard, Long Island Cheese, Pumpkins and so many more varieties. The squash should be harvested before the first hard freeze but a light frost will actually sweeten the sugars in the squash fruit. The stems should be fairly dry and the fruit unblemished. If there are any squishy spots, just eat those right away but the others can be stored for up to six months. The fruit should feel heavy and dense and your fingernail should not pierce the flesh when pressed against it. Cut the winter squash from the vine so that there is at least a 2” stem and then let them cure at room temperature for a week or two. After they have cured they should be stored in a cool dry place such as a basement or garage where they will not freeze. Winter Squashes are rich in fiber and vitamins and low in calories but they are also so hearty that they are great for meatless meals. To my mind, the best way to eat most of them is roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper but let’s not forget pies and casseroles with warm winter spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. The seeds can also be roasted for a... --- > Honeybee swarms happen when the honeybee colony grows and eventually needs to split. - Published: 2018-09-21 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/honey-bee-swarms/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Nature, News HONEYBEE SWARMS: CAUSE FOR CONCERN? by The Bees Waggle Swarming is a large cluster of honeybees (tens of thousands! ) hanging in a ball from a surface, and it begins in the spring. It is the reproduction of honeybee colonies. "How," you ask? The hive is considered a superorganism, which means all parts are uniquely necessary to the survival of the colony as a whole. Not a single honeybee can survive without the hive. The colony grows and eventually needs to split to reproduce more super organisms at additional nesting sites. This is where swarming comes in. The “old queen” is programmed in her second year of ruling the hive, to prepare for swarming. This means she will leave, along with tens of thousands of her worker bees, including foragers and house bees alike. Some of the colony will be left behind with a virgin queen bee. The queen is very heavy whilst living in the hive fulfilling her egg-laying duties and is unable to fly. Thus, she must go on a diet when she knows it is time to swarm. The house bees cease to feed her and she stops laying eggs. Once she is slim and trim enough to take flight, all the bees gorge themselves on honey for the exhausting task ahead. How does the hive decide to swarm? Pheromones, otherwise known as chemical messages. Bees use many pheromones to communicate different messages throughout the colony. The queen releases pheromones from mandibular glands (adjacent to the jawline),... --- > Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia rotundafolia is a must for the butterfly garden and is a favorite of our beloved monarch butterfly. - Published: 2018-09-11 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/mexican-sunflower-pollinator-magnet/ - Categories: Annuals, Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies, Pollinators, Seeds - Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Seeds Wildflower Seeds by Heather Stone photo courtesy of pixabay - impradip Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia rotundafolia is a must for the butterfly garden and is a favorite of our beloved monarch butterfly. This 4-6’ tall annual (perennial in USDA zones10-11) is covered in vibrant orange flowers the monarchs can’t resist. But it’s not only a favorite of monarch butterflies. Mexican Sunflower is also equally adored by many other butterfly species including painted ladies, fritillaries, eastern tiger swallowtails, giant swallowtails and more. Honeybees, bumblebees and hummingbirds flock to these nectar-rich flowers as well. Mexican Sunflowers are easy to grow. Plant seeds indoors 1-2 months before your average last frost date or directly in the garden in late spring when the soil has warmed. Once germinated, these plants take off reaching heights of 4-6’ by 3-4’ wide so place them in the back of the border. Staking these tall plants helps to avoid any toppling over. The vibrant orange blooms appear mid-summer and last until the first frost. Deadheading every 2-3 days ensures continual bloom, equaling more visitors. Mexican sunflowers make great cut flowers too and are easy to grow in containers. Don’t leave this beauty out of your pollinator garden. photo courtesy of pixabay-4924546 Check out this cool video of Monarch butterflies enjoying the blossoms of Mexican Sunflower. https://www. facebook. com/MonarchButterflyGarden/videos/895905987113736/ --- > In Hive Happenings we are going to take you inside the duties of a beekeeper in the first of a series of articles explaining what the bees are up to... - Published: 2018-09-04 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/20532-2/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Education, Fall, Forage, Honey Bees, Nature, Pollinators, Recipes - Tags: Bees, Fall, Forage, Honey Bees, Recipes photo courtesy of pixabay - topp-digital-foto All About Honeybees By Engrid Winslow Have you ever wondered what beekeepers actually do? Did you think that they just put hives in fields and then visit to collect honey every once in a while? Well in Hive Happenings, we are going to take you inside the duties of a beekeeper in the first of a series of articles explaining what the bees are up to and how a beekeeper helps them to survive and thrive. photo courtesy of pixabay - fancycrave1 Honeybees are the only bees that overwinter as a colony and cold weather can be stressful enough that many colonies will not survive without some help from a beekeeper. Even with that help, a hive that is weak or doesn’t have enough food stored or suffers from a mite infestation will not make it through. Each colony has worked very hard all spring and summer collecting honey and pollen to feed the new brood that the queen spends all day (and night! ) laying. They are also storing extra honey and pollen to make it through the winter when there is very little forage (in most parts of the country). Every colony needs 60-90 pounds of honey to survive the cold season. A responsible beekeeper only harvests whatever extra honey has been stored by the hive. Beekeepers watch their hives grow during the season and add “honey supers” on top of a two-deep hive colony with a “queen excluder” between the hive... --- > Canning fruit is a great way to preserve your local fruit harvest. Here is an easy guide to canning at home to save your excess fruit for the winter months. - Published: 2018-08-31 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/how-to-can-fruit-a-beginners-guide/ - Categories: Fall, Garden Maintenance, Recipes - Tags: canning, fruit, harvest, Recipes Canning Fruit by Sam Doll Summer is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, local fruit. Whether it’s plump, Maine blueberries or sweet, Colorado peaches, every part of the country is offering up a local bounty of great unique fruits. The only problem is that it is hard to make these harvests last! Maybe want to save a local treat for winter or you just have more than you know what to do with? Well, the best way to preserve your local fruit harvest is to can them! Here is our beginners guide to canning fruit at home. *Important Note* Whenever you are canning, make sure to strictly follow a tested recipe from a trusted source. Canning is safe when done properly, but improperly canned food can harbor dangerous pathogens. We recommend recipes from the following sources: The National Center for Home Food Preservation Ball/Kerr Food Preservation Or your local extension office! Also, if you are above 1,000 ft, make sure to adjust the processing time on your recipe for altitude! Equipment Water-Bath Canning Kit Most fruits are naturally acidic foods, which means you should be able to process your canned fruit using a water-bath canning kit. For non-acidic foods, you will need to use a pressure canner, which can heat foods to higher temperatures than water-bath canners can. *Processing is just the step of heating the jars for a certain period to kill off all dangerous bacteria. A canning kit usually consists of the following A large metal pot with... --- > There are many native and non-native fall blooming plants can keep your garden filled with color and benefit pollinators. - Published: 2018-08-28 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/fall-blooming-plants-for-pollinators/ - Categories: Wildflowers, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Fall, Garden Inspiration, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Perennials, Planting, Pollinators - Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Fall, Perennials, Pollinators, Wildflowers photo courtesy of pixabay - 1735564 Wildflower Seeds by Heather Stone As the days become shorter and the nights cooler and the season shifts from summer to fall many of us can find our gardens to be a little lackluster. Not much is blooming after the abundance of color throughout the spring and summer. This is where fall blooming plants come in. There are many native and non-native plants that bloom in late summer and fall that can keep your garden filled with color. But, autumn-blooming plants don’t just benefit the gardener. As the bountiful blossoms of spring and summer decrease, it is important to provide pollinators with plenty of food sources as they begin to prepare for winter. Hummingbirds and butterflies will need plenty to eat before heading south and the honeybees and native bees need to gather as much pollen and nectar as possible to create winter food stores. Here is a list of fall blooming plants that make great additions to the garden. Fall Blooming Perennials: Asters-there are various species of asters native to different parts of North America. Most plants have flowers in shades of white, blue, purple and pink. They are drought tolerant, grow to around 2-3’ and do best in full sun to part shade. Attractive to various species of bees, including bumblebees and leafcutter bees. Some species help fuel monarch butterfly migration. Black-Eyed Susan-the brilliant yellow flowers of Black-eyed Susan are long blooming and loved by both bees and birds. Blanket Flower- this... --- > Learning gardens in schools have many positive outcomes for children, including better nutrition, social skills, and academic achievement. - Published: 2018-08-24 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/back-to-school/ - Categories: Education, Gardening with Kids, Heirloom Vegetables, Learning Gardens, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Education, Gardening with Kids, Heirloom Vegetables, Learning Gardens, Organic Gardening The Importance of Learning Gardening by Sam Doll What do you think of when you imagine a classroom? Do you think of rows of desks, educational posters, a whiteboard with a professionally dressed teacher at the front? There may be a few toys or tablets with games designed to teach kids their alphabet or basic math. That traditional classroom is useful for certain things, like learning grammar and division, but it is really inadequate for teaching kids about the world they live in and interact with every day. This is especially true with food. Most kids, especially those from low-income or urban areas have very little understanding of what food actually is or where it comes from. Kids learn through their senses, so when they aren’t given the opportunity to actually see and touch and understand how food comes from the earth to their plate, it is hard for them to have a deep understanding of the food system and it is harder for them to make healthy choices. Ketchup has no connection to a tomato and the tomato has no connection to the earth. We know that good nutrition is linked to higher academic achievement. We also know that gardening has many positive outcomes for children, including better nutrition, social skills, and academic achievement. That is why school learning gardens are such a powerful education tool. These outdoor classrooms can be installed either on school campuses or remotely and provide a unique, hands-on opportunity for kids to learn lessons... --- > When making infused vinegars, use single herbs, a combination of herbs, herbs with flowers and even fruit for endless creative varieties. - Published: 2018-08-21 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/20414-2/ - Categories: Herbs, Organic Gardening, Recipes - Tags: Herbs, Recipes photo courtesy of Anelka / pixabay Vinegar Infusing By Heather Stone Last week we talked about drying as an easy way to preserve your herb harvest. This week we are going to dive into infusing herbs in vinegar. There is lots of room for creativity when making infused vinegars. You can infuse single herbs, a combination of herbs, herbs with flowers and don’t forget fruit. The possibilities are endless. The end product can be used in a number of ways including; salad dressings, marinades, rubs, sauces, beverages and more. Beautifully bottled vinegars also make great gifts. First, you will need to choose your vinegar. There are many varieties of vinegar including white, apple cider, rice, champagne and wine vinegars. Milder tasting vinegars are well suited for delicate herbs and flowers. Your more robust herbs do best in wine vinegar. Really it’s up to you and what you like best. Begin by sanitizing the jar or bottle you have chosen. For instructions- https://bit. ly/2nQfRng Wash and gently pat dry your herbs. Make sure you are using the best quality leaves and flowers, leaving behind those that are bruised, brown or have been nibbled on. Place three to four sprigs of fresh herbs or 3-4 tablespoons of dried herbs per pint of vinegar. Cover your container tightly with a non-metallic lid and place it in a cool, dark place to infuse. Allow it to steep for 2-4 weeks, giving it an occasional shake. Once your vinegar has reached your desired flavor, remove... --- > The leaves, flowers and seeds of your herbs can be preserved. Here are three easy methods for drying and preserving herbs... - Published: 2018-08-10 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/drying-an-easy-way-to-preserve-your-herbs/ - Categories: Basil, Herbs - Tags: Basil, Herbs Photo courtesy of monicore / pixabay Leaves If you’re harvesting leaves, the best time to pick is before the plant begins to flower. Flowers If you’re harvesting flowers, harvest the blossoms just before they are in full bloom. Seeds If you’re harvesting seeds, the seeds should remain on the plant until they are fully mature and begin to dry. Here are three easy methods for drying your newly harvested herbs. Air drying Air drying is the easiest method of drying herbs and can be done in several ways. One way is to air dry in bundles. First, gather the stems in a loose bundle. You want good air circulation throughout and around the bundle. Next, hang them stem side up in an area that is warm, dry, dust- free and out of direct sunlight. Finally, your herbs are ready when they are dry and crumbly to the touch. This can take anywhere from four days or up to two weeks if temperatures are on the cooler side. Drying seeds? Place a paper bag loosely over the bundle to catch any seeds that might fall. If you are working with a smaller quantity or have plants with delicate leaves or flowers you can place them on a drying rack or screen. This can be a piece of cheesecloth, a window screen or a brown paper bag with holes punched in it. Just like drying in bundles you want good air circulation and to keep the herbs warm, dry and out of... --- > Reducing your water use is important. Here is a list of 12 easy things you can do in your home to save water and lower your bill. - Published: 2018-08-07 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/12-easy-ways-to-save-water-now/ - Categories: Composting, Water Conservation - Tags: Composting, Water Conservation Photo courtesy of kaboompics / pixabay Saving Water by Heather Stone No matter where you live reducing your water use is important. Water is a finite resource and we are using more of it than ever. Did you know that the average American uses 88 gallons of water a day at home? In comparison, Europeans use about half that and in sub –Saharan Africa persons average only 2-5 gallons a day. Now most of us aren’t likely to get our water usage to that level, there are many ways we can reduce our water consumption in the home. When it comes to saving water, the little things do really add up. Here is a list of 12 easy things you can do in your home to reduce your water consumption and lower your water bill. 1. Repair leaks. Drip, drip, drip. This is the sound of a precious resource being wasted. Fix those leaking toilets and showers! This can make a big difference. The average family can waste 180 gallons per week or 9,400 gallons of water annually from household leaks. Nationwide, these household leaks can waste almost 900 billion gallons of water in a year. Not sure if your toilet is leaking. Place 10-12 drops of food coloring in your tank, don’t flush. Check back in thirty minutes. If there is color in the bowl, you have a leak. 2. Install water saving fixtures like faucet aerators and low flow showerheads. These low cost and easy to install items... --- > Staking tomatoes is important to keep your plants upright and off the ground to keep insects and critters at bay and prevent many tomato diseases. - Published: 2018-07-31 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/tomato-staking-101/ - Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Tomato, Tomatoes - Tags: Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, tomato, Tomatoes Supporting Tomatoes by Heather Stone The ways in which to support tomatoes are as varied as the gardeners who grow them. Staking your tomatoes is important for many reasons. Keeping your plants upright and off the ground helps keep not only insects and critters at bay but can prevent many tomato diseases as well. Click here to check out our comprehensive guide to tomato diseases. Staking maximizes growing space, makes harvesting easier and keeps the garden looking tidy. Here is a little information about three different methods you can use to successfully stake your tomatoes. Cages Caging tomatoes is an easy and efficient way for the home gardener to support tomatoes. Store bought cages come in a wide variety of sizes and colors. The smaller cages are more appropriate for determinate tomato varieties which are more compact in size averaging around 3-4’ tall. The larger cages will best suit the large, sprawling indeterminate varieties which can range in height from 6-12’. You can make your own tomato cages too. Hardware stores sell rolls of wire fencing or mesh that when cut in 5’x5’sections can be rolled into a circular cage and placed over the plant. This is best done while the plants are still small. Pin the ends together with wire or zip ties and anchor the cage into the ground with stakes. Make sure your grid openings are at least four inches in diameter. This will make pruning and harvesting a breeze. These cages are sturdy and will last... --- > Here are 4 tips for keeping your basil productive, sweet and healthy. With a little care, you can continue harvesting your basil leaves. - Published: 2018-07-24 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/4-tips-for-keeping-your-basil-productive/ - Categories: Basil, Gardening Tips, Herbs - Tags: Basil, Gardening Tips, Herbs Taking Care of Your Basil by Sam Doll Fresh basil is one of the true treats of the garden. This sweet and savory herb can be used in anything from a fresh Caprese salad, a lovely pesto, or even chopped up as a flavor bomb on grilled meats and veggies! However, it can be really hard to keep your basil productive, lush, and tasty throughout the summer. If you aren’t careful, your beautiful basil can become scraggly, short-lived, and bitter! Don’t worry though. With these tips, whether it is classic sweet basil or spicy Thai basil you will have bushy, verdant basil all season long. 1. Sun is Basil’s Friend Basil originated from subtropical areas of ancient India. Due to its roots, it loves a lot of sun and a lot of water. Make sure your basil is getting at least 6-8 hours of full sun every day. If you are keeping your basil in a container indoors, make sure that it is near a south-facing window. Check out our guide to growing windowsill basil! 2. Water is Basil’s 2nd Best Friend Basil likes to be well hydrated, so make sure that you are frequently watering and that the soil is well drained. There is no set schedule you should be watering during, just keep an eye on the soil and water when it first appears dry. 3. The More You Take, the More the Plant Gives If left to its own devices, the basil plant will grow tall and... --- > Help your tomatoes survive their perilous journey from seed to fruit. Here are nine common tomato diseases and what you need to do to treat them. - Published: 2018-07-17 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/guide-to-common-tomato-diseases/ - Categories: Garden Problems, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Tomato, Tomatoes - Tags: Garden Problems, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Tomatoes by Sam Doll Nothing is better in mid to late summer than the taste of a garden-fresh tomato. However, it takes a lot of hard work and care to help your tomatoes survive their perilous journey from seed to fruit. Here are nine common tomato diseases and what you need to do to treat them. Fungal Diseases Many common tomato diseases are caused by fungi. These diseases often are caused by specific environmental conditions like high moisture and certain temperature ranges. They are most often spread by contaminated soil or water and are usually manageable with vigilant prevention techniques and various fungicides. Anthracnose What is it? Anthracnose (Colletotrichum coccodes) is a fungal disease that primarily attacks the tomato fruits. It will affect both green and ripe tomatoes and will appear as small, sunken water-soaked area on the outside of the tomato. As the disease progresses, the spot will widen and turn dark and expand. Infected unripe tomatoes will not show symptoms until the fruit ripens and the disease progresses faster the closer the tomato is to maturity. Septoria Leaf Spot What is it? Another fungal disease, Septoria Leaf Spot is caused by Septoria lycopersici. Unlike Anthracnose, Septoria attacks the leaves and stems of the plant but does not affect the fruit. The disease is more likely to appear on leaves closer to the ground and appears as the plant begins to fruit. The primary symptoms are numerous round and small spots on the leaves that are dark on the outside... --- > It's summer, which means it's time to harvest peas! Check out our Guide to Pea Harvesting to learn when and how to harvest your garden grown peas. - Published: 2018-07-10 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/guide-to-pea-harvesting-when-and-how-to-harvest-your-garden-grown-peas/ - Categories: Companion Planting, Gardening Tips, Peas, Vegetable Gardens - Tags: Companion Planting, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Peas Harvesting Peas by Sam Doll How do you know it’s “officially” summer? Is it when the pool opens back up or your neighbors start grilling? For me, it doesn’t REALLY feel like summer until I can walk into my garden and eat a sweet snap pea off the vine! While those pea pods are pretty tasty from the start, how do you know when the perfect time to pick them is? What if you want shelled peas, peas for stir fry, or even microgreens? We’ll help you figure out how and when to harvest your peas here in our Guide to Pea Harvesting. Garden Peas Garden peas, also known as English or sweet peas, are the classic pea, great for side dishes or soups. While this pea can be eaten whole when it is young and tender, it shines brightest when shelled. When harvesting garden peas to be shelled, check for the pod to be bright green and rounded. It should be slightly shiny and have no visible bumps. If the pods have bumps from the peas getting too large, the peas may be over-ripe and could be too starchy or mealy in texture. We recommend our Green Arrow variety of garden peas. They have a high yield (8-11 peas per pod) and are good tender as well. Snow Peas Snow peas are recognizable for having flat pods with very small peas inside. They are mild and sweet and are almost exclusively eaten whole. Great eaten fresh or in stir... --- > You can have a garden filled with beautiful flowers even if you’re on a tight water budget. These Zone 5 plants perform well even in a drought situation. - Published: 2018-07-06 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/my-10-favorite-drought-tolerant-plants/ - Categories: Drought Tolerant, Gardening Tips for Mid-Summer, Perennials, Planting, Wildflowers - Tags: Drought Tolerant, Gardening Tips, Perennials, Wildflowers Plants For a Tight Water Budget By Heather Stone Here in Colorado, our summers are often hot and dry and there’s often some sort of “watering restrictions” in place. Those two words can bring just about any gardener to their knees. But, you can still have a garden filled with beautiful flowers even if you’re on a tight water budget. In my Zone 5 garden, these plants perform well whether we have a temporary or longer-term drought situation. Yarrow- Achillea This long-blooming perennial comes in a rainbow of colors (pink, white, red, orange and yellow). The colorful blossoms are attractive to butterflies and make a good cut flower. Yarrow is hardy in Zones 3-9 and is best planted in full sun. Lavender- Lavandula Photo courtesy of Hans / pixabay This native Mediterranean plant is accustomed to dry, sunny conditions. The beautiful purple flower spikes look great on their own or in the border. Lavender is prized for its fragrance and medicinal properties and is attractive to many pollinators. Hardy in Zones 5-10. Sedum -Sedum spp. There are many varieties of sedum from upright to low growing groundcovers. They are sure to fit in just about any garden design from the back of the border to the rock garden. These easy to grow plants need little care once established. Hardy in Zones 3-9. Coneflower -Echinacea spp. These beautiful, long blooming perennials are not only drought tolerant but will thrive in almost any soil and often self-sow. The blossoms are attractive to... --- - Published: 2018-06-22 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/gardening-for-the-native-bees-4-easy-tips-for-making-your-garden-solitary-bee-friendly/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Gardening Tips, Honey Bees, Nature, News, Pesticides, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Bees, Gardening Tips, Nature, Organic Gardening, pesticides, Pollinators Creating a Native Bee Paradise by Sam Doll There are nearly 4,000 species of native bees in the United States alone! With the exception of bumblebees, nearly every native bee species in North America are solitary. They come in a variety of shapes in sizes, from enormous carpenter bees to the tiny Perdita genus. If you want to learn more about bumblebees, check out our blog about how you can make your garden bumblebee friendly! Unlike European honeybees or bumblebees, solitary bees are stingless, do not have a queen, live in a colony, or make honey and wax. Instead, female solitary bees build tunnels to use as nests, where they lay their eggs in a series of chambers packed with a pollen and nectar “paste” for their young to munch on when they hatch. Since males will hatch and emerge from the nest first, the mamma bee will lay the females in the deepest portion of the nest and males in the front. Around 70% of solitary bees are known as “mining bees” because they tunnel underground to build their nests. The other 30% of bees are cavity-nesting bees and will nest in anything from hollow or pithy stems to dead wood, or even abandoned snail shells! Native bees are incredibly important pollinators. Unlike honeybees, which carry pollen in a “pollen pouch” on their legs, native bees are a bit less tidy, covering their whole bodies in pollen to carry it home. This messiness means they lose much more pollen... --- > Hummingbirds may be cute little-winged creatures, but really they are tough as nails! These extremely important pollinators... - Published: 2018-06-21 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/hooray-for-hummingbirds/ - Categories: Annuals, Hummingbirds, Organic Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Wildflowers - Tags: Enjoy, Garden Inspiration, Gardening with Kids, Grow, Hummingbirds, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Seeds, Share, Wildflowers Important Pollinators by Cheryl Soldati Clark Hummingbirds may be cute little-winged creatures, but really they are tough as nails! These extremely important pollinators have the highest metabolic rate of any other animal on earth. They also have a high breathing rate, high heart rate and high body temperature. Their wings flap up to 90 times per second and their heart rate exceeds 1,200 beats per minute. In order to maintain their extremely high metabolism, hummingbirds have to eat up to 10-14 times their body weight in food every day for fuel. In preparation for migration, they have to eat twice this amount in order to fly thousands of miles. A huge portion of a hummingbird’s diet consists of sugar that they acquire from flower nectar, tree sap and hummingbird feeders. They also have to eat plenty of insects and pollen for protein to build muscle. Hummingbirds cross-pollinate flowers while they are feeding on nectar because their heads become covered with pollen and they carry the pollen to the next bloom as they continue to feed. Several native plants rely on hummingbirds for pollination and would not be here today if it wasn’t for these efficient pollinators. Hummingbirds are found in several different habitats, including wooded and forested areas, grasslands and desert environments. They also occur at altitudes ranging up to 14,000 feet in the South American Andes Mountains. The male hummingbirds are usually brightly colored while the females are dull colored in order to camouflage them while nesting. Female hummingbirds... --- > Pollination syndrome is defined as suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors... - Published: 2018-06-20 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/pollination-syndrome/ - Categories: Bats, Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Moths, Nature, Pollinators by Heather Stone Did you know that different kinds of pollinators like certain kinds of flowers and are more likely to visit those flowers? Why is this? As both plants and pollinators have evolved over time certain characteristics or traits have developed to help these plants and pollinators interact more successfully. For plants, this means that pollen collected will be carried to another flower of the same kind and successful reproduction occurs. For pollinators, this means the ability to find and access necessary nectar and pollen resources. Pollination syndrome is defined as suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors, which can be abiotic (wind and water) or biotic, such as animals, birds, bees, flies, moths, beetles and butterflies. There is a collection of characteristics that flowers have evolved to better ensure pollination. These include flower shape, color, odor, nectar, pollen, and the presence or absence of nectar guides. What kind of flowers do some of our favorite pollinators prefer? Bees Bee-pollinated flowers tend to have a lobe that acts as a landing pad for the bee. The flowers reproductive parts are often located at the top of tubular petals, dusting the back of the bee as it enters. Bumblebees have longer tongues than honeybees and are often drawn to deep, tubular flowers. Bees like brightly colored flowers, especially blues and yellows with a light, fresh scent. Bees can not see the color red so will not visit those flowers. Nectar... --- > These native bees come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. We will talk about one group of native bee and how you can help bumblebees! - Published: 2018-06-19 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/five-ways-you-can-help-bumblebees/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Organic Gardening, Pollinators Save the Bees by Sam Doll When you hear “Save the Bees! ” what is the first thing you think of? For most people, the first image that comes to mind are large colonies of hard-working honeybees buzzing to and fro in service of their queen. This fantasy might even include a beekeeper lovingly tending to their many hives. While the honeybee is a vital part of our food system, pollinating many of our crops and providing us with beeswax and honey, they are not the only bee we need to be worried about! There are nearly 4,000 species of native bees in the United States alone! Native bees Honeybees were brought to North America by European settlers and are not actually endemic to the US. These native bees come in an astonishing variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. In this blog, we will talk about one group of native bee and what you can do to help them: the bumblebee! Bumblebees are one of the most recognizable types of bees, right behind the honeybee, notable due to their large, fuzzy appearance. There are 46 species of bumblebee in North America. Bumblebees are also unique for being some of the only social native bees, forming small underground colonies with a queen and worker system. However, unlike honeybees, the colony does not overwinter but creates new “queens” that will emerge and create their own colonies the next spring. Bumblebees are especially important because they can perform buzz pollination. Some plants’ pollen... --- > Eleven years ago the U.S. Senate approved the designation of one week in June as National Pollinator Week to bring attention... - Published: 2018-06-18 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/its-national-pollinator-week-2/ - Categories: Bats, Bees, Beneficial Insects, Butterflies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, News, Organic Gardening, Pollinators Pollinator Awareness by Heather Stone Eleven years ago the U. S. Senate approved the designation of one week in June as National Pollinator Week to bring attention to the urgent problem of our declining pollinator populations. This year June 18-24th 2018 is National Pollinator Week. There will be many activities to celebrate across the nation and the globe. Want to find a way to get involved? Check out the listing of activities by state at http://pollinator. org/pollinator-week. Here is a sampling of what is happening here in our home state of Colorado. Garfield County is hosting its first annual Pollinator Palooza! There will Pollinator Gardening for Junior Master Gardeners on June 19th. On June 22nd there will be Building Mason Bee Houses for Pollinators. For more information check out their website. http://garfield. extension. colostate. edu/programs/gardening-horticulture/ In Salida, CO, Blessed are the Pollinators Project is working on a collaborative art project involving the making and hanging of 1000 prayer flags for pollinators. Check out their website to see how to get involved. https://www. blessedarethepollinators. com The Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, CO will be celebrating all week long with guided garden tours, arts and games, beeswax candle making, milkweed seed giveaways and more. For the 21 and over crowd there will be a sommelier-led honey tasting & food pairing on the evening of Saturday, June 23rd. Find out at the details on their website at https://www. butterflies. org. Check out this interview with Butterfly Pavilion's head beekeeper Mario Padilla at https://cbsloc. al/2K65c16... --- > Sunflowers are such a great annual for so many reasons. They are so cheerful with their big, bright blooms during the hottest part of the summer. - Published: 2018-06-15 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/oh-sunflowers/ - Categories: Annuals, Birds, Companion Planting, Planting, Pollinators, Recipes, Seeds, Sunflowers - Tags: Annuals, Birds, Planting, Recipes, Seeds, Sunflowers More About Sunflowers By Engrid Winslow Gorgeous Sunflower Photo Courtesy of Christy Short Sunflowers (Helianthus sp. ) are such a great annual for so many reasons. First of all, they are so darn cheerful with their big, bright blooms during the hottest part of the summer. They are also easy to grow. Just poke them into the ground and keep them well-watered until they germinate and then stand back because they thrive in rich soil and heat. The pollen is loved by bees and the seeds are attractive to birds. Sunflowers come in so many varieties with sizes ranging from 12” to 15‘ tall and the colors vary from pale lemon yellow to bright yellow, orange, red and bronze. The petals can be single, double or in fluffy multiple layers (check out Teddy Bear Sunflower). --- > Plant herbs for bees. These busy little creatures are so important to the food we eat, plant a few herbs that you and the bees will love to eat this summer - Published: 2018-06-08 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/herbs-for-the-bees/ - Categories: Bees, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Honey Bees, Planting, Pollinators, Recipes - Tags: Bees, Herbs, Honey Bees, Pollinators, Recipes Feeding Bees by Sam Doll Bees are responsible for at least one-third of our diet! Since these busy little creatures are so important to the food we eat, we thought it would be nice to spice up their diet (as well as ours) with some ideas to make a bee-friendly pollinator garden! Here are a few herbs that you and the bees will love to eat this summer Sage: Great for giving that classic flavor to meats and, if you are daring, can be a great addition to some classic adult beverages (check out this Sage Bee’s Knees Cocktail). Sage is a hardy perennial that loves well-drained soil and lots of sunshine, which means it does great in a container. This herb also preserves its flavor past flowering, which means it can feed you and the bees at the same time! Lemon Balm: A perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, with a wonderfully gentle lemon scent in the mint family. The fragrant, inconspicuous but nectar-rich white flowers will attract honey bees. Leave the blooms for the bees for a couple of days, then trim them off to prevent self-sowing. Lemon Balm is often used as a flavoring in ice cream and lemon balm pesto and in herbal teas. Use the fresh leaves in chicken or fish dishes as well as with fruit and fruit juices. The same goes for any member of the mint family (peppermint, spearmint, and catnip included). Basil: Sweet, Thai, cinnamon, lemon, lime, purple, and Christmas are... --- - Published: 2018-06-06 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/2018-year-beet/ - Categories: Beets, Heirloom Vegetables, Lettuces & Greens, News, Vegetable Gardens Recipes for Beets The National Garden Bureau has proclaimed 2018 as the year of the beet and you can enjoy them in so very many ways. Try some new recipes to enjoy this nutritious and underused vegetable this year. Beets can be dried and made into chips, juiced, roasted, baked, pureed into soup, glazed, pickled or steamed, Beet greens are delicious in salads, soups or sautéed. Beets come in a range of colors, shapes and sizes and some have a sweet mild, rather than an earthy flavor. Beets are full of fiber, vitamins A and C and have a higher iron content than most other vegetables. Say farewell to kale and hello to beets this year. --- > When you find a honey bee swarm, don't panic and take careful action to help them survive by calling someone to rescue them. - Published: 2018-05-07 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/19613-2/ - Categories: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Honey Bees Photo courtesy of pixabay. How to Handle a Swarm of Bees by Engrid Winslow Have you ever spotted a honey bee swarm on the eaves of your house, a fence post or in a tree? They have even been spotted on parked bicycles! Swarming is the natural result of a hive that has made it through the winter and ramps up for spring when pollen is available and nectar flows begin. The hive gets crowded and the bees raise a second queen and the older queen leaves the hive with about half of the hive population to find a new place to nest. You SHOULD NOT do any of the following things: 1. Please don’t spray them with water or insecticides. We need to protect these pollinators, not harm them. 2. No need to worry about them attacking you. These bees are very docile and are just hanging out while scout members of the new colony are looking for a place to call home. 3. Don’t try to capture them unless you are an experienced beekeeper as you could harm the bees or lose the queen in the process. Here’s what you CAN (and should) do: 1. Let someone know the location of the swarm. If your neighbor is a beekeeper it might even be their hive that swarmed. 2. Contact local beekeeper’s associations in your area. Many already have a swarm hotline up and running at this time of year. 3. If you can’t find a beekeeper, then call... --- > If you purchased seedlings there are a few things that you have to keep in mind for the care and planting of seedlings. - Published: 2018-05-01 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/care-planting-seedlings/ - Categories: Heirloom Vegetables, Gardening Tips, Herbs, Planting, Propagating, Seed Germination, Seed Starting Guide to Seedlings by Engrid Winslow If you purchased seedlings such as vegetables or annual herbs and flowers there are a few things that you have to keep in mind for the care and planting of seedlings. They are way too tender to be planted outside unless they are “hardened off” and if they came from a nursery or greenhouse that has definitely not happened yet. Here are some guidelines to follow: • Place them in a spot indoors where they can get at least ten hours of sun or use grow lights to keep them healthy. • Move them outdoors gradually so they are exposed to sun and wind over a week to ten days (This is what is known as hardening off). • Start slowly when temperatures are above 60 degrees and only leave them in the sun for 1-2 hours. Then move them into the shade if the temperatures continue to be mild enough. • Increase the amount of sunshine each day and gradually expose them to more sun in 2-hour increments each day. • Be aware of the last frost date in your area. Don’t plant until after that date and be prepared to cover them if the weather gets cold and snowy. • Don’t forget to check your seedlings at least once a day for signs of wilting and water them well. Small pots with new seedlings can get dry very quickly. --- - Published: 2018-04-06 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/the-importance-of-soil/ - Categories: Composting, Gardening Tips, Seed Starting, Soil Nutrients, Vegetable Gardens by Engrid Winslow Let’s talk about getting your vegetable and flower beds ready for planting by preparing the soil. No matter how great your soil seems to be, your new plants will welcome a boost of vital nutrients. Tomatoes, onions, peppers and other vegetables are known as “heavy feeders”. This means they need (and therefore remove) lots of minerals from the soil they grow in. Without fertile soil, many plants will struggle to produce those tasty fruits and vegetables, and beautiful blooms. 5 Tips to Improve Your Soil 1. Add compost: Make your own or purchase a quality one such as mushroom compost. You may also like chicken manure based, beer industry bi-products or even dairy cow manure. Avoid compost made from curbside recycling (who knows what is really in there) or anything with steer manure, usually very high in salt. Spend a little extra on better quality and your garden will thank you with beautiful vegetables and flowers. 2. Use fertilizers: A mild, organic fertilizer is best and can range from fish emulsion to compost tea or kelp. Seek out a liquid fertilizer that is a balanced mix of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Look for a label with low numbers for each of these 3 minerals. See below for an example (3-3-2). 3. Cover the soil all year: Use mulch (shredded leaves are perfect) and cover crops when you are not growing vegetables. This will help keep weeds at bay and adds nutrients to the soil. 4. Rotate vegetables:... --- > There were many different possibilities for square foot gardening in the size of these areas by making some of the squares either larger or smaller... - Published: 2018-03-12 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/square-foot-gardening/ - Categories: Garden Inspiration, Gardening Philosophies, Gardening Tips, Heirloom Vegetables, Organic Gardening, Planting, Seed Starting, Seeds, Vegetable Gardens Gardening in a Limited Space by Greta Dupuis Do you have limited space to grow your vegetables in? Small yard, only one raised bed, or even just containers on a porch or deck? Way back when (1981, in fact), PBS ran a series of shows with Mel Bartholomew which showcased how he divided a 12-foot x 12-foot plot of raised or in-ground vegetable gardens into squares. There were many different possibilities for square foot gardening in the size of these areas by making some of the squares either larger or smaller but the basic idea was to figure out how much room was needed for each type of plant and to adjust the squares accordingly. For example, you might want more tomatoes and less lettuce or vice versa and would change the sizes of the squares to your personal preference. Some plants can be planted closer together which results in a more dense area of vegetables that maximizes space. The net result from gardening in this manner showed that the veggies were less expensive, used less water, took up less space, used fewer seeds and required less work on the gardener’s part as the squares were easier to reach and did not need as much weeding. All in all, for gardeners with limited space, consider dividing your veggie beds into sections with your family’s favorites as you dream of all of those seed choices and plan your 2018 garden. The original book that started the revolution is still in print... --- --- ## Products > The Wild Blue Iris is a perennial species native to the western United States. Once established, these pretty blue flowers will spread rapidly. - Published: 2025-06-18 - Modified: 2025-06-26 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/iris-wild-blue-photo-size-test/ - SKU: IrisWB-1 - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, I - Product tags: Blue Flowers, Early to Mid-Summer, Native, Northwest, Perennial, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Wild Blue Iris or Rocky Mountain Iris is a native of western United States and is common along roadsides and damp meadows in the spring. Once established, these pretty blue flowers will spread rapidly through division of rhizomous bulbs. One to three flowers on sturdy stems are blue with white and purplish veins. The leaves are long, and strap-like. This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: --- > Johnny Jump-Up is a garden favorite will flourish year after year. Small violet-like blooms of brilliant purple with small ‘faces’ of white and bright yellow. - Published: 2025-06-13 - Modified: 2025-06-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/johnny-jump-up-viola-cornuta-new-size/ - SKU: JohnnyJ-1 - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, J, V - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Early to Mid-Summer, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Purple Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Johnny Jump-Up is a garden favorite that will flourish year after year. Small violet-like blooms of brilliant purple with small 'faces' of white and bright yellow on compact foliage are perfect along borders, rock gardens and under trees. This species likes rich soil and plenty of moisture but will tolerate many areas with good drainage. This is an unusual wildflower that needs a period of darkness for germination. Cover with a very thin layer of soil after sowing. Johnny Jump-Up Johnny Jump-Up is a garden favorite that will flourish year after year. Small violet-like blooms of brilliant purple with small 'faces' of white and bright yellow on compact foliage are perfect along borders, rock gardens and under trees. This species likes rich soil and plenty of moisture but will tolerate many areas with good drainage. This is an unusual wildflower that needs a period of darkness for germination. Cover with a very thin layer of soil after sowing. Color: Purple/Yellow/Blue Height: 4-12" Type: Perennial/ Annual Climate: P/Sun-Moist Seeds/lb. : 392,000 Bloom Time: Mid spring- mid summer Zones: 3a-9b --- > Evening Scented Stock begins to bloom with fragrant purple to pink-hued flowers in the evening when the sun sets. - Published: 2024-09-08 - Modified: 2025-02-03 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/stock-evening-scented-matthiola-bicornis/ - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, M, V - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Northwest, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Spring to Summer, Summer, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Evening Scented Stock begins to bloom with fragrant purple to pink-hued flowers in the evening when the sun sets. Opening at night the clove-like fragrance will fill the night air, creating a restful and calm feeling. Evening Scented Stock, Matthiola bicornis Evening Scented Stock begins to bloom with fragrant purple to pink-hued flowers in the evening when the sun sets. Opening at night the clove-like fragrance will fill the night air, creating a restful and calm feeling. Plant them near a patio or deck where you can delight in their fragrance while sitting outside in the evening. An annual plant, named after an Italian botanist, that is native to Mediterranean regions and prefers well-drained soils with moderate moisture. Growing 12-18 inches tall, they are easy to fit into mixed flower beds. Attractive for hummingbirds, hawkmoths, bees, and other pollinators. Color: Purple, Pink Height: 12-18" Type: Annual Climate: Full to part sun -Moderate moisture Seeds/lb. : 567,000 Rate: 1 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom time: Spring- Late Summer Packet wt. : 1 gm, Approx. 300 seeds Zones: 5-10 --- > Red Yarrow is a hardy perennial that forms loose clumps of tall stems with grey-green foliage of fern-like leaves and clusters of tiny red flowers. - Published: 2024-05-03 - Modified: 2025-02-03 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/yarrow-red-achillea-millefolium-rubra/ - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, Y - Product tags: Deer Resistant, Fall, Flowers For Pollinators, Native, Northwest, Perennial, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b This hardy perennial forms loose expanding clumps of tall stems with beautiful grey-green foliage of fern-like leaves and umbels or clusters of tiny reddish flowers. This is a tough ground cover for poor soils. Plant these seeds where it can be controlled as it spreads easily. Red Yarrow will bloom full season and is deer-resistant! Attracts pollinators, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Red Yarrow (Achillea millefolium, Rubra) This hardy perennial forms loose expanding clumps of tall stems with beautiful grey-green foliage of fern-like leaves and umbels or clusters of tiny reddish flowers. It is a tough ground cover for poor soils. Plant these seeds where they can be controlled as it can spread easily. Red Yarrow will bloom all season and is deer-resistant! Attracts pollinators, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Color: Red Height: 8-16" Type: Perennial Climate: Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 2,510,000 Rate: 1 oz. /2000 sq. ft. Bloom time: June-Sept. Zones: 4a to 8b --- > Liatris is a hardy, late-summer bloomer. Also known as Dotted Blazing Star, this perennial features beautiful rose-lavender blooms. - Published: 2024-05-03 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/liatris-gayfeather-blazing-star-liatris-punctata/ - SKU: LiatrisSp-1 - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, L - Product tags: Fall, Late Summer to Fall, Midwest, Native, Northwest, Perennial, Purple Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This hardy, late summer bloomer is an excellent specimen plant for along foundations or for cut-flower displays. Tall narrow spikes of dense rose purple flowers cluster at the top of long stems. Also known as Dotted Blazing Star, puctata means speckled, the beautiful rose-lavender flowers of this perennial, tower above green grassy leaves. Plant Liatris in gritty, sandy soil with good drainage, in full sun to aid the development of the long tap root. This is a good host plant for Indian Paintbrush and the germination may be improved by chilling the seed at 40 degrees for a week before planting. This species is a native perennial found in the eastern and midwestern states. Dotted Blazing Star - Liatris punctata This hardy, late-summer bloomer is an excellent specimen plant for along foundations or in cut-flower displays. Tall narrow spikes of dense rose purple flowers cluster at the top of long stems. Also known as Dotted Blazing Star, punctata means speckled, the beautiful rose-lavender flowers of this perennial, tower above green grassy leaves. Plant Liatris in gritty, sandy soil with good drainage, in full sun to aid the development of the long tap root. This is a good host plant for Indian Paintbrush Castilleja integra. Germination may be improved by chilling the seed at 40 degrees for a week before planting. This species is a native perennial found in the eastern and midwestern states. The late blooms of Liatris punctata are a favorite of the monarch butterfly. Color: Lavender Height: 24-48" Type: Perennial Climate: Sun/Dry Seeds/lb. : 64,000 Rate: 1 oz. /125 sq. ft. Bloom time: Aug-Oct. Pkt. weight: 1 gm. (approx. 119 seeds) Zones: 3a-9b --- > Little Bluestem is an important native warm season plains grass that normally grows 3-6' high and is recognized for rapid growth, in mid-to-late summer. - Published: 2024-04-25 - Modified: 2025-01-21 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/little-bluestem-schizachyrium-scoparium/ - SKU: BluestemLittle-1 - Price: 12.85 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Grasses and Grass Mixes, S, Single Species Grass - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Native, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b | https://bbbseed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/LITTLE-BLUESTEM-cimarron-IMG_1359.jpg Little Bluestem is an important native warm season plains grass that normally grows 3-6' high with a mature height at 24". As a warm-season grass the main growth is in mid-to-late summer, turning rusty-red in the fall. | https://bbbseed. com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/LITTLE-BLUESTEM-cimarron-IMG_1359. jpg Little Bluestem is an important native warm season plains grass that normally grows to a mature height at 24". As a warm-season grass, the main growth is in mid-to-late summer. It has an extensive root system once established and although typically thought of as a bunchgrass it can form mats by rhizomes with enough precipitation. It is found in many places in all areas of the United States and Southern Canada but most extensively throughout the Western and Midwestern plains states below 7500 ft. elevation in warm dry areas. This species is not cold tolerant and is moderately tolerant of traffic. Seed in the late Spring to Early Summer when the soil temperature is 60 to 70 degrees. --- > Micro clover is used as a stand-alone lawn or mixed with turf grasses, suppressing weeds helping to retain soil moisture, and low maintenance. - Published: 2023-09-27 - Modified: 2025-05-09 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/micro-clover-trifolium-repens/ - Price: 27.80 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: featured - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Clovers, T - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, White Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Micro clover, Trifolium repens, is a great clover to use as a stand-alone lawn or mixed with turf grasses. Working to improve fertilization and lawn density, it helps suppress weeds and improve color. Micro Clover is easy to mow and low maintenance. The dense leaves and deep roots help to retain soil moisture, resulting in lower water needs. Micro Clover - Trifolium repens var. Pipolina Micro Clover (Trifolium repens) also known as Mini Clover, is the product of years of natural selection that has given rise to an extraordinary clover variety with all the advantages of traditional White Dutch Clover, but with leaves that are 1/3 smaller and growing habit that spreads more like turf grass. This product comes in a pelletized form for ease of handling and distribution. Not for consumption. This clover delivers nitrogen in just the right amounts, resulting in a lush, vibrant, and naturally green carpet that's an absolute breeze to take care of. This amazing little companion plant is best friends with turfgrass and truly shines when they work together. If you choose to go solo with Micro Clover, you'll find yourself mowing no more than once every three weeks, keeping it trimmed to a neat 2. 5 inches or lower. The dynamic partnership between clover and grass forms a formidable team against pesky weeds. They not only crowd out existing weeds but also make it nearly impossible for new ones to take root. Micro Clover's unique stolon structure is a key player, allowing it to thrive even when mowed exceptionally short. One of its most impressive features is its year-round charm. This hardy plant maintains its vivid green hue from the first days of spring through the chilly winter months. The robust growth of its co-planted grasses further enhances the overall attractiveness of your lawn's consistent greenery. Plus, here's the best part:... --- - Published: 2023-09-27 - Modified: 2024-12-17 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/field-peas-yellow/ - Price: 4.50 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: outofstock - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Cover Crop Seeds, P - Product tags: Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Field peas can serve as a green manure or green fallow crop, contributing to soil preservation and future crop productivity enhancement. Field peas play a crucial role in safeguarding soil against erosion, enhancing soil quality, and reducing water loss through evaporation. Furthermore, field peas have the valuable capability of replenishing nitrogen in the soil, reducing the need for fertilizers, boosting per-acre yields, and suppressing weed growth. Yellow Field Peas (Pisum sativum) Growing field peas, also known as forage peas or dry peas are a type of legume crop that thrives in cool-season conditions. They are grown across the globe on a vast expanse of over 25 million acres and are primarily harvested as a dried, shelled product for both human consumption and livestock feed. They can be cultivated either as a grain crop or as a component of a forage crop. Additionally, field peas can serve as a green manure or green fallow crop, contributing to soil preservation and future crop productivity enhancement. They play a crucial role in safeguarding soil against erosion, enhancing soil quality, and reducing water loss through evaporation. Furthermore, field peas have the valuable capability of replenishing nitrogen in the soil, reducing the need for fertilizers, boosting per-acre yields, and suppressing weed growth. Yellow field peas represent an exceptional non-GMO protein source that is gaining prominence in livestock feed formulations due to their protein content, which typically falls within the range of 21% to 25%. These peas are rich in carbohydrates and low in fiber. They are an excellent choice for livestock nutrition. Using field peas as a cover crop offers numerous benefits for soil health and overall agricultural sustainability. Join the conversation with Citizen Scientists Soil Health Project discussing different cover-crop experiences. Here's more information on how to use field peas as a cover crop and the advantages it provides: 1. Soil Improvement: Known for their nitrogen-fixing ability. they form a... --- - Published: 2023-06-22 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/default_gift_this_product-2/ - Product type: gift-card - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search - Product categories: Uncategorized This product has been automatically created by the plugin YITH Gift Cards. You must not edit it, or the plugin could not work properly. The main functionality of this product is to be used for the feature "Gift this product" --- > Sweet Sultan is an old-fashioned , honey-scented, variety with rose, mauve and white blossoms and makes a great garden addition for cut flowers. - Published: 2022-12-05 - Modified: 2025-02-04 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-sultan-imperalis-mix-amberboa-moschata/ - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, S - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, White Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Sweet Sultan This old-fashioned, extremely fragrant variety comes from the Mediterranean and southwest Asia. Sweet Sultan ‘Imperialis Mix’ has feathery, thistle-like blooms in a mixture of mauve, rose, lilac, and white flowers. This honey-scented, easy-to-grow variety grows to 2'-3' feet tall and makes a great garden addition for cut flowers. Color: Mauve, Lilac, Rose, White Height: 24-36" Type: Annual Climate: Sun – Dry/Medium Seeds/lb. : 122,000 Planting Rate: 7 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Mid-Summer Zones: 3-9 Packet Net Wt: 1 gram / Approx. 270 seeds --- > Dahlia Flowered Zinnia is a multi-colored, and long-blooming species that makes great cut-flowers with fully double blooms 4-5 inch blooms. - Published: 2022-12-05 - Modified: 2025-02-04 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/zinnia-dahlia-flowered-mix-zinnia-elegans/ - SKU: ZinnDahl - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seeds, Z - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Introduced, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Summer, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Dahlia Flowered Zinnia Mix Dahlia Flowered Zinnias have fully double, 4-5 inch wide flowers that are shaped like dahlias. This multi-colored, fast-growing, and long-blooming species is native to Mexico and make great cut-flowers. In addition, they are excellent for pollinator plantings and are especially attractive to butterflies. Color: Multi Height: 30-40” Type: Annual Climate: Sun – Dry/Medium Seeds/lb. : 68,000 Planting Rate: 7 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Summer-through Fall Zones: 3-9 Packet Net Wt: 2 grams / Approx. 250 seeds --- > Sparky Mix French Marigold has bright medium-sized, multi-colored flowers that grow to around 20 inches tall. Great for pollinators! - Published: 2022-11-21 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/marigold-sparky-mix-tagetes-patula/ - SKU: MarigldSprk - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, M, T - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This French marigold is a top-notch, easy to grow, dependable flower especially for short season gardens. The dwarf, uniform plants bear an abundance of double flowers in a variety of colors. These are great for mass plantings, borders or for spot color and work well in containers, too. Plant some between rows in your vegetable garden to help repel garden pests. It is easy to collect and save the seed for next season’s planting. French Marigold, Sparky Mix Sparky Mix French Marigold has flowers that are a mix of orange, gold, red, and bi-colored with medium-sized flowers and wavy petals. These grow to around 20 inches tall and are long-blooming. As with most marigolds, they are very useful for controlling insect pests in flower beds and vegetable gardens. These colorful plants can be used in containers, flower beds, gardens & borders, and the pollinator garden. Color: Gold, Orange, Yellow, Red Height: 20" Type: Annual Climate: Sun – Dry/Medium Seeds/lb. : 136,000 Planting Rate: 5 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Summer-through Fall Zones: 3-9 Packet Net Wt: 1 gram / Approx. 280 seeds --- > Alaska Mix Nasturtium is easy to grow and long blooming. Beautiful variegated leaves and a mix of gold, orange, red and yellow flowers that are edible. - Published: 2022-11-16 - Modified: 2025-01-21 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/nasturtium-tropaeolum-majus-single-mix/ - SKU: NastSingle - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, N, S, T - Product tags: Fall, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Introduced, Northwest, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Single Mixed Nasturtium is a larger, prolific, trailing Nasturtium that can get up to 8-10 feet in length. The single flowers come in a bright mix of gold, orange, red and yellow and are a great choice for hanging baskets or to train up a fence or trellis. The leaves, stems, and flowers are edible and have a tangy, pepper taste. Often used as an edible flower in salads and as garnishes, the spicy fresh flavor is a real treat. Bumblebees love these flowers. Single Mix Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus Single Mixed Nasturtium is a larger, prolific, trailing Nasturtium that can get up to 8-10 feet long. The single flowers come in a bright mix of gold, orange, red, and yellow and are a great choice for hanging baskets or to train up a fence or trellis. The leaves, stems, and flowers are edible and have a tangy, pepper taste. Often used as an edible flower in salads and as garnishes, the spicy fresh flavor is a real treat. Bumble bees love these flowers. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Plant Single Mix Nasturtium seed outdoors in well-drained soil in a sunny location after the danger of frost is past. Germination time is 10-14 days at 65 deg. For earlier bloom, start the seed indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost date. Plant seeds 1/8 – 1/4” deep, 6” apart. Keep moist until germination and then decrease as needed. Thrives in poor soil and cool weather. Color: Gold, Orange, Yellow, Red Height: 18-30” Type: Annual Climate: Sun – Dry/Medium Seeds/lb. : 3,600 Planting Rate: 44 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Summer-through Fall Zones: 3-9 Packet Net Wt. : 4 grams / Approx. 25-30 seeds For more information about planting wildflowers, check out this post. --- > Red Crest Cosmos is a bright Red-Orange flower that will light up your garden, very drought-tolerant and very attractive to bees and butterflies. - Published: 2022-11-16 - Modified: 2025-01-10 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/cosmos-red-crest-cosmos-sulphureus/ - SKU: CosmoRedCrest - Price: 2.25 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Annual, Biennial, Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b These vibrant Red Crest Cosmos are a great addition to your garden to add beauty and attract butterflies & bees. They are an easy-to-grow annual and can be very drought tolerant. Red Crest Cosmos Sulphur Cosmos ‘Crest Red’ grows 2-3 feet tall, and the flowers are a bright, deep, orange-red color. The plants have lacey, finely cut foliage and are very adaptable and are suitable for cut flowers, in beds & borders, and in the pollinator garden. Red Crest Cosmos flowers are very attractive to honey bees and wild bees. These drought-tolerant plants also tolerate poor soils. Color: Red-Orange Height: 24-36" Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry/Moderate Seeds/lb. : 61,000 Zones: 5b-10a --- > Rigid or Stiff Goldenrod can adapt to a wide range of conditions and thrives in the most inhospitable soils. It is an important source of nectar for many pollinators. - Published: 2022-11-09 - Modified: 2025-01-15 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/goldenrod-rigid-solidago-rigida/ - SKU: AsterWhtUp-1 - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, G, O, S - Product tags: Late Summer to Fall, Native, Perennial, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Rigid Goldenrod Rigid or Stiff Goldenrod can adapt to a wide range of conditions and thrives in the most inhospitable soils. It is an important source of nectar for many pollinators. The many tiny bright yellow, daisy-like flowers are born in dense, flat-topped clusters on stiff upright stems. Mainly found east of the Rocky Mountains. The Monarch butterfly especially prefers its flowers during the fall migration. The seeds are important late-season bird food. This goldenrod is an important staple in the late fall landscape. The late-season pollen and nectar serve as an important late-season food source for a variety of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators including the next generation of bumblebee queens foraging before entering winter dormancy. Direct sow the seed in early spring before the soil begins to warm or in late fall, planting it just under the surface and watering it once. If direct sown in the spring, the seed must be stratified first by storing it in the refrigerator for 6-8 weeks. To start the stratified seed indoors, sow it in a flat; keep the soil evenly moist and at a temperature of 65-70 degrees F until germination, which should take place within 14-20 days. Transplant the seedlings after the last frost of spring, placing them 18-24” apart. This plant prefers full sun and sandy or dry soil. Color: Yellow-Gold Height: 3'-5' Type: Perennial Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/oz. : 46,000 Rate: 1oz. /960 sq. ft. Bloom time: Summer to Late Fall Zones: 4a - 9a --- > Chocolate Cherry sunflowers grow with branching stalks and multiple blooms of gorgeous, velvety, deep-burgundy petals surrounding a chocolatey brown center. - Published: 2021-02-15 - Modified: 2025-07-02 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-chocolate-cherry-helianthus-annuus/ - SKU: ChocolateCherry - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, H, S - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Introduced, Late Summer to Fall, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Red Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Chocolate Cherry sunflowers grow with branching stalks and multiple blooms of gorgeous, velvety, deep-burgundy petals surrounding a chocolatey brown center. Chocolate Cherry Sunflower Chocolate Cherry sunflowers grow with branching stalks and multiple blooms of gorgeous, velvety, deep-burgundy petals surrounding a chocolatey brown center. These make a stunning backdrop to flower beds or fence lines. Chocolate Cherry sunflowers' long stems make them great in cut flower arrangements. Keep them deadheaded until the end of the season. If you deadhead your sunflowers, they will keep pumping out new blossoms in their will to create seeds and more sunflowers. Don't cut the stalk way back, the next sunflower often forms just inches from the place you deadheaded. Chocolate Cherry sunflowers are tall and may shade other plants, so plant in the back or on the North side of a flower or garden bed. Leave the very last batch of spent flowers for the birds and for next year's flowers. When it seems like the sunflowers are slowing down, leave the last set of flower heads on the plant for the birds. Even if it is a little ugly going into Fall, birds like the seed heads right on the plant. Little finches especially like to sit on top of the old brown seed head and bend over and pluck seeds out. Color: 5–8-inch blooms with velvety-burgundy petals with chocolate centers Height: 6 - 7' Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 13,000, (800/oz) Zones: 3-10 Bloom time: Midsummer to fall Seeding rates for sunflowers: If you are planning to grow a plot of sunflower plants and not just a decorative patch, you will need... --- > Our Green Manure Cover Crop Mixture can be used as a late-season, winter, or short-lived spring cover crop in orchards, vineyards, and more. - Published: 2021-02-04 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/green-manure-cover-crop-mixture/ - SKU: GMCvrCrp - Price: 2.82 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Cover Crop Seeds, G - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b This Green Manure Cover Crop mix can be used as a cover crop in orchards and vineyards or in rotation with vegetable and field crops in early spring or from mid-September to October to get established before freezing temperatures arrive. The vetches are also excellent pollinator plants, attracting honeybees and beneficial predatory wasps. Green Manure Cover Crop Mixture Our Green Manure Cover Crop mix serves a multifaceted role in soil improvement and agricultural sustainability. Here's an informative breakdown of its benefits and best practices for utilization: Versatile Use: This cover crop mix can be employed in two key seasons - either as a late-season and winter cover crop or as a short-lived spring cover crop. Soil Enhancement: When planted, it fosters vigorous growth that not only loosens the soil but also enhances drainage capabilities. This is especially valuable in areas where soil compaction is a concern. Erosion Control: During the winter months, this cover crop serves as an effective erosion control measure, preventing soil loss due to harsh weather conditions. Nutrient Enrichment: One of its primary advantages lies in its ability to add essential nitrogen, nutrients, and organic matter to the soil. This enriches the soil's fertility and overall health, promoting better crop growth in subsequent seasons. Weed Suppression: By covering the soil, this mix helps control weed growth, reducing competition for nutrients and sunlight. Ideal Planting Time: For optimal results, consider planting this mix in orchards, vineyards, or in crop rotation with vegetables and field crops. Timing is crucial - aim for early spring or a window from mid-September to October (15-45 days before the first frost) to ensure the crop establishes itself before freezing temperatures set in. Pollinator-Friendly: The vetches in this mix serve a dual purpose as they are excellent pollinator plants. They attract honeybees and beneficial predatory wasps, contributing... --- > Our Central Oregon Wildflower Mix is a wonderful mixture of annuals, perennials, native, and introduced wildflowers is known to grow well in Central Oregon. - Published: 2020-12-14 - Modified: 2024-12-22 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/central-oregon-wildflower-mix/ - SKU: OregWFM-1 - Price: 5.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, O, Regional or State Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Multicolored Flowers, Northwest, Perennial, Zones 3a-4b Our Central Oregon Wildflower mix is a wonderful mixture of annuals, perennials, native, and introduced wildflowers that grow well in Central Oregon. Many will bloom the first year with the perennials becoming established and blooming the following years. Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Washington are in Climate Zones 1-3. Central Oregon Wildflower Mix This wonderful mixture of annuals, perennials, native, and introduced wildflowers has been created to grow well in Central Oregon. Many will bloom the first year with the perennials becoming established and blooming the following years. Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Washington are in Climate Zones 1-3. Species in the Central Oregon Wildflower Mix: California Orange Poppy, Mixed Shirley Poppy, Blue Flax, Scarlet Flax, Bachelor Button, Perennial Lupine, Black-eyed Susan, Lance-leaf Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, Rocket Larkspur, Shasta Daisy, Sweet William Pinks, Red Plains Coreopsis, Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Sweet Alyssum, Painted Daisy, Smooth Aster, Mountain Garland, McKanas Columbine. Central Oregon Wildflower Mix Seeding Rates: (from lush to moderate coverage) 1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft. 4 oz. 375 - 500 sq ft. 8 oz. 750 - 1000 sq ft. 1 lb. 1,500 - 2,000 sq ft. 5 lb. 7,500 - 10,000 sq ft. 10 lb 15,000 - 25,000 sq ft. 25 lb. 1-2 acres (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. ) General Wildflower Planting Tips Quick Guide E-Books Selection: The perfect site is sunny with good drainage and free of weeds or choking grasses. Most areas have one or maybe two of these aspects and some work will be required to get all three. In shady areas, there are specific wildflowers that will do well in partial sun/shade areas. Drainage can be achieved with some shovel work and soil amendments suggested by your local Natural Resources office or Agriculture extension office, however, to optimize your expenses and efforts now... --- > Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces beautiful 4-petaled lavender flowers. - Published: 2020-07-06 - Modified: 2025-02-04 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-alyssum-lobularia-maritima-royal-carpet/ - SKU: SweetAlysmWht-1 - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, L, S - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Purple Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Spring to Early Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces lavender, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. This is a very fragrant flower that can be used in garden borders or grown in containers. Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet Sweet Alyssum 'Royal Carpet' is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces lavender, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. This is a very fragrant flower that can be used in garden borders or grown in containers. Color: Purple Height: 8-16" Type: Annual/ Tender Perennial Climate: P/Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 1,120,000 Bloom Time: April-June Zones: 5-9 For more information about planting wildflowers, check out this post. --- > Crimson Clover is an excellent, fast-growing cover crop that can be planted almost any time of the year. Bumblebees are attracted to the blooms. - Published: 2020-04-14 - Modified: 2025-05-09 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/clover-crimson-trifolium-incarnatum/ - SKU: CloverRed-1 - Price: 5.49 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Clovers, Flower Seeds, T - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Pink Flowers, Red Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Spring to Early Summer, Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 7a-8b Crimson Clover grows quickly and is one of the most beautiful cover crops available. It provides early spring nitrogen, rapid fall growth, or summer growth for cool areas. Crimson Clover Crimson Clover, a rapidly growing and exceptionally attractive cover crop, offers a range of benefits for agricultural and gardening purposes. This winter annual, characterized by its herbaceous legume nature and striking deep red blossoms measuring between 1/2 to 1 inch in length, is not only visually appealing but also serves as an asset in sustainable farming practices. This versatile crop exhibits the following key characteristics and applications: Seasonal Versatility: Crimson Clover excels in various seasonal roles. It provides an early spring source of nitrogen, experiences rapid growth in the fall, and can even serve as a summer crop in cooler regions. In zones 5 and colder, it is often used as a winter-killed annual, like oats. Weed Control and Ground Cover: When planted in late summer, crimson clover establishes robust ground cover, effectively suppressing weed growth. This makes it an excellent choice for weed management. Companion Planting: Crimson clover thrives when grown alongside other crops such as small grains, grasses, and different clover varieties. It is frequently paired with oats to create an enhanced planting mixture. Pollinator Attraction: The vibrant crimson flowers of this legume produce abundant nectar, making them a magnet for various types of bees and other beneficial insects. This not only benefits the local ecosystem but also enhances overall pollination in the area. Soil Adaptability: Crimson clover demonstrates adaptability to a wide range of well-drained soils, with a preference for sandy loam. Once established, it flourishes in cool and moist conditions, though it is less... --- - Published: 2019-08-20 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/daniellia-dewgoogleus/ - Price: 0.10 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Flower Seeds Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. Short description here. 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Adds nitrogen, nutrients and organic matter to enrich and build the soil. - Published: 2019-03-05 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/cool-season-cover-crop/ - SKU: CoolSeasonCvrCrp - Price: 2.84 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: C, Alphabetical All Products, Cover Crop Seeds - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b An early spring or fall cover-crop of Oats and Field Peas, our Cool Season Cover Crop Mix will provide vigorous growth to control weeds, loosen the soil and improve drainage, provide erosion control and add vital nitrogen, nutrients and organic matter to enrich and build the soil. Cool Season Cover Crop Seed Mix This Cool Season Cover Crop Mix can be used as an early spring or fall cover-crop that will provide vigorous growth to control weeds, loosen the soil and improve drainage, provide erosion control and add vital nitrogen, nutrients and organic matter to enrich and build the soil. Plant this Cool Season Cover Crop Mix in orchards and vineyards or in rotation with vegetable and field crops in early spring or early fall. Plant the mix at a rate of about 1 pound per 500 sq feet. The oats will grow even when the temperatures are barely above freezing to form a thick tangle of roots and tough stalks that add fibrous organic matter to the soil. The Field Peas are also hardy and are prolific nitrogen producers, so you’ll need less fertilizer. This crop can be grazed and should be mowed or incorporated after flowering, before seed production if you don’t want volunteers sprouting up next season. Pea blooms are a good early source of nectar for bees and other pollinators! Cool season annual cereal oats are effectively used as a cover crop in either spring or fall. Oats planted in the fall will usually winter kill north of central Oklahoma and the southern Texas Panhandle, leaving standing dry hay. Forage Peas (Cool Season) are a cool-season annual legume planted as either a spring or fall seeded cover-crop, it will winter kill when planted in the fall. Good forage quality. Use pea, vetch, lentil... --- > Heirloom tomatoes have the richest flavor and now you can have an extensive variety for all purposes with our Heirloom Tomato Collection. - Published: 2019-01-11 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/heirloom-tomato-collection/ - SKU: CollectTomatoes - Price: 10.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Heirloom tomatoes have the richest flavor and now you can have an extensive variety for all purposes with our Heirloom Tomato Collection. Heirloom Tomato Collection Heirloom tomatoes have the richest flavor and now you can have an extensive variety for all purposes with our Heirloom Tomato Collection. Grow some for sauces and some for slicing and eating right off the vine or roasting. Take advantage of a great sales price for these 8 different tomato seed packets to start early in the season for great-tasting heirloom tomatoes by late summer. Great for containers (with trellis) and greenhouses. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on the back of each packet. The collection includes 1 packet of each: Amish Paste, Organic - Oval or acorn-shaped, 8-12 oz. , with deep red fruits that have thick flesh and very few seeds. One of Slow Food USA’s “Ark of Taste” varieties with world-class flavor that makes this tomato perfect for canning and sauces and eating right off the vine. Beefsteak - This classic slicer has firm, meaty flesh with a rich sub-acid flavor that is perfect for salads, juice, canning, relishes and cooking. Indeterminate with arge fruits weighing up to 2 pounds each. Pink Brandywine, Organic - One of the best-tasting tomatoes available with large pinkish-red tomatoes and a wonderfully rich taste. Indeterminate. Heirloom Blend - A packet that contains seeds of several different Heirloom varieties. Red, Yellow, and Pink Brandywines, Green and White Beefsteaks, Amana Orange Large Red Cherry - Produces lots of tasty bite-size fruits just right for snacks, salads and relishes. The plants are easy to grow, very dependable, and... --- > This Bumblebee Bonanza Mix of selected species for bumblebees will provide quality forage of pollen and nectar from early spring until late fall. - Published: 2018-11-12 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/bumblebee-bonanza-mix/ - SKU: BumblBon- 1 - Price: 7.29 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Pollinator Mixes, Special Use Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Flowers For Pollinators, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Bumblebee Bonanza Mix is a colorful mix that includes specially selected species of nectar and pollen-rich, annual and perennial flowers that are known to attract bumblebees and other pollinators and will provide quality forage from early spring until late fall. Bumblebee Bonanza Mix Our Bumblebee Bonanza Mix is a colorful mix that includes specially selected species of nectar and pollen-rich, annual and perennial flowers that are known to attract bumblebees and other pollinators and will provide quality forage from early spring until late fall. This flower seed for bumble bees mixture of annuals and perennials is designed to provide early, mid and late-season blooms to support the life cycle of the bumblebee as well as other pollinators. These flower species will do well in a variety of growing conditions and are recommended for a maintained, home-garden planting or commercial landscape. The best time for planting this mix is in the early spring, early summer, and late fall. This Bumblebee Bonanza Mix includes: Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii), Rocket Larkspur (Delphinium consolida, Mixed), Balsam (Impatiens balsamina 'Camellia Flowered Mix'), Yellow Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus densiflorus), Arroyo Lupine Lupinus succulents), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Dahlia-flowered Zinnia Mix (Zinnia elegans), Dwarf Mixed Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus, Dwarf Mixed), Gayfeather (Liatris spicata), White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida), Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus), Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea), Northern Lights Snapdragon (Linaria maroccana 'Northern Lights'), Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) and Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). 08. 30. 23 Seeds per pound: 284,000 Recommended Bumblebee Bonanza Mix Seeding Rates: 1 oz. 140 sq ft. 4 oz. 575 sq ft. 8 oz. 1100 sq ft. 1 lb. 2,250 sq ft. 5 lb. 11,000 sq ft. 9 - 18 lb. /acre (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. ) The... --- > Our Dryland Pasture Mix is a premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses for the Great Plains states and the Intermountain region. - Published: 2018-08-16 - Modified: 2024-12-28 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/dryland-pasture-mixture/ - SKU: DrylandPasture - Price: 28.31 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, G, Grasses and Grass Mixes, Natural Meadow Grass Mixes - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Our Dryland Pasture Mix is a premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses for the Great Plains states and the Intermountain region. Dryland Pasture Mix Our Dryland Pasture Mix is a premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses for the Great Plains states and the Intermountain region for non-irrigated areas with 10"-13" of annual rainfall. The majority of the mix is made up of drought-tolerant, sod-forming, dryland forage grasses that are excellent for moderate spring grazing and fall pasture. It works well for weed control and soil stabilization for erosion control areas. Good to 10,000 ft. elevation. When stored in a Cool and Dry environment, this mixture has a multi-year shelf life. Additional seeds purchased this year can be used for years when stored properly. Species: 25% Dahurian Wildrye 20% Forage Perennial Ryegrass 15% Orchardgrass 15% Smooth Brome 15% Russian Wildrye 10% Intermediate Wheatgrass Varieties may change depending on availability. For the current varieties, please call. Site Preparation: Dryland forages should be established on a “conventional” seedbed – ground that is firm, moist, and free of weeds, debris, or large clods. Rough and fluffy seedbeds can result in slow and erratic stand establishment, weed encroachment, and delayed use of the pasture. Timing of Seeding: Proper seeding techniques and equipment are critical to all forage seedings but are most critical under dryland conditions. Dryland Pasture Mix seeding should occur in the very early spring to capitalize on potential late snows and early rains. “Dormant” seeding is successful in the late fall or winter, as long as temperatures remain too low for germination until spring. Late-summer seedings should only be planted if supplemental moisture is... --- > Our Container Collection includes specially selected compact varieties of heirloom vegetables that are perfect for patio containers and window boxes. - Published: 2018-03-01 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/container-collection/ - SKU: CollectContainer - Price: 13.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Our Container Collection is a superb mixture of vegetable varieties that are perfect for patio containers and window boxes. Specially selected compact varieties that can take the conditions of containers. Container Collection Our Container Collection is a superb mixture of vegetable varieties that are perfect for patio containers and window boxes. Specially selected compact varieties that can take the conditions of containers. Take advantage of a great sales price for these great vegetable seed packets. Heirloom Non-GMO Non-treated Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Little Finger Baby Carrot, Spacemaster Cucumber, Tri-color Romain Blend Lettuce, Tokyo Bunching Onion, Cherry Belle Radish, Yellow Bush Scallop Squash Learn about picking the perfect recepticle for your container garden here. Not sure what heirloom vegetables are or why you should grow them? This post from 'Gardening Know How' has all the information you need! --- > Yellow Bush Scallop Summer Squash is an open-pollinated heirloom patty pan type squash with scalloped edges, bright yellow color and a compact growth habit. - Published: 2017-12-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/squash-yellow-bush-scallop-org/ - SKU: SquashScallop OrR - Price: 0.87 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds This Yellow Bush Scallop Summer Squash is an open-pollinated heirloom patty pan type squash with scalloped edges, bright yellow color and a compact growth habit. Yellow Bush Scallop Summer Squash This Yellow Bush Scallop Summer Squash is an open-pollinated heirloom patty pan-type squash with scalloped edges and a compact growth habit. A Native American squash that produces abundant, tender, sweet squash throughout the summer. Best when 2-3" in diameter. Approximately 13 seeds /gm. , 40 seeds. / 3 gm pkg. Germination temperature: 70-75 deg. Resistant to Powdery Mildew. Squash seed can remain viable for up to 6 years if stored in a cool dry location. Yellow Bush Scallop Summer Squash Planting and Care Tips: In some areas with shorter growing seasons, start indoors 1 month before the last expected frost date, planting two seeds into individual peat pots. Keep the stronger seedling in each pot and transplant outdoors, after hardening off, 1 week after the last frost date or when the soil temperature reaches 65-70 degrees F. Water regularly at ground level and fertilize when 6" (15 cm) tall. Mulching under plants will keep squash off of the soil. Harvest: Pick continuously when the fruit is just large enough to use. Use a knife or shears to avoid damaging the vines. Your Health: Squashes are an excellent source of fiber, vitamins A and C, and beta-carotene, and also a good source of magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium. Check out this delicious recipe featuring yellow squash. Light: Full sun Seed Depth: 1/2 ” / 13 mm Seed Spacing: 3-4' / 1-1. 2 m Row Spacing: 10-12" / 3-3. 6 m Days to Sprout: 5-10 Plant Spacing: 8-10’... --- > Yellow Window Box Cherry Tomato is a perfect compact plant for patio containers that produces an abundance of flavorful, bright-yellow cherry tomatoes. - Published: 2017-12-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/tomato-yellow-cherry-window-box/ - SKU: TomYelWindowBox R - Price: 2.29 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Yellow Window Box Cherry Tomato is perfect for patio containers, this compact bush tomato reaches a height of only 12" and produces an abundance of flavorful, bright-yellow cherry tomatoes. Plant this tomato in pots or as a border plant. Yellow Window Box Cherry Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Perfect for patio containers, this compact bush tomato reaches a height of only 12" and produces an abundance of flavorful, bright-yellow cherry tomatoes. Plant Yellow Window Box Cherry Tomato seeds in pots or as a border plant. They are ideal for colorful, attractive hanging baskets and containers. Germination temperature 55-80 degrees F. in 5-10 days. Approximately 300 seeds/gm, 180 seeds/ pkg. Tomato seeds will maintain viability for 4-10 years if kept in a dark, cool, dry place. Planting tips for Yellow Window Box Cherry Tomato Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in the spring for the earliest harvest, maintaining a soil temperature of 75 degrees. Shift hardened seedlings to the garden shortly after the last frost. Grow in the full sun. Water regularly at ground level and fertilize the plants when they are 6" tall and again in mid-summer. Pick the fruit carefully when they are full-colored and firm but before they begin to soften. Tomatoes grow well with asparagus, basil, beans, carrots, celery, chives, cucumber, garlic, head lettuce, marigold, mint, nasturtium, onion, parsley, peas, peppers and marigold. Basil will repel flies and mosquitoes from your tomato plants while also improving the growth and flavor. Beebalm, chives and mint will improve the health and flavor of your tomatoes. Keep potatoes, fennel, dill, cabbage and cauliflower away from your tomato plants. Great for container gardening! Light: Full Sun Seed Depth: 1/8" / 3 mm Seed Spacing: 1/2" / 13 mm Row... --- > Our Roasting Collection includes 8 heirloom vegetables that are spectacular when roasted. Plus Thyme, the perfect complement, to flavor them. - Published: 2017-11-28 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/roasting-collection/ - SKU: CollectRoasting - Price: 3.53 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Our Roasting Collection is a superb mix of vegetables that are spectacular when roasted and Thyme, the perfect complement, to flavor them. Roasting Collection Our Roasting Collection is a superb mix of vegetables that are spectacular when roasted and Thyme, the perfect complement, to flavor them. Oven or grill roasting brings out the natural sweetness and flavor of these specially selected vegetables. Take advantage of a great sales price for these great vegetable seed packets. Heirloom Non-GMO Non-treated Planting instructions are on each packet. The Roasting Collection includes 1 packet of each: Detroit Dark Red Beet - Super reliable, standard beet with large, deep-red, round roots that are very sweet and mild. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Butternut Squash -A winter, storage squash with an abundance of sweet nutty flesh great for roasting! Net Wt. per Packet: 3 grams, 18-30 Seeds/pkt Danvers Half-long Carrots -Uniform and delicious, bright orange, with a tender skin and a very sweet taste. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 gram, 1300 Seeds/pkt Long Island Brussels Sprouts -These produce a heavy crop of delicious blue-green sprouts that are extremely cold-hardy. Plant in early spring. Net Wt. per Packet: 2 grams, 500 Seeds/pkt Acorn Squash -The dark-green skinned fruits are deeply ribbed and grow about 5 long and 4 in diameter. The orange flesh is sweet, firm and excellent alone or in dishes. This is a good storage variety. Net Wt. per Packet: 4 grams, 30 Seeds/pkt Walla Walla Sweet Onion - A heirloom, onion variety that is ultra-large and very sweet with a slightly flattened round shape, light brown skin and creamy white flesh.... --- > Our Pickling Collection includes 8 heirloom vegetables that are great pickled. Preserve the goodness of your summer garden to enjoy during the winter & spring. - Published: 2017-11-28 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pickling-collection/ - SKU: CollectPickling - Price: 4.33 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Our Pickling Collection is a superb mixture of 8 vegetables that are great to pickle, with great flavors and colors and a packet of Dill which is commonly used for pickles. Pickling Collection Our Pickling Collection is a superb mixture of 8 vegetables that are great to pickle, with great flavors and colors and a packet of Dill which is commonly used for pickles. Preserve the goodness of your summer garden to enjoy during the winter and spring months. Take advantage of a great sales price for these 8 great vegetable seed packets. Heirloom Non-GMO Untreated Planting instructions are on each packet. The Pickling Collection includes 1 packet of each: Detroit Dark Red Beet - Super reliable, standard beet with large, deep-red, round roots that are very sweet and mild. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Contender Bean- (different from photo) An heirloom Bush type, sturdy plants have good vigor in cool soils with tender, meaty and crisp pods. Net Wt. per Packet: 45 grams, 90 Seeds/pkt Boston Pickling Cucumber - Produces small, blocky fruits with firm flesh and tender skin that are ideal for making all types of pickles. Net Wt. per Packet: 3 grams, 90 Seeds/pkt Walla Walla Sweet Onion - An heirloom, onion variety that is ultra-large and very sweet with a slightly flattened shape, light brown skin, and creamy white flesh. Tops dry down well. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, 240 Seeds/pkt Detroit Golden Beet - Super reliable, large, golden-orange, round roots that are very sweet and mild and turn deep yellow when cooked. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Flat Dutch Cabbage - a world-renowned variety that grows flattened... --- > Our Monarch Rescue Mix is a beautiful mixture of nectar-rich flowers for adult butterflies and Milkweed for egg-laying sites for monarch caterpillars. - Published: 2017-10-02 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/monarch-rescue-mix/ - SKU: MonResc - Price: 5.69 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, M, Pollinator Mixes, Special Use Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Flowers For Pollinators, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Our Monarch Rescue Mix features a beautiful combination of nectar-rich flowers that adult butterflies need for forage as well as Milkweed for egg-laying sites and food for monarch caterpillars. Monarch Rescue Wildflower Seed Mix Our Monarch Rescue Mix features a beautiful combination of nectar-rich flowers that adult butterflies need for forage as well as Milkweed for egg-laying sites and food for monarch caterpillars. Let’s create this new hidden monarch habitat in our yards. Whether you have two square feet like me or space for a 15′ x 15′ plot, you can help save monarchs from extinction. One yard, one packet of seeds, one plant at a time, we can provide food and a place to raise baby monarchs. Includes: Siberian Wallflower, Candytuft (Iberis umbellata), 'Dalia Flowered' Zinnia Mix (Zinnia elegans 'Dahlia Flowered Mix'), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Indian Blanket, (Gaillardia pulchella), Gayfeather (Liatris spicata), 'Sensation' Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Mix', Sulphur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights Mix'), Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Larkspur (Delphinium consolida), Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum leave), French Marigold (Tagetes patula 'Dainty Marietta'), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 03. 18. 24 Seeds per pound: 192,000, Approximately 12,000 seeds per 1oz package! Planting Zones: 2-10 Recommended Monarch Rescue Mix Seeding Rates: (from lush to moderate coverage) 1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft. 4 oz. 375 - 500 sq ft. 8 oz. 750 - 1000 sq ft. 1 lb. 1,500 - 2,000 sq ft. 5 lb. 7,500 - 10,000 sq ft. 10 lb 15,000 - 25,000 sq ft. 25 lb. 1-2 acres (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. ) Planting milkweed and a wide variety of high-quality nectar-bearing flower species will provide a foraging site for adult... --- > As the summer begins to cool, plant these veggie seeds from our Second Season Collection to take your production into the cooler days of fall. - Published: 2017-08-08 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/easy-to-grow-collection/ - SKU: CollectSecondSeason - Price: 4.77 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Our Easy To Grow Collection features cool-season vegetables to reseed your gardens for early spring or late summer and fall! Easy To Grow - Cool Season Collection Our Easy To Grow Collection features cool-season vegetables to reseed your gardens for early spring or late summer and fall! When your spring-planted veggies have come into the midsummer heat, growth and production come to a stop. As the summer begins to cool, plant these Easy To Grow veggie seeds to take your production to the cooler days of fall. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on the back of each packet. The Easy To Grow Collection includes 1 packet of each: Detroit Red Beet - Super reliable, standard beet with large, deep-red, round roots that are very sweet and mild. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Rainbow Blend Carrots (organic) - a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow that are sweet and crisp. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx. 1000 seeds/pkt Lacinato Kale(organic) - An ancient Italian heirloom with large crinkly leaves that are meaty in texture and become even sweeter with the first frosts. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, 290 Seeds/pkt Gourmet Salad Blend - 5 lettuce varieties; Dark Lolla Rossa, Silvia, Flame, Buttercrunch, and Vivian, all known for their flavorful qualities, custom-blended together, creating a colorful and textural mixture. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, Approx, 790 Seeds/pkt Tri-color Romaine Blend (organic) - 3 varieties; Rouge De Hiver, Dark Green Cos, Freckles, popular for great color variation and vigorous... --- > As the summer begins to cool off, plant these veggie seeds from the Late Season Refresher Collection to take your production into the cooler days of fall. - Published: 2017-08-08 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/roots-and-shoots-collection/ - SKU: CollectLateSeason - Price: 3.77 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized As the summer begins to cool off, plant these veggie seeds from the Late Season Refresher Collection to take your production into the cooler days of fall. Roots and Shoots Cool-Season Collection Our Roots and Shoots Collection features cool-season vegetables to re-seed your gardens for late summer and fall! When your spring-planted veggies have come into the midsummer heat, growth and production come to a stop. As the summer begins to cool, plant the seeds in our Roots and Shoots Collection to take your production to the cooler days of fall. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on the back of each packet. The Roots and Shoots Collection includes 1 packet of each: Golden Detriot Beet, Organic - Super reliable, large, golden-orange, round roots that are very sweet and mild and turn deep yellow when cooked. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Scarlet Nantes Carrot - A standard, 1 1/2″ diameter, market-type carrot that has a 6-7″ long, tapered shape, a rich reddish-orange color nearly coreless, and is sweet and delicious. Net Wt. per Packet: 2 grams, 1300 Seeds/pkt Red Russian Kale - A very tender, mild, and colorful specialty for a salad mix, this medium-tall variety has blue-green leaves that are deeply lobed with reddish-purple veins and stems. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, 250 Seeds/pkt Gourmet Lettuce Blend - 5 lettuce varieties; Dark Lolla Rossa, Silvia, Flame, Buttercrunch, and Vivian, all known for their flavorful qualities, custom-blended together, creating a colorful and textural mixture. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, Approx, 790 Seeds/pkt Cherry Belle Radish - Bright red classic, 1″ round radishes that are very early to mature... --- > Our Sunflower Collection features bright, sunny flowers that will bring cheer to your garden. Great for cut flowers and the seeds are great for birds! - Published: 2017-06-15 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-collection/ - SKU: CollectSunflwr - Price: 9.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: outofstock - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, S - Product tags: Annual Our Sunflower Collection features bright, sunny flowers that will bring cheer to your garden. These 6, very different annual sunflowers are packaged separately for you to plant according to your garden area and the mature heights of each. No chemical treatments and all pure seed. Great for cut flowers and the seeds are great for the birds! Sunflower Collection Our Sunflower Collection features bright, sunny flowers that will bring cheer to your garden. These 6 different annual sunflowers are packaged separately for you to plant according to your garden area and the mature heights of each. There are no chemical treatments and all are pure seed. Great for cut flowers and the seeds are great for the birds! Helianthus annuus The collection includes: Teddy Bear Sunflower, Indian Blanket Sunflower, Velvet Queen Sunflower, Lemon Queen Sunflower, Autumn Beauty Sunflower, Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower Click on the links above to view details of each sunflower type. --- > Our Shady Turf Grass Mix is very fine-textured and has good shade and drought tolerance. A quick establishing, low-growing turf that requires less mowing. - Published: 2017-02-28 - Modified: 2024-12-28 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/shady-turf-grass-mix/ - SKU: ShadyGrass - Price: 5.36 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, G, Grasses and Grass Mixes, S, Turf Type Grass Mixes - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northwest, Perennial, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b A quick establishing, dense low growing turf that requires less mowing. This Shady Turf Grass Mix is very fine-textured, can be used in open sun, and yet has good shade and drought tolerance. It tolerates poor soil conditions and low fertility. Not recommended for high traffic areas or athletic fields. Shady Turf Grass Mix A quick establishing, dense low-growing turf that requires less mowing. This Shady Turf Grass Mix is very fine-textured, can be used in the open sun, and yet has good shade and drought tolerance. It tolerates poor soil conditions and low fertility. Not recommended for high-traffic areas or athletic fields. Species in this mix: 20% Hard Fescue 20% Chewing Fescue 20% Creeping Red Fescue 15% Sheep Fescue 15% Perennial Ryegrass 10 5 Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties may change depending on availability. For the current varieties, please call. Early spring green-up - Dark green & durable - Excellent stress & disease resistance Recommended Use for our Shady Turf Grass Mix: Lawns Recommended planting in the early spring or mid-fall when temperatures are cooler. This mixture has a multi-year shelf life when stored in a Cool and Dry environment. Additional seeds purchased this year can be used for years when stored properly. General Grass Seeding Tips: Timing: Seed in the Spring or Fall when the soil temperature is 60 to 70 degrees Preparation: Ensure adequate drainage of your site. Cultivate 4-6 inches with topsoil. The incorporation of a starter fertilizer will help provide proper nutrients for early growth. Keep the seedbed firm, not fluffy. Seeding: Using a drop spreader or a broadcast spreader, spread half the seed lengthwise over your site, and then the other half crosswise over your site. A recommended seeding rate is listed on the seed tag. Moisture: To help promote good seed germination, keep the newly... --- > Monarch Flower seed collection consists of favorites of Monarch Butterflies for nectar source and food for larval growth. - Published: 2017-02-06 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/monarch-flower-seed-collection/ - SKU: CollectMonarchResc - Price: 11.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, M - Product tags: Northwest Our Monarch Flower Seed Collection will give you an assortment of species known to be favorites of Monarch Butterflies for nectar source and food for larval growth. Monarch Flower Seed Collection Our Monarch Flower Seed Collection will give you an assortment of species known to be favorites of Monarch Butterflies for nectar source and food for larval growth. Adult monarchs follow nectar corridors, a series of habitat patches of plants that flower at appropriate times during the spring and fall migrations. They provide stopping off points for the butterflies to feed and stock up during their long migrations. You'll find a mixture of annuals and perennials in our Monarch Flower Seed Collection. Save the seeds to resow your annuals each year! - All pure seed, no fillers - Non GMO The following annuals and perennials are in included in our Monarch Flower Seed Collection: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), California Giants Zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'California Giants'), Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Rocket Larkspur (Consolida ajacis), Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) To learn about the White House’s unprecedented alliance for bee and Monarch butterfly recovery, click here. Some tips for planting and growing Milkweed successfully Milkweed seed has a high percentage of dormancy, which means that many of the seeds in the packet included in your Monarch Flower Seed Collection won't germinate without special treatment or will germinate, not this season, but maybe the next season. So here are some suggestions. -Prep: Milkweed seeds need to be exposed to cold temperatures that normally occur in winter to help to break the natural dormancy and help to soften the hard outer casing. If you are planning to start your... --- > Alaska Mix Nasturtium is easy to grow and long blooming. Beautiful variegated leaves and a mix of gold, orange, red and yellow flowers that are edible. - Published: 2017-02-06 - Modified: 2025-02-03 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/nasturtium-tropaeolum-nanum-jewel-mix-copy/ - SKU: NastAlaska - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, N, T - Product tags: Annual, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Alaska Mix Nasturtium is a garden favorite with an abundance of bright, 2-3" double spurred flowers in a range of warm colors. This dwarf Nasturtium is easy to grow and long-blooming. Beautiful variegated leaves and a mix of gold, orange, red and yellow flowers that are edible and have a tangy, peppery taste. Alaska Mix Nasturtium Trapaeolum nanum A garden favorite with an abundance of bright, 2-3" double spurred flowers in a range of warm colors. This dwarf Nasturtium is easy to grow and long blooming. Beautiful variegated leaves and a mix of gold, orange, red and yellow flowers that are edible and have a tangy, peppery taste. Often used as an edible flower in salads and as garnishes, the spicy fresh flavor is a real treat. Bumble bees love these flowers. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Plant Alaska Mix Nasturtium seed outdoors in a well-drained soil in a sunny location after danger of frost is past. Germination time is 10-14 days at 65 deg. For earlier bloom, start seed indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost date. Plant seeds 1/8 – 1/4” deep, 6” apart. Keep moist until germination and then decrease as needed. Thrives in poor soil and cool weather. Color: Gold, Orange, Yellow, Red Height: 12-18” Type: Annual Climate: Sun – Dry/Medium Seeds/lb. : 3,600 Planting Rate: 57 oz. /1000 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Summer-through Fall Zone: 3-9 Packet Net Wt: 4 grams / Approx. 25-30 seeds For more information about planting wildflowers, check out this post. --- > Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia rotundafolia is a tall, heat-loving, beauty that is easy to start from seed and is a must for butterfly gardens. - Published: 2017-01-30 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-mexican-tithonia-rotundafolia/ - SKU: Mexican - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, M, T - Product tags: Annual, Fall, Flowers For Pollinators, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Southeast, Southwest, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia rotundafolia is a tall, heat-loving, beauty that is easy to start from seed and is a must for butterfly gardens. Vibrant orange blooms, striking against the dark green foliage, start mid-summer and last until fall frost. Loved by bees, hummingbirds and butterflies! Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundafolia Mexican Sunflower is a tall (4-6'), heat-loving, beauty that is easy to start from seed, is a must for the butterfly garden, and is a favorite of our beloved monarch butterfly. Covered with vibrant orange blooms that are striking against the dark green foliage, the Mexican Sunflower is equally adored by many other butterfly species including, painted ladies, fritillaries, eastern tiger swallowtails, and giant swallowtails. Honeybees, bumblebees, and hummingbirds flock to these nectar-rich flowers as well. The blooms begin in the mid-summer and last until fall frost. Plant the seeds indoors 1-2 months before your average last frost date or directly in the garden in late spring when the soil has warmed. Once germinated, these plants take off, reaching heights of 4-6’ by 3-4’ wide so place them in the back of the border. Staking these tall plants helps to avoid any toppling over. Deadheading every 2-3 days ensures continual bloom, equaling more visitors. Mexican sunflowers make great cut flowers and are easy to grow in containers. Don’t leave this beauty out of your pollinator garden! Watch the Monarch butterflies flock around the blooms in this video! SPECIAL TREATMENT: Start Mexican Sunflower seeds indoors 4-8 weeks before final frost. Plant outdoors 3-4 ft. apart in full sun after danger of frost is past. Press the seed into the soil, do not cover. Germination: 10-15 days. Easy to grow in containers and great for cut flowers! Color: Brilliant orange to yellow Height: 4-6 ft Type: Annual Climate:... --- > Thai basil is a highly ornamental basil with purple stems and purple blossoms. Use leaves fresh or dried in cooking, herbals and essential oils. - Published: 2016-11-03 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/herb-basil-thai-org/ - SKU: HerbBasilThai OrR - Price: 0.69 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Thai basil is a beautiful, highly ornamental basil with 3 inch leaves, purple stems and purple blossoms. Its distinctive flavor combines the clove-mint of basil with sweet aromatics of the East. Use for cooking, herbals and essential oils. The young shoots have a more subtle flavor than the mature leaves. Use leaves fresh or dried in cooking, herbals and essential oils. Thai Basil Thai basil is a beautiful, highly ornamental basil with 3 inch leaves, purple stems and purple blossoms. Its distinctive flavor combines the clove-mint of basil with sweet aromatics of the East. Use for cooking, herbals and essential oils. The young shoots have a more subtle flavor than the mature leaves. Use leaves fresh or dried in cooking, herbals and essential oils. Germination temperature 70-85 deg. in 7-14 days. Approximately 390 seeds/500 mg pkt. USDA Organic. Basil seed can remain viable for up to 5 years if stored in a cool dry location. Plant Thai basil with your tomatoes and it will improve the growth and flavor of your tomatoes. Basil also does well with peppers, oregano, asparagus and petunias. This herb has been known to repel flies and mosquitoes but should not be planted next to rue or sage. Germ: 7-14 days Maturity: 80-90 days Net Wt. per Packet: 500 mg Approximate Seed Count: 390 Seeds/Packet Plant: Directly sow the seeds into well drained, fertile garden soil, 1/8 inch deep, in full sun when all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is approaching 70 degrees F. Start indoors 5 weeks before last frost date and then transplant to the garden or container after the danger of frost has passed in a sheltered spot. Care: Water regularly and do not over fertilize. Pinch the stem tips to encourage branching. Harvest: Just before the flowers open, cut individual stems above small side shoots which will grow later. Strip... --- > The Drought Tolerant Collection is a bright, sunny, tough collection of flowers. that will survive in the cracks of the pavement. - Published: 2016-07-21 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/crazy-daisy-collection-2/ - SKU: CollectDroughtTol - Price: 11.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b The Drought Tolerant Collection is a bright, sunny, tough collection of flowers. These easy-to-grow species are the ones that survive in the cracks of our pavement here at BBB Seed. The Drought Tolerant Collection is a bright, sunny, tough collection of flowers. These easy-to-grow species are the ones that survive in the cracks of our pavement here at BBB Seed. The annuals are prolific re-seeders and the perennials will soon form good-sized plants to anchor the flower bed. If you have a harsh environment in an area of your landscaping try these survivors. No chemical treatments and all pure seed. Firewheel (Gallardia aristata) African Daisy (Dimorphotheca aurantiaca) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Desert Bluebells (Phacelia campanularia) Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica --- > As the summer begins to cool, plant the veggie seed packets from our Cool Season Re-Vamp Pack to take your production into the cooler days of fall. - Published: 2016-07-21 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/cool-season-re-vamp-pack/ - SKU: CollectCoolSeason - Price: 4.93 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized - Product tags: Heirloom Flower Seeds Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Cool season vegetable garden re-vamp pack. Great sales price! Cool Season Re-Vamp Pack Cool-season vegetables to revamp your gardens for late summer and fall! When your spring-planted veggies have come into the mid-summer heat growth and production comes to a stop. As the summer begins to cool, plant these veggie seeds to take your production into the cooler days of fall. - Heirloom - Non-GMO - Untreated Planting instructions are on each packet. The Collection includes 1 packet of each: Chiogga Beet - An heirloom with round, dark red roots with unique white rings that make this Italian-named variety tender and delicious and super sweet. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 150 Seeds/pkt Baby Choy Cabbage, Organic - Delightfully mild-flavored with small clusters of dark green leaf blades and crispy white stalks. Cold hardy and nutritious. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, 350 Seeds/pkt Rainbow Carrot, Organic - a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow that are sweet and crisp. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx. 1000 seeds/pkt Lacinato Kale, Organic - An ancient Italian heirloom with large crinkly leaves that are meaty in texture and become even sweeter with the first frosts. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, 290 Seeds/pktc Heirloom Lettuce Blend - A blend of Black Seeded Simpson, Oakleaf, Red and Green Salad Bowl, and Prizehead lettuces. Custom-blended together, creating a colorful and textural mixture. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, Approx, 790 Seeds/pkt Wild Arugula - An easy-to-grow, aromatic... --- > Our Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix is a mixture of high-quality turf grasses selected specifically for Colorado. Quick to establish, drought tolerant. - Published: 2016-07-11 - Modified: 2024-12-28 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/colorado-supreme-turf-grass-mix/ - SKU: ColoSupremeTurf - Price: 3.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Grasses and Grass Mixes, S, Turf Type Grass Mixes - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northwest, Perennial, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix is a mix of selected high-quality, fine-textured Kentucky Bluegrass species that form a dense, uniform sod with outstanding deep color, excellent wear-ability, heat and drought tolerance, winter hardiness and disease resistance. Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix Species: Perennial Ryegrass 40% Tall Fescue 30% Kentucky Bluegrasses 30% Varieties may change depending on availability. For the current varieties, please call. Blended specifically for Colorado and other Western States Great Wear-ability Low Maintenance Drought Tolerant Dark Green Color The Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix represents a meticulously crafted blend of top-tier Kentucky Bluegrass species, carefully chosen for their exceptional characteristics, with the addition of Tall Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass. This mix is tailored to provide an unparalleled lawn experience characterized by a dense, uniform sod boasting remarkable attributes: Deep Color: The Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in this mix contribute to its rich and vibrant green hue, elevating the aesthetic appeal of your lawn. Wear-ability: Designed for endurance, this grass mix exhibits outstanding wear resistance, making it an ideal choice for high-traffic areas like sports fields, play zones, and places frequented by dogs. Heat and Drought Tolerance: These grasses have been selected for their ability to thrive even in hot and dry conditions, ensuring the longevity of your lawn's beauty. Winter Hardiness: Resilience against harsh winter conditions ensures that your lawn remains lush and vibrant throughout the year, regardless of seasonal variations. Disease Resistance: The grass varieties incorporated in the Colorado Supreme Turf Grass Mix exhibit a robust resistance to common lawn diseases, helping maintain the health and vitality of your lawn. This blend goes beyond the conventional. In addition to the Bluegrass varieties optimized for Colorado's unique climate, it introduces two key components: Tall Fescue:... --- > Grow your own scenic mountain meadow with this Rocky Mountain Flower Collection. Enjoy these beauties at a wide range of altitudes. - Published: 2016-07-11 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/rocky-mountain-flower-collection/ - SKU: CollectRkyMtn - Price: 13.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, R Grow your own scenic mountain meadow with this Rocky Mountain Flower Collection. You don't have to be in Rocky Mountains to enjoy these beauties. They will grow at a wide range of altitudes. Grow your own scenic mountain meadow with this Rocky Mountain Flower Collection. You don't have to be in Rocky Mountains to enjoy these beautiful species that will grow at a wide range of altitudes. - All pure seed, no fillers - Non GMO Blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) Aspen Daisy (Erigeron speciosus) Mountain Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Blue Flax (Linum lewisii) Firewheel (Gaillardia aristata) Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) A mixture of annuals and perennials. Save the seeds to re-sow your annuals each year! --- > The perfect poppy collection will provide a spectacular splash of color, even the first season. Easy-to-grow for most planting zones. - Published: 2016-07-11 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/perfect-poppy-collection/ - SKU: CollectPerfPop 5pkts - Price: 9.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, P The perfect poppy collection will provide a spectacular splash of color, even the first season. Grow these delightful, easy-to-grow poppy species in most planting zones. The perfect poppy collection will provide a spectacular splash of color, even the first season. Grow these delightful, easy-to-grow poppy species in most planting zones. Plant them in groups for wonderful splashes of color. No chemical treatments, all pure seed. Will re-seed easily. Species: Mixed colors Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas, mixed) Red Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas, red) Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) Mexican Gold Poppy (Eschscholzia californica ssp mexicana) California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) --- > The 6 species in this Great Plains Prairie Collection will create a garden to reflect the beautiful native flowers of the great plains. All are hardy, drought tolerant and great for pollinators. - Published: 2016-07-11 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/great-plains-prairie-collection/ - SKU: CollectGPPrairie - Price: 10.19 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, G, P - Product tags: Northwest The 6 species in this Great Plains Prairie Collection will create a garden to reflect the beautiful native flowers of the great plains. All are hardy, drought tolerant and great for pollinators. The 6 species in this collection will create a garden to reflect the beautiful native flowers of the great plains. All are hardy, drought tolerant and great for pollinators. All pure seed, no chemical treatments. Species in our Great Plains Prairie Collection: Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) Native Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Prairie Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Purple Prairie Clover (Petalostemon purpureum) Red Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) Learn more about Native Wildflower & Plant Landscaping. --- > The Crazy Daisy Collection is a sunny, happy collection of delightful daisies and daisy-like flowers that are drought tolerant and easy to grow. - Published: 2016-07-11 - Modified: 2025-02-18 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/crazy-daisy-collection/ - SKU: CollectCrzyDaisy - Price: 11.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Summer, Summer to Fall, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b The Crazy Daisy Collection is a sunny, happy collection of delightful daisies and daisy-like flowers that are drought tolerant and easy to grow. The Crazy Daisy Collection is a sunny, happy collection of delightful daisies and daisy-like flowers. These easy-to-grow species are drought tolerant and grow in a wide range of planting zones. Enjoy the yellows, oranges, purples and reds for a long blooming season each year. No chemical treatments and all pure seed. Aspen Daisy (Erigeron speciosus) African Daisy (Dimorphotheca aurantiaca) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Painted Daisy (Glebionis carinatum) Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum) --- > Linum perenne appar was selected for outstanding vigor and beauty and is a hardy, naturalized perennial, with profuse deep blue flowers. - Published: 2016-06-03 - Modified: 2025-01-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/flax-blue-linum-perenne-appar/ - SKU: FlaxBluP - Price: 4.80 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, F, Flower Seeds, L - Product tags: Blue Flowers, Canada, Midwest, Native, Northwest, Perennial, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b This Blue Flax species was selected for outstanding vigor, beauty, and competitiveness with grasses prevalent on sites where it was collected. Linum perenne Appar is a hardy, relatively short-lived, naturalized perennial, 12 to 36 inches tall, with deep blue flowers that bloom profusely for about six weeks beginning in mid-May. Blue Flax This perennial Flax species was selected for outstanding vigor, beauty, and competitiveness with grasses prevalent on sites where it was collected. 'Appar' is a hardy, relatively short-lived, naturalized perennial, 12 to 36 inches tall, with deep blue flowers that bloom profusely for about six weeks beginning in mid-May. It is well adapted to sunny open slopes, well-drained soils from moderately basic to weakly acidic, 10 to 18-inch rainfall areas, at 1,000 to 6,000 feet elevation. Great for reclamation, and rights of way. This is a great wildflower species to attract birds, which love the oily seeds. Single flowers range from vibrant blue to light blue on tall, branching stalks with blue-green foliage. Blue Flax seeds will germinate in about two weeks in a sunny to partially sunny location. The plants may re-seed themselves annually. Planting in the late fall to winter will allow the seeds to overcome the natural dormancy for quicker germination in the spring. Color: Blue Height: 12-36" Type: Perennial Climate: Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 300,000 Rate: 1 oz. /200 sq. ft. Bloom time: Mid May - July --- > Our Dura-Turf Plus Grass Mix is recommended for sports fields and lawns. Enhanced color, texture, density, and early establishment! - Published: 2016-04-21 - Modified: 2025-06-26 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/dura-turf-plus-grass-mix/ - SKU: DuraTurf - Price: 18.95 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Grasses and Grass Mixes, Turf Type Grass Mixes - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southwest, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b Our Dura-Turf Plus Grass Mix is based on the popular Emerald III Turf-type Fescue Blend, with added Kentucky Bluegrass and Turf-type Perennial Ryegrass for enhanced color, texture, density, and early establishment. Dura-Turf Plus Grass Mix Species: 80% Emerald III Turf Type Tall Fescue Blend 10% Perennial Ryegrass 10% Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties may change depending on availability. For the current varieties, please call. Early spring green-up - Dark green & durable - Excellent stress & disease resistance Our Dura-Turf Plus Grass Mix is based on the popular Emerald III Turf-type Fescue Blend, with added Kentucky Bluegrass and Turf-type Perennial Ryegrass for enhanced color, texture, density, and early establishment. Recommended Use for Dura-Turf Plus Grass Mix: Lawns, Sports Fields When stored in a Cool and Dry environment, this mixture has a multi-year shelf life. Additional seeds purchased this year can be used for years when stored properly. General Grass Seeding Tips: Timing: Seed in the Spring or Fall when the soil temperature is 60 to 70 degrees Preparation: Ensure adequate drainage of your site. Cultivate 4-6 inches with topsoil. Incorporation of a starter fertilizer will help provide proper nutrients for early growth. Keep the seedbed firm, not fluffy. Seeding: Using a drop spreader or a broadcast spreader, spread half the seed lengthwise over your site, and then the other half crosswise over your site. A recommended seeding rate is listed on the seed tag. Moisture: To help promote good seed germination, keep the newly seeded area moist at all times. Maintenance: Mow to encourage grasses to spread. Do not mow to less than 3 inches in height. Over-seed bare spots to minimize weed growth. Spring or Fall are excellent times for overseeding. Read... --- > This Pollinator Mixes Collection consists of our 3 great 1oz. pollinator mixes to help grow season-long forage for birds and pollinators. - Published: 2016-03-09 - Modified: 2025-06-23 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pollinator-mixes-collection/ - SKU: CollectPollin - Price: 16.89 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, P, Pollinator Mixes, Special Use Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Flowers For Pollinators, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This Pollinator Mixes Collection consists of our 3 great 1oz. pollinator mixes to help grow season-long forage for native pollinators, birds and honeybees. Pollinator Mixes Collection This Pollinator Mixes Collection consists of our 3 great 1oz. pollinator mixes to help grow season-long forage for native pollinators, birds, and honeybees. Complete the set by purchasing a 1 oz package of our Wildflower Mix for Hummingbirds if you have them in your area. Includes: 1 oz Honey Source Mix 1 oz. Bee Rescue Mix 1 oz Butterflies & Birds Mix -All pure seed, no fillers -All pure seed, no fillers -Non-GMO -Neonicotinoid Free Zones: 2-8 If you would like larger quantities of any of these mixes please visit the web pages for the individual mixes. Help Earth's Pollinators Native pollinators control the healthy function of our natural ecosystem. The documented decline of native pollinators, as well as that of the introduced European honeybee, should concern everyone. This decline resulting from the fragmentation and destruction of native habitats has reduced the food sources for many native pollinators. The traditional corridors of nectar- and pollen-rich plant sources have been destroyed by development and changes in land use. Isolated habitats are further degraded by non-native and invasive species. Misuse of pesticides and the introduction of non-native pollinators have contributed to the extinction of many of our native species. Nectar and pollen are necessary for the survival of all pollinators, Edge-to-edge planting of mono-crops and increasing urban and suburban development have helped in the decline of honey bees and native pollinators. In urban areas flowering plants and trees are replaced with manmade materials and with lawns in suburbia. Take... --- > This Pink Blush Flower Seed Collection will give you 8 species for a season-long drifts of pink wildflowers in a variety of heights. Non GMO wildflower seeds. - Published: 2016-03-04 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pink-blush-flower-seed-collection/ - SKU: CollectPinkFlwrs - Price: 14.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds, P This Pink Blush Flower Seed Collection will give you an assortment of species for a season-long drifts of pink wildflowers in a variety of heights from front border to backdrop. All pure seed, no fillers. Non GMO Our Pink Blush Flower Seed Collection will give you an assortment for a season-long drifts of pink wildflowers in a variety of heights from front border to the backdrop. A mixture of annuals and perennials. Save the seeds to re-sow your annuals each year! - All pure seed, no fillers - Non-GMO A mixture of annuals and perennials: Showy Primrose, Catchfly, Mountain Garland, Cosmos, Liatris, Smooth Aster, Rocky Mountain Beeplant --- > This Crimson Flame Flower Collection will give you a bright, warm, season-long mix of vivid red wildflowers. All pure seed, no fillers. Non GMO - Published: 2016-03-04 - Modified: 2025-02-18 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/crimson-flame-flower-collection/ - SKU: CollectRedFlwrs - Price: 15.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This Crimson Flame Flower Collection will give you a bright, warm, season-long mix of vivid red wildflowers. All pure seed, no fillers. Non GMO This Crimson Flame Flower Collection will give you a bright, warm, season-long mix of vivid red wildflowers. Includes a variety of heights for great flower bed design. A mixture of annuals and perennials. Save the seeds to re-sow your annuals each year! - All pure seed, no fillers - Non GMO Eastern Columbine, Red Shirley Poppy, Firewheel, Red Lobelia, Firecracker Penstemon, Coreopsis, Scarlet Flax, Scarlet Sage --- > This Blue Blazes Flower Seed Collection will give you a striking range of blue wildflowers. A mixture of annuals and perennials. - Published: 2016-03-03 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/blue-blazes-flowers-seed-collection/ - SKU: CollectBlueFlwrs - Price: 13.60 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Blue Flowers, Northwest, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This Blue Blazes Flower Seed Collection will give you a striking range of blue wildflowers. These are beautiful as a contrast against a white backdrop. All pure seed, no fillers. Non GMO This Blue Blazes Flower Seed Collection will give you a striking range of blue wildflowers. These are beautiful as a contrast against a white backdrop. Picture them in a garden along a white picket fence! A mixture of annuals and perennials. Save the seeds to resow your annuals each year! - All pure seed, no fillers - Non-GMO A mixture of annuals and perennials: Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Desert Bluebells, Bachelor Button, Perennial Blue Lupine, Blue Columbine, Blue Flax, Five Spot, Forget-me-not Planting instructions are on each packet. --- > Our Herb Garden Collection will give you the ultimate chef’s herb garden at your very own fingertips. Enhance all your dishes and salads! - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/herb-garden-collection/ - SKU: CollectHerbGard - Price: 3.85 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Essential Herb Garden Collection will give you the ultimate chef’s herb garden at your very own fingertips. Have readily available herbs to enhance all your dishes and salads whenever you need them. Essential Herb Garden Collection will give you the ultimate chef’s herb garden at your very own fingertips. Have readily available herbs to enhance all your dishes and salads whenever you need them. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. The collection includes 1 packet of each: Sweet Basil - A warm-weather annual with a bright, aromatic flavor that is great for planting in containers. Net Wt. per Packet: 750 mg, 590 Seeds/pkt. Thai Basil - Another warm-weather annual with a rich, spicy flavor. Net Wt. per Packet: 500 mg, 390 Seeds/pkt. Cilantro - Distinctively flavored leaves of Coriander are also known as Cilantro. The seeds of the Coriander are warmly aromatic and richly flavored. The leaves and seeds of this easy-to-grow annual are used in many salads and dishes throughout the world. Net Wt. per Packet: 2 grams, 148 Seeds/pkt. Standard Chives - An easy-to-grow perennial herb and a colorful, addition to any garden. The slender grass-like leaves have a delicate onion flavor and the purple blooms are edible, too. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, 1000 Seeds/pkt. Dill - The delicate, sweet taste of the fern-like leaves will enhance many culinary dishes and are great in salads. Net Wt. per Packet: 2 grams, 800 Seeds/pkt. Oregano - A perennial warm-season herb with deeply flavored leaves. Net Wt. per Packet: 200 mg, 2000 Seeds/pkt. Large Leaf Italian Parsley - These large, flat, dark green, serrated leaves are more flavorful and sweeter than the curly types.... --- > Our Super Greens Collection puts the power of flavorful, healthy meals at your fingertips. Grow nine varieties of non-gmo, untreated "power greens". - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/super-greens-collection/ - SKU: CollectSuperGrns - Price: 5.02 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Super Greens Collection puts the power of flavorful, healthy meals at your fingertips. Super Greens Collection (more... ) --- > Our Kaleidoscope Collection features a bright rainbow of ingredients to create the most colorful salads ever with seven types of heirloom vegetables. - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/kaleidoscope-salad-collection/ - SKU: CollectKaleido - Price: 4.06 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized A bright rainbow of ingredients to create the most colorful salads ever. 20% discount Kaleidoscope Salad Collection A bright rainbow of ingredients to create the most colorful salads ever. With the brilliant reds of the Cherrybelle Radish and Red Pear Tomato and Atomic Red Carrot, a sparkle of golden yellow from the Solar Yellow Carrot and the Lemon Cucumber, rich deep-green from the Bloomsdale spinach and a touch of deep wine color from the Rouge De Hiver Romaine, and Cosmic Purple Carrot. Can be grown in containers. - Organic and untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Rainbow Carrot Blend - a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow which are sweet and crisp. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx. 1000 seeds/pkt Lemon Cucumber - Prolific and unique, with small, round, yellow fruits with a bright, sweet flavor that traditional cucumbers lack. An heirloom variety that is great for areas with short growing seasons. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx, 65 Seeds/pkt Gourmet Lettuce Blend - 5 lettuce varieties; Dark Lolla Rossa, Silvia, Flame, Buttercrunch, and Vivian, all known for their flavorful qualities, custom-blended together, creating a colorful and textural mixture. Net Wt. per Packet: 1 gram, Approx, 790 Seeds/pkt Tri-color Romaine Blend - 3 varieties; Rouge De Hiver, Dark Green Cos, Freckles, popular for great color variation and vigorous growth, tender, and glossy with great heat and sun tolerance. Net Wt. per Packet: 750 mg, 500 Seeds/pkt Cherry... --- > Our Taste of Asia Collection includes heirloom vegetables to inspire a great Asian menu. Untreated, fresh, non-GMO seeds! Get the collection today. - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/tate-of-asia-collection/ - SKU: CollectTasteAsia - Price: 4.73 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Vegetables to inspire a great Asian menu. Taste of Asia Collection Vegetables to inspire a great Asian menu. 25% off the regular packet price! - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Mustard, Cilantro, Baby Choy, Micro Greens, Arugula, Culinary Basil Blend, Tokyo Bunching Green Onion, Watermelon Radish Get the Taste of Asia Culinary Collection today! --- > Our Italian Chef Collection features a collection of vegetable seed packets so you can plant a garden that inspires great Italian menus. - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/italian-chef-collection/ - SKU: CollectItalianChef - Price: 4.28 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Vegetable seed packets to plant a garden to inspire great Italian menus. Italian Chef Collection Have all the vegetables you need to make your favorite Italian dishes, combine these with Italian Chef Mix #1 for even more possibilities. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Sweet Basil, Italian Parsley, Oregano, Golden Cal Wonder Bell Pepper, Red Cherry Tomato, Zucchini, Black Beauty Eggplant, Calabrese Broccoli Get the Italian Chef Collection today! --- > Our Fresh Herbs Salad Mix has all the ingredients for awesome salads with baby lettuces and spring greens with fresh herbs. Untreated, non-GMO heirloom seeds. - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/fresh-herbs-salad-mix/ - SKU: CollectHerbSalad - Price: 3.94 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Heirloom Vegetable Seeds This mix has all the ingredients for awesome salads with baby lettuces and spring greens with fresh herbs. Fresh Herbs Salad Mix All the ingredients for awesome salads with baby lettuces and spring greens with fresh herbs. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Gourmet Salad Blend, Mesclun Mix, Arugula, Dill, Lemon Basil, Bloomsdale Spinach, Chives Get the Fresh Herbal Salad Mix today! Also, check out some great salad recipes we've compiled. --- > The Tex Mex Vegetables Collection includes many of the vegetables you need to make your favorite salsas and Tex/Mex dishes. Untreated, non-gmo seeds. - Published: 2016-02-18 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/tex-mex-vegetables-collection/ - SKU: CollectTexMex - Price: 3.85 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized The Tex Mex Vegetables Collection includes many of the vegetables you need to make your favorite salsas and Tex/Mex dishes. The Tex Mex Vegetables Collection includes many of the vegetables you need to make your favorite salsas and Tex/Mex dishes. - Untreated - Heirloom - Non-GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Kit includes 1 packet of each: Verde Tomatillo, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Cal Wonder Green Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Cilantro, Tokyo Bunching Onion, Pink Brandywine Tomato --- > Our Festive Rainbow Vegetable Seeds Collection features 7 vegetable packets that contain a blend of seeds to produce a rainbow of colors for each species. - Published: 2016-01-26 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/festive-rainbow-vegetable-blends-collection/ - SKU: CollectFestVeg - Price: 4.16 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Plant a rainbow of colors in your garden! The Festive Rainbow Vegetable Seeds Collection features 7 packets of vibrant, colorful vegetable seeds to produce a rainbow of colors. Plant a festive rainbow of colorful vegetables in your garden! Our Festive Rainbow Vegetable Seeds Collection features 7 packets of vibrant, colorful vegetable seeds to produce a rainbow of colors. - All untreated - All Heirloom - All Non-GMO Planting instructions are on each packet. Festive Rainbow Vegetable Seeds Collection includes 1 packet of each: Contender Bean Early harvest begins only 40 days after planting. This is a heavy producer of 6-8″ (15-20 cm) stringless, meaty pods on 12-18″ (30-45 cm) sturdy, bush-type plants Net Wt. per Packet: 20 grams, 30 Seeds/pkt Rainbow Carrot blend A kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow that are sweet and crisp. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx. 1000 Seeds/pkt Culinary Basil Blend 3 basil varieties including a dark purple variety and a small -leaf green and large-leaved green varieties. Net Wt. per Packet: 250 mg, 195 Seeds/pkt Tri-color Romaine Blend 3 varieties; Rouge De Hiver, Dark Green Cos, and Freckles, popular for great color variation and vigorous growth, tender, and glossy with great heat and sun tolerance. Net Wt. per Packet: 750 mg, 500 Seeds/pkt Lemon Cucumber Prolific and unique, with small, round, yellow fruits with a bright, sweet flavor that traditional cucumbers lack. An heirloom variety that is great for areas with short growing seasons. Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx, 65 Seeds/pkt Sugar Ann Pea Medium green extra sweet, snap pods very early to produce great... --- > Enjoy this edible flower collection of 6 appealing species for the eye and palate. Use the blooms in salads and garnishes or to decorate cakes and pastries. - Published: 2016-01-22 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/edible-flowers-seed-collection/ - SKU: CollectEdibFlwrs - Price: 11.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, E, Flower Seed Collections, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b An edible flower collection of appealing flower species for the eye and palate. Use the blooms in salads and garnishes or to decorate cakes and pastries and beverages. All pure seed, no fillers. Non-GMO Edible Flowers Seed Collection Enjoy this edible flower collection of appealing species for the eye and palate. Use the blooms in salads and garnishes or to decorate cakes and pastries and beverages. All pure seed, no fillers. Non-GMO. These are all easy to grow species that will beautify your garden and your table. Contents: Petite Marigold Mix, Pacific Beauty Calendula Mix, Jewel Mix Nasturtium, Beebalm, Johnny Jump Up, Bachelor Buttons Planting instructions are on each packet. --- > Red Acre Cabbage is a popular deep red heirloom variety that is a produces tasty, round heads that are delicious cooked or raw in salads and coleslaw. - Published: 2015-12-21 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/cabbage-red-acre/ - SKU: CabRedAcr R - Price: 0.57 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Red Acre Cabbage is a popular deep red heirloom variety that is a produces tasty, round heads. Vigorous plants are easy to grow, but should be timed so the heads mature in the cool weather for the best flavor. The colorful vitamin-rich heads are delicious cooked or raw in salads and coleslaw. This is a wonderfully tasty and highly nutritious microgreen. Plant red acre cabbage in shallow saucers for winter microgreens and harvest by snipping off tender young shoots with scissors. The young shoots are colorful and sweeter and more tender than the mature leaves. Mix with Golden Beet microgreens for a delicious and colorful combination. Red Acre Cabbage is a popular deep red heirloom variety that is a produces tasty, round heads. Vigorous plants are easy to grow, but should be timed so the heads mature in the cool weather for the best flavor. The colorful vitamin-rich heads are delicious cooked or raw in salads and coleslaw. Sprout the seeds to us as a wonderfully tasty and highly nutritious microgreen. Plant in shallow saucers for winter microgreens and harvest by snipping off tender young shoots with scissors. The young shoots are colorful and sweeter and more tender than the mature leaves. Mix with Golden Beet microgreens for a delicious and colorful combination. Celery, dill, onions and potatoes are great companion plants for cabbage. Planting clover with your cabbage will keep insects away and chamomile will improve the flavor. Cabbage does not like strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, rue, grapes, or pole beans. Germ: 5-14 days Maturity: 70-80 days Net Wt. per Packet: 2 grams Approximate Seed Count: 500 Seeds/Packet --- > These small, hand-made gratitude flags have block prints of bees and are perfect send good thoughts, support, inspiration, and gratitude to our bee friends. - Published: 2015-11-17 - Modified: 2024-12-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/bees-flags/ - Price: 20.00 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B These small Gratitude Flags are hand made and decorated with original hand carved block prints of bees. They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch your house. They are a great way to send good thoughts, support, inspiration, or to show gratitude to our important friends. They are a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, honor a special occasion or a friendship, or surprise a bee keeper or fan. Bless the Bees Gratitude Flags These small Gratitude Flags are hand made and decorated with original hand carved block prints of bees. They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch your house. They are a great way to send good thoughts, support, inspiration, or to show gratitude to our important friends. They are a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, honor a special occasion or a friendship, or surprise a bee keeper or fan. The 7 flag panels are approximately 4" x 4. 5 " and are in a variety of yellow cotton batik fabrics and strung on 6 feet of cotton cord. The flag panels are cut with a rotary cutter, single sided and left unfinished on the edges. They will fray and fade over time, as is natural and in keeping with the tradition of prayer flags. You can add your own words or quotes to enhance them with a permanent marker or fabric marker. --- > These Gratitude Flags are decorated with beautiful hand carved block prints of Colorado Wildflowers. They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch, your house. - Published: 2015-11-17 - Modified: 2024-12-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/colorado-wildflowers-gratitude-flags-copy/ - Price: 20.00 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: outofstock - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C These Gratitude Flags are decorated with beautiful hand carved block prints of Colorado Wildflowers (Penstemon, Yarrow, Lupine, Rosy Paintbrush, Columbine, Harebell, and Blanketflower). They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch, your house, your room. They are a great way to send good thoughts, support, inspiration, or to show gratitude and appreciation for the natural beauty around us. They are a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, honor a special occasion or a friendship, or brighten up a space. These Gratitude Flags are decorated with beautiful hand carved block prints of Colorado Wildflowers (Penstemon, Yarrow, Lupine, Rosy Paintbrush, Columbine, Harebell, and Blanketflower). They are perfect to hang in your garden, your porch, your house, your room. They are a great way to send good thoughts, support, inspiration, or to show gratitude and appreciation for the natural beauty around us. They are a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, honor a special occasion or a friendship, or brighten up a space. The 7 flag panels are approximately 3" x 4. 5" and are in a variety of jewel tone cotton fabrics and strung on 6 feet of cotton cord. The flag panels are cut with a rotary cutter, single sided and left unfinished on the edges. They will fray and fade over time, as is natural and in keeping with the tradition of prayer flags. You can add your own words or quotes to enhance them with a permanent marker or fabric marker. They are perfect to hang in a window, a doorway, a mirror, a mantle, a bulletin board, a wall. They are a beautiful and unique gift inspired by Tibetan Prayer flags, they are intended to be hung indoors or out and will send their beautiful thoughts, blessings and sentiments out to the world around. Each set is hand crafted so subtle differences and unique imperfections may occur. Fabrics (color or patterns) may also be slightly different from the photos, but similar and equally beautiful. --- > Borage is an annual that forms a large bushy plant with bountiful, edible, blue flowers and leaves. Great for pollinators and has a long bloom period. - Published: 2015-11-10 - Modified: 2025-01-07 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/borage-borago-officinalis/ - SKU: Borage - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Annual, Blue Flowers, Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Spring, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Borage is an annual that forms a large bushy plant with bountiful, edible, blue flowers and leaves. It's a great plant for pollinators and has a long bloom period. Add flowers with a mild cucumber taste to salads or use as garnishes. The hundreds of lovely, blue, star-shaped flowers top stems of medium green foliage with long toothy leaves. Borage is great for pollinators! This annual forms a large bushy plant with bountiful, edible, blue flowers and leaves. It's a great plant for pollinators and has a long bloom period. Add flowers with a mild cucumber taste to salads or use as garnishes. The hundreds of lovely, blue, star-shaped flowers top stems of medium green foliage with long toothy leaves. Sow seeds outdoors (recommended) as soon as the soil has warmed in the spring. Plant 1/4 - 1/2" deep, spaced 12" apart as they grow quite bushy. Borage grows quickly and blooms early to mid summer and readily self seeds. Color: Blue Height: 18-24" Type: Annual/Biennial Climate: Sun/ Part Sun - Avg/Moist Seeds/lb. : 24,000 Bloom time: Summer Zones: 3b-10a Packet weight: 6 gm, approx. 360 seeds Germination: 7-14 days --- > Red Clover is an excellent fast-growing cover crop that can be planted almost any time of the year. Bumblebees are attracted to the blooms. - Published: 2015-08-26 - Modified: 2025-05-09 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/clover-red-trifolium-pratense/ - SKU: CloverRed - Price: 7.03 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Clovers, T - Product tags: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, Spring to Early Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 7a-8b An excellent, fast-growing cover crop that can be planted almost any time of the year. More vigorous and tolerant of acid soils than other clovers, Medium Red Clover breaks up clay soils and can add as much as 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Red Clover Red Clover, scientifically known as Trifolium pratense, is a versatile plant that originated as an introduced species. It has firmly established itself as a genuine clover variety of significant agricultural importance, particularly in the northeastern United States. Serving multiple purposes, this species is a valuable addition to farming practices. Red Clover is commonly utilized as a cover crop due to its exceptional growth rate, adaptable planting schedule, and robustness in acidic soil conditions. Its ability to break up clayey soils is noteworthy, along with its capacity to contribute up to 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre, enhancing soil fertility. Importantly, it can be easily incorporated into the soil after use, further enriching its organic matter content and improving soil structure. This makes Red Clover an attractive choice for farmers seeking to enhance the health of their soil. Some characteristics of Red Clover: Botanical Characteristics: Red Clover is a herbaceous plant belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae). It is characterized by its distinctive trifoliate leaves, typically featuring a white or pale green crescent-shaped mark on the upper leaf surface. The plant produces cylindrical, pink to reddish-purple flower heads, which are rich in nectar and attract various pollinators, particularly bumblebees. Growth Habit: Red Clover can grow as either a biennial or short-lived perennial, depending on environmental conditions and management practices. Its growth habit involves the development of a taproot and a branching stem, which can reach heights of up to 18 inches (45 cm). Agricultural Uses: Red Clover is primarily... --- > Culinary Basil Blend is an aromatic blend of organic, basil varieties including dark purple foliage and small and large leaved green foliage varieties. - Published: 2015-08-11 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/herb-basil-blend-org/ - SKU: HerbBasilBlend OrR - Price: 0.87 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Culinary Basil Blend is an aromatic blend of organic, basil varieties including dark purple foliage and small and large leaved green foliage varieties. Culinary Basil Blend is an aromatic blend of organic, basil varieties including dark purple foliage and small and large-leaved green foliage varieties. Basil makes an excellent seasoning for many uses. Beautiful as an ornamental and use for cooking, herbals and essential oils. Germination temperature 70-85 deg. in 7-14 days. Approximately 790 seeds/gm. , 195 seeds/ 250 mg pkt. Planting and Care Directly sow seeds into fertile garden soil, 1/4” deep, in full sun when all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is approaching 70 deg. F. Start indoors 5 weeks before last frost date and transplant to the garden or container in a sheltered spot. Water regularly and do not over-fertilize. Thin to 10” (25 cm) apart. Pinch the stem tips to encourage branching. Harvest Cut individual stems and strip the leaves to use fresh. Add to dishes at the end of cooking to preserve the flavorful oils. Hang whole plants or leafy stems in a cool dry spot until completely dry and then remove leaves and store in an airtight container. Grow as a tasty micro green and add to salads, sandwiches or as a garnish to fish dishes. Your Health Basil is rich in vitamins K and C and cell protecting flavonoids and the volatile oils are thought to have anti-bacterial properties. Light Full sun Seed Depth 1/4”/. 5 cm Seed Spacing 3”/8 cm Row Spacing 12”/30cm Days to Sprout 7-14 Plant Spacing 10”/25cm Days to Maturity 80-90 Germ: 7-14 days Net Wt. per Packet: 250... --- > Organic Heirloom Tri-colored Romaine Lettuce Blend is popular for great color variation and vigorous growth. Great heat and sun tolerance! - Published: 2015-08-10 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/lettuce-tri-color-romaine-blend-org/ - SKU: LettucTriCol OrR - Price: 0.87 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized This tri-colored cos or romaine lettuce blend is popular for great color variation and vigorous growth. These classic heirlooms are beautiful, tender, glossy with great heat and sun tolerance. Tri-colored Romaine Lettuce Blend , or Cos Lettuce Blend is popular for great color variation and vigorous growth. These classic heirlooms are beautiful, tender, glossy with great heat and sun tolerance. Rouge De Hiver - An extremely beautiful European heirloom, large flat broad leaves are sweet with a buttery texture, color varies from green to bronze to deep red, quick growing, very heat resistant if kept watered, cold resistant. Dark Green Cos - A med-large self-closing type, with large, thick, dark-green, slightly crumpled leaves, self-blanching, upright 8-10 inch plants, finely savoyed, Great for home garden and local market. Freckles - A beautiful, tender heirloom romaine, with light green leaves splashed with red, long standing. Germination temperature: 60-70 deg. Approximately 22,400 seeds/oz, 500 seeds/750 mg pkt. Planting and Care Sow these tiny seeds directly into loose, fertile garden soil with just enough soil covering to anchor the seeds, as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Keep moist until germination. Water regularly and fertilize lightly when plants are 3” (7. 5 cm) tall. For continued production, sow seeds again in 3 weeks and again in late summer for a fall harvest. Row covers can be used to protect against late spring frosts and early frosts in the fall. Harvest Snap or cut off individual outer leaves as needed or cut off the entire loose head at the base before the plant begins to bolt to seed. Your Health Lettuce is rich in potassium and other minerals, fiber and moderate amounts... --- > Watermelon Radish is a colorful heirloom from China, also known as Chinese Red Meat Radish, is very sweet and crisp. Adds great color to salads and stir-fries. - Published: 2015-08-10 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/radish-watermelon-org/ - SKU: RadishWatrmln OrR - Price: 1.44 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Watermelon Radish is a colorful heirloom from China, also known as Chinese Red Meat Radish, is very sweet and crisp. The root of this large radish has a creamy white and green exterior and beautiful red to pink flesh. Watermelon Radish is a colorful heirloom from China, also known as Chinese Red Meat Radish, is very sweet and crisp. The root of this large radish has a creamy white and green exterior and beautiful red to pink flesh. Adds great color to salads and stir-fries. Best to grow these in cool weather and pick while young. Start in the very early spring as they will stay in the ground longer than the typical globe radishes. In cooler climates, seed in the mid to late summer to harvest in the fall. Planting and Care: Directly seed into rich well-amended soil in full sun as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Repeat every two weeks except during hot weather. Germination temperature: 45-85 deg. Water regularly and thin to 4”. Fertilize when seedlings reach the 4 leaf stage. Approximately 3,000 seeds/oz. , 200 seeds/2 gm pkt. Harvest: Pull individual roots when young and mild and about 3” (75mm) across giving the remainder room to grow. Your Health: Radishes are good sources of Vitamin C, folic acid and potassium as well as other minerals. Light Full sun/Part Shade Seed Depth 1/4-1/2 ” / 6-12mm Seed Spacing 1-2” / 24-48 mm Row Spacing 12-18”/31-46cm Days to Sprout 4-10 Plant Spacing 4”/10cm Days to Maturity 30-40 Net Wt per packet: 2 gm, approx. 200 seeds Watermelon Radishes like to be planted with beets, bush beans, pole beans, carrots, chervil, cucumbers, lettuce, melon, nasturtium, parsnip, peas, spinach and any members of the... --- > Walla Walla Sweet Onions are a famous open-pollinated, heirloom, onions that are ultra large and very sweet. - Published: 2015-08-10 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/onion-walla-walla-sweet-org/ - SKU: OnionWalla OrR - Price: 0.87 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Walla Walla Sweet Onions are a famous open pollinated, heirloom, onion variety that is ultra large and very sweet. It has a slightly flattened round shape with light brown skin and creamy white flesh and has upright tops that dry down well. Walla Walla Sweet Onions are a famous open-pollinated, heirloom, onion variety that is ultra large and very sweet. They have a slightly flattened round shape with light brown skin and creamy white flesh and have upright tops that dry down well. First brought to Washington from the island of Corsica in the 1900s this onion has been carefully selected for size and sweetness. Germination temperature: 75-85 deg. in 10 days. Optimal pH: 6. 2-6. 8 Approximately 6,500 seeds/oz. , 230 seeds/ 1 gm pkt. Planting and Care: Onions started from seeds store better than sets but mature later. Directly sow the seed into well-drained fertile soil with lots of added organic matter in full sun in northern areas or partial shade in hotter climates. In the Northwest, the seed is sown in late August for harvest early next summer. In areas with colder winters seed may be sown early spring. Start indoors in late winter 10-12 weeks before planting time for short growing seasons. Walla Walla Sweet Onions begin to bulb when the day has 12-14 hours of daylight so southern areas may not get enough daylight to bulb. When seedlings reach 5“ trim to 1” to increase girth. Harvest: Pull for fresh eating whenever they reach the desired size. When growing for storage, pull whenever the tops dry up and flop over. Pull and allow to cure for 3-5 days on the top of the soil or inside at 75-80 degrees F and 80% humidity. Cool slowly and store... --- > Lacy Phacelia is easy to grow and does well in hot, dry conditions but can adapt easily to other environments and will attracts a variety of pollinators to the garden or meadow. - Published: 2015-06-17 - Modified: 2025-01-30 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/lacy-phacelia-tanacetifolia/ - SKU: PhaceliaLcy - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, L, P - Product tags: Annual, Flowers For Pollinators, Hummingbird Flowers, Purple Flowers, Summer, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b A species loved by bees, hummingbirds and butterflies! This annual is easy to grow and does well in hot, dry conditions but can adapt easily to other environments and will attract a variety of pollinators to the garden or meadow. Lacy Phacelia is also becoming more and more popular as a cover crop (seeding rate: 1 lb/acre). Clusters of light blue-violet flowers rise over lacy, fern-like foliage. Sow seeds in early spring while there is still a possibility of frost. Press into soil, cover no more than 1/8". Lacy Phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia A species loved by bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies! This annual is easy to grow and does well in hot, dry conditions but can adapt easily to other environments and will attract a variety of pollinators to the garden or meadow. Lacy Phacelia is also becoming popular as a cover crop (seeding rate: 1 lb/acre). Clusters of light blue-violet flowers rise over lacy, fern-like foliage. Sow seeds in early spring while there is still a possibility of frost. Press into soil, cover no more than 1/8". Color: Purple Height: 12" - 24" Type: Annual Climate: Sun/ Dry Seeds/lb. : 220,000 Bloom time: Summer Zones: 3-10 --- > Lemon Balm - Melissia officinalis is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, with a wonderfully gentle lemon scent in the mint family. - Published: 2015-06-15 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/lemon-balm-melissa-officinalis/ - SKU: LemonBlm - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: outofstock - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Flower Seeds, L, M - Product tags: Flowers For Pollinators, Introduced, Northwest, Perennial, Spring to Summer, White Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b A perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, with a wonderfully gentle lemon scent in the mint family. This plant has a nice green rounded shape with medium textured leaves. In warm zones the plant will remain green throughout the year. In cooler zones the stems will die back during the winter months and re-grow again when temperatures rise. The clump will increase in size and will re-seed profusely. When the plant becomes leggy, cutting back the stems to a few inches will rejuvenate the plant. The fragrant, inconspicuous but nectar rich white flowers will attract honey bees. Dead head to prevent self sowing. Lemon Balm is often used as flavoring in ice cream and lemon balm pesto and in herbal teas. Use the fresh leaves in chicken or fish dishes as well as with fruit and fruit juices. Just snip branches off as needed Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis Great for Pollinators! A perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, with a wonderfully gentle lemon scent in the mint family. Lemon Balm has a nice green rounded shape with medium textured leaves. In warm zones, the plant will remain green throughout the year. In cooler zones, the stems will die back during the winter months and re-grow again when temperatures rise. The clump will increase in size and will re-seed profusely. When the plant becomes leggy, cutting back the stems to a few inches will rejuvenate the plant. The inconspicuous but fragrant, nectar rich white flowers will attract native and honey bees. Dead head to prevent self sowing. Lemon Balm is often used as flavoring in ice cream and lemon balm pesto and in herbal teas. Use the fresh leaves in chicken or fish dishes as well as with fruit and fruit juices. Just snip branches off as needed. Plant in full sun or part shade and keep moist. Seeds germinate best at 70 degrees F. Plants should be planted about 24 inches apart. Color: White Height: 24-48 inches Type: Perennial Climate: Sun/Part Shade-Dry/Medium Moisture Seeds/lb. : 700,000 Bloom time: Late Spring - Summer Zones: 4a - 7b Germination: 7-21 days --- > Common Milkweed is a hardy perennial with fragrant, terminal blossoms made up of tiny dusty-pink blossoms on hairy stems. Found throughout the Great Plains. - Published: 2015-03-12 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/milkweed-common-asclepias-syriaca/ - SKU: MilkwdCmn - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds, M - Product tags: Fall, Flowers For Pollinators, Native, Northwest, Perennial, Pink Flowers, Summer to Fall A hardy perennial with fragrant, terminal blossoms made up of tiny dusty-pink blossoms on hairy stems. This milkweed is found throughout the Great Plains. Common milkweed tolerates clay, sandy or rocky calcareous soils, occurring naturally along stream banks, ponds and lakes and waterways of prairies, forest margins and roadsides. This milkweed is also a favorite of butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds as well as deer resistant. The seeds are very easy to grow and do well when planted in the fall or when cold-treated for three month prior to planting. Common Milkweed will spread through seed distribution and underground shoots. Monarch Butterflies and Queen Butterflies lay their eggs on the milkweed and the larvae feed on the plants. Note that these plants contain cardiac glycosides, chemicals, that are toxic when eaten and make the Butterflies also toxic to any would be predators. These will spread easily and may need to be controlled. These are good for wetland rehabilitation and as a component in wildlife seed mixtures. Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca A hardy perennial with fragrant, terminal blossoms made up of tiny dusty-pink blossoms on hairy stems. This milkweed is found throughout the Great Plains. Common milkweed tolerates clay, sandy, or rocky calcareous soils, occurring naturally along stream banks, ponds, lakes, and waterways of prairies, forest margins, and roadsides. This milkweed is also a favorite of butterflies, native bees, and hummingbirds as well as deer resistant. The seeds are easy to grow and do well when planted in the fall or when cold-treated for three months before planting. Common Milkweed will spread through seed distribution and underground shoots. Monarch Butterflies and Queen Butterflies lay their eggs on the milkweed and the larvae feed on the plants. Note that these plants contain cardiac glycosides, chemicals, that are toxic when eaten and make the Butterflies also toxic to any would-be predators. These will spread easily and may need to be controlled. These are good for wetland rehabilitation and as a component in wildlife seed mixtures. Germination temperatures between 65 and 85 deg. F. Common Milkweed won't germinate if temperatures are over 85 deg. F. Color: Pink/Rose Height: 2' - 6' Type: Perennial Climate: Sun/ Dry-Moist Seeds/lb. : 76,800 Rate: 1oz. /60 sq. ft. Bloom time: June-Sept. Packet weight: 2 gms (approx. 200 seeds) Some tips for planting and growing Milkweed successfully Milkweed seed has a high percentage of dormancy, which means that many of the seeds in your packet won't germinate without special treatment or will germinate, not this... --- > These 1/2 oz Pollinator Tins are filled with either our Bee Rescue Mix or our Honey Source Mix. They make great gifts or Fundraiser items. - Published: 2015-02-16 - Modified: 2024-12-12 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pollinator-tins/ - SKU: BeeTins - Price: 3.89 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, H, P, Pollinator Mixes, Special Use Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Flowers For Pollinators, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Southeast, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b This colorful combination of wildflowers will provide nectar and pollen for full season support of native and introduced bee species. Pollinator Tins are GREAT for fundraisers or gifts! These 1/2 oz tins are filled with either our Bee Rescue Mix or our Honey Source Mix. Small screw-top silver tins are 2 inches in diameter and are perfect to give to the beekeeper or gardener in your life. – All pure seed, no fillers – Non-GMO -- Neonicotinoid free Bee Rescue: This colorful combination of wildflowers will provide nectar and pollen for full season support of native and introduced bee species. Our “Bee Rescue” Wildflower mix has been designed to include the absolute best species to support the health and vitality of a wide range of native pollinators as well and the honey bee. These are the flowers that attract the most pollinators and will do well over the most growing zones. This mix has been field-tested and is known to attract honey bees, bumblebees and other native bees such as mining bees, leaf-cutter bees, sweat bees and long-horned bees. Bees will forage on the flowers for nectar and pollen, which in turn provide the bees their needed carbohydrates and protein. Well-nourished bees are more capable of fending off diseases and parasites and are an integral part of sustaining healthy eco-systems. Includes: Baby Blue-eyes, Poppies, Forget-Me-Not, Purple Coneflower, Spiderwort, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Indian Blanket, Rocky Mtn. Beeplant, Globe Gilia, Tidy tips, Rockcress, Sweet Alyssum, New England Aster, Aspen Daisy, Monarda, Lavender Hyssop Seeds per pound: 540,000 Recommended seeding rates: 1 oz. covers 100 sq. ft. 4 oz. covers 375 sq. ft. 8... --- > Engelmann's Daisy is a sturdy drought tolerant plant, with long stems of yellow daisy-like flowers mounded crown of deeply cut leaves. - Published: 2014-12-31 - Modified: 2025-01-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/daisy-engelmann-engelmannia-peristenia/ - SKU: DaisyEngL - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seeds, G - Product tags: Midwest, Perennial, Southeast, Spring to Summer, Summer to Fall, Texas/Oklahoma, Yellow Flowers, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Engelmann's Daisy is a sturdy drought tolerant plant, commonly found along roadsides. Long stems of yellow daisy-like flowers rise above the 2 ft. mounded crown of deeply cut leaves. The flowers are 1 1/2 inches across and the ray petals are indented at the tip. Basal leaves will form a mounded rosette that will remain green through the winter. Great to use in a garden border or a wildflower meadow. Birds are attracted to the seeds and the flowers are a good nectar source. A fall seeding is recommended. Make sure the seeds are in good contact with the soil by lightly raking into loose topsoil. The plant has a long tap root and is best transplanted in the winter during its rosette stage. Collect the seed from the mature seed heads when completely dried for replanting. Engelmann Daisy, Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's Daisy is a sturdy drought tolerant plant, commonly found along roadsides. Long stems of yellow daisy-like flowers form above the 2 ft. mounded crown of deeply cut leaves. The flowers are 1 1/2 inches across and the ray petals are indented at the tip. Basal leaves will form a mounded rosette that will remain green through the winter. Great to use in a garden border or a wildflower meadow. Birds are attracted to the seeds and the flowers are a good nectar source. A fall seeding is recommended. Make sure the seeds are in good contact with the soil by lightly raking into loose topsoil. The plant has a long taproot and is best transplanted in the winter during its rosette stage. Collect the seed from the mature seed heads when completely dried for replanting. Color: Yellow Height: 12-36" Type: Perennial Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 191,000 Bloom time: Spring through Late Summer Zones: 4b - 10b Packet: 1 gm (approx. 150 seeds) --- > Our Rainbow Carrot Blend is a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow. - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/carrot-rainbow-blend-org/ - SKU: CarrtRainbw OrR - Price: 0.90 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Our Rainbow Carrot Blend is a kaleidoscope of colorful carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow that are sweet and crisp. Shred or julienne these beauties for spectacular carrot salads. Rainbow Carrot Seeds Our Rainbow Carrot Blend is a kaleidoscope of colorful organic, heirloom, carrots in four varieties; Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow that are sweet and crisp. Shred or julienne these beauties for spectacular carrot salads. Germination temperature: 70-80 deg. Approximately 690 seeds /gm. Planting Tips for our Rainbow Carrot Blend Sow directly into loose, fertile garden soil with just enough soil covering to anchor the seeds 2-4 weeks before last frost date. For continued production, sow seeds again in 3 week intervals mid-summer. Keep soil moist without allowing it to crust over before the seedlings emerge. Thin the young seedlings to 2" and fertilize when plants are 4" tall. Pull roots when carrots are of sufficient size and color to meet your needs. Leaf lettuce, onions and tomatoes are friends with carrots, so feel free to plant them together. Dill and parsnips should be planted away from your carrots. Light Full sun/Part Shade Seed Depth 1/8-1/4 ” /3-6mm Seed Spacing 1-2” / 2. 5-5cm Row Spacing 6-12”/15-31cm Days to Sprout 6-21 at 50-75° F Plant Spacing 3”/7. 6cm Days to Maturity 68 Net Wt. per Packet: 1. 5 grams, Approx. 1000 seeds/pkt BBB Seed's Planting Tips Not sure what heirloom vegetables are or why you should grow them? Read more from Gardening Know How. --- > A fun blend of red, yellow, purple, green and orange organic, heirloom, cayenne pepper varieties. Very pungent and tasty, and also very decorative.. - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pepper-fiesta-cayenne-blend-org/ - SKU: PepprFiestaCy OrR - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized A fun blend of red, yellow, purple, green and orange organic, heirloom, cayenne pepper varieties. They have small, 3-5 inch, tapered fruit on 18-20 inch tall plants. Very pungent and tasty, these peppers are also very decorative for your edible landscape and a good choice for short season gardens. Fiesta Cayenne Blend Capsicum annum A fun blend of red, yellow, purple, green and orange organic, heirloom, cayenne pepper varieties. They have small, 3-5 inch, tapered fruit on 18-20 inch tall plants. Very pungent and tasty, these peppers are also very decorative for your edible landscape and a good choice for short-season gardens. Very hot, Scoville = 50000. They dry to the same bright colors and can be crushed for spice or strung together to dry in a ristra. Approximately 4,600 seeds /oz. Germination temperature: 75-90 deg. Planting and Care Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in the spring for the earliest harvest, maintaining a soil temperature of 75 degrees. Shift hardened seedlings to the garden after the last frost and the soil has warmed. Grow in full sun. Water regularly at ground level to avoid wetting the leaves and fertilize the plants when they are around 6” (15 cm) tall and again in mid-summer. Harvest Carefully remove the fruits from the plant when they reach full size and are brightly colored before they begin to soften. Harvest regularly for continued production. Your Health Peppers are an excellent source of vitamins A and C. Light Full sun Seed Depth 1/8-1/4 ” / 3-6 mm Seed Spacing ½-1” / 12-24 mm Row Spacing 3’ / 1 m Days to Sprout 7–14 Plant Spacing 12-24” / . 3 -. 5m Days to Maturity 90 Net Wt. per packet: 250 mg, Approx. 42 seeds/pkt -------------------------------------------- It is recommended to plant... --- > Organic Heirloom Mini Bell Pepper Blend - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pepper-mini-bell-blend-org/ - SKU: PepprMiniB OrR - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized An exciting and fun blend of red,yellow and brown heirloom mini bell peppers. These all have small, 2-3 inch, blocky fruit on 18-20 inch tall plants. Sweet and aromatic, these mini bell peppers are also very decorative for your edible landscape and a good choice for short season gardens. An exciting and fun blend of red,yellow and brown, organic, heirloom, mini bell peppers. These all have small, 2-3 inch, blocky fruit on 18-20 inch tall plants. Sweet and aromatic, these mini bell peppers are also very decorative for your edible landscape and a good choice for short season gardens. Germination temperature 60-85 deg. Approximately 5,000 seeds/oz. ,44 seeds/ 250 mg pkt. Planting and Care Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in the spring for the earliest harvest, maintaining a soil temperature of 75 degrees. Shift hardened seedlings to the garden after the last frost and the soil has warmed. Grow in full sun. Water regularly at ground level to avoid wetting the leaves and fertilize the plants when they are around 6” (15 cm) tall and again in mid-summer. Harvest Carefully remove the fruits from the plant when they reach full size and are brightly colored, before they begin to soften. Harvest regularly for continued production. Your Health Peppers are an excellent source of vitamins A and C. Light Full sun Seed Depth 1/8-1/4 ” / 3-6 mm Seed Spacing ½-1” / 12-24 mm Row Spacing 3’ / 1 m Days to Sprout 7-14 Plant Spacing 12-24” / . 3 -. 5m Days to Maturity 90 Net Wt. per packet: 250 mg, Approx. 44 seeds/pkt -------------------------------------------- It is recommended to plant your hot peppers close together, but you can also plant these peppers with other vegetables to allow some shelter from the sun to keep them... --- > Our Carnival Radish Blend is a great, colorful blend of organic, round, heirloom radishes in yellow, purple, ‘black’ and white. Quick to mature. - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/radish-carnival-blend-org/ - SKU: RadishCarnvl OrR - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized Our Carnival Radish Blend is a great, colorful blend of organic, round, heirloom radishes in yellow, purple, ‘black’ and white. These small, crisp and mild radishes can be planted in succession through the spring and again in the fall for continual harvest. Quick to mature in as little as 4 weeks. Carnival Radish Blend is a great, colorful blend of organic, round, heirloom radishes in yellow, purple, ‘black’ and white. These small, crisp and mild radishes can be planted in succession through the spring and again in the fall for continual harvest. Quick to mature in as little as 4 weeks. Planting and Care: Directly seed into rich well amended soil in full sun as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Repeat every two weeks except during hot weather. Water regularly. Germination temperature: 45-85 deg. Water regularly and thin to 2”. Fertilize when seedlings reach the 4 leaf stage. Approximately 3,000 seeds/oz. Harvest: Pull individual roots when young and mild and about ½’ (12 mm) wide giving the remainder room to grow. Your Health: Radishes are good sources of Vitamin C, folic acid and potassium as well as other minerals. Light Full sun/Part Shade Seed Depth 1/4-1/2 ” / 6-12mm Seed Spacing ½-1” / 12-24 mm Row Spacing 12-18”/31-46cm Days to Sprout 4-10 Plant Spacing 2”/5cm Days to Maturity 28 Net Wt per packet: 2 gm, Approx. 200 seeds/packet ----------------------------------------------------------- Radishes like to be planted with beets, bush beans, pole beans, carrots, chervil, cucumbers, lettuce, melon, nasturtium, parsnip, peas, spinach and any members of the squash family. Radishes should not be planted with hyssop, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and turnips. --- > Mardi Gras Bean Blend is a festive, eye-popping blend of 3 colorful, organic, heirloom beans, Dow Purple Pod, Gold Marie and Kentucky Wonder. - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/bean-mardi-gras-blend-org/ - SKU: BeanMardiG OrR - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized An exciting and fun blend of 3 colorful heirloom beans, Dow Purple Pod, a hand-me-down originally from Illinois, Gold Marie and Kentucky Wonder. Great for gardeners of all ages. All are vigorous climbing vines, maturing in 55-80. Phaseolus vulgaris Mardi Gras Bean Blend is a festive, eye-popping blend of 3 colorful, organic, heirloom beans, Dow Purple Pod, a hand-me-down originally from Illinois, Gold Marie and Kentucky Wonder. Fun for gardeners of all ages. All are vigorous climbing vines and very productive with tender, 8" pods with lighter colored seeds. Germination temperature 60-85 deg. in 3-7 days. Approximately 65 seeds/oz. Planting and Care Directly sow seeds into, fertile garden soil 1” deep when all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is approaching 65 deg. F. Plants should be 1-2” apart. Water regularly and fertilize when seedlings are 3” (7. 5 cm) tall. Thin to 2-3” (5-7 cm) apart. Planting 1 to 2 plants in a 2-gallon pot can also be successful. Provide trellising or pole support for the vines as they grow. Harvest Pick regularly for continued harvest when the pods are plump and snap when bent, taking care to hold onto the plant side of the stem while pulling on the bean to avoid damage to the plant. Your Health Snap beans are low in calories and contain calcium and folic acid. They are a moderate source of protein, fiber, vitamin C and beta-carotene. Light Full sun Seed Depth 1”/2. 5 cm Seed Spacing 1”/2. 5 cm Row Spacing 24”/61cm Days to Sprout 3-7 Plant Spacing 3”/7. 6cm Days to Maturity 55-80 Net Wt. per packet: 20 gm, Approx. 50 seeds/pkt ------------------------------------------- Beans enrich the soil with nitrogen for heavy nitrogen users like corn and... --- > Organic Heirloom All Season Sampler Lettuce Blend Seeds include: Rouge de Hiver, 4 Seasons, Royal Oak Leaf, & Grand Rapids. Heat & drought tolerant. - Published: 2014-11-04 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/lettuce-all-season-blend-org/ - SKU: LettucAllSeason OrR - Price: 0.90 USD - Product type: simple - Product visibility: exclude-from-catalog, exclude-from-search, outofstock - Product categories: Uncategorized A mix of 4 heirloom varieties; Rouge de Hiver, 4 Seasons, Royal Oak Leaf, Grand Rapids, blended to create colorful mixtures with varying colors and leaf types. This garden blend is selected for heat and drought tolerance. All Season Sampler is an excellent choice for sowing in containers and gardens throughout the year. All Season Sampler Lettuce Blend is a mix of 4 organic, heirloom lettuce varieties; Rouge de Hiver, 4 Seasons, Royal Oak Leaf, Grand Rapids, blended to create colorful mixtures with varying colors and leaf types. This garden blend is selected for heat and drought tolerance. All Season Sampler is an excellent choice for sowing in containers and gardens throughout the year. Germination temperature: 60-70 deg. Approximately 22,400 seeds/oz. Planting and Care Directly sow the seed into well drained fertile soil with lots of added organic matter as soon as it can be worked in the spring or in a patio container. Repeat plantings at 2 week intervals until late spring and again in the late summer to early fall. Water generously and fertilize when the plants are 3” (7. 5 cm) tall. Provide light shade for the late spring and summer plantings. Harvest Pick the individual leaves anytime as needed. Use young leaves in salads and mature leaves can be braised or used in stir-fry and soups. Your Health Green leafy vegetables are low in saturated fats and are a good source of dietary fiber and many vitamins and minerals. Light Partial/Full sun Seed Depth 1/4 ” / 6 mm Seed Spacing 1/2” / 12 mm Row Spacing 12” / 30cm Days to Sprout 2–10 Plant Spacing 4-8” / 10-20cm Days to Maturity 25-50 Net Wt. per packet: 250 mg, Approx. 350 seeds/packet --- > Plant For Pollinator Stickers were created to spread the message about the peril of our pollinators and send out an encouraging message on how we can help. - Published: 2014-10-31 - Modified: 2024-12-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pollinator-bumper-sticker-plant-for-pollinators/ - SKU: PFPSticker R - Price: 2.50 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products These bright bumper stickers were created to spread the message about the peril of our pollinators and send out an encouraging message on how each of us can help. Everyone here at the shop has one on their vehicle! Plant For Pollinators Sticker This bright, Plant For Pollinators Sticker was created to spread the message about the peril of our pollinators and send out an encouraging message on how each of us can help. Everyone here at the shop has one on their vehicle! Show your support for our pollinators and help to spread the word about their peril! Encourage everyone to "Plant for Pollinators" Use them for educational tools, fun giveaways. Only $2. 50 each! Dimension: 3 x 11" Please - Plant For Pollinators to increase plant biodiversity, improve gardens yields, and make a positive difference for the future! To get everyone’s pollinator project started, we’re offering a 20 % discount on our pollinator mixes. (Use code pfp at checkout. ) The first step to activate change is education. Let people know about the bee crisis, the very real dangers of widespread pesticide use and our perilous agricultural landscape. The health of our future begins today! By teaching our young ones the value of caring for our favorite pollinator friend, the bee, we ensure that our children today will have the knowledge tomorrow to take care of our bees. --- > A great poster to show your support for our pollinators and help to spread the word about their peril! Encourage everyone to “Plant for Pollinators” & to “Decrease (or better yet, eliminate) pesticide use”. - Published: 2014-10-31 - Modified: 2024-12-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/future-of-pollinators-poster/ - SKU: PollinPoster R - Price: 8.00 USD - Product type: simple - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products A great poster to show your support for our pollinators and help to spread the word about their peril! Encourage everyone to "Plant for Pollinators" and to "Decrease (or better yet, eliminate) pesticide use". A great poster to show your support for our pollinators and help to spread the word about their peril! Encourage everyone to "Plant for Pollinators" and to "Decrease (or better yet, eliminate) pesticide use". Demensions: 18"x24" Native pollinators control the healthy function of our natural ecosystem. The documented decline of native pollinators, as well as that of the introduced European honeybee, should concern everyone. This decline resulting from the fragmentation and destruction of native habitats has reduced the food sources for many native pollinators. --- > Our Indian Spring Hollyhock Mix is an award winner, with tall spikes of beautiful variations in bloom colors of white, pale to medium pinks, to pinky-reds. - Published: 2014-10-08 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/hollyhock-mix-alcea-rosea/ - SKU: HollyhInd - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, H - Product tags: Annual, Biennial, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Pink Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, White Flowers, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This old fashioned cottage garden flower. This All American award winner has tall spikes with beautiful variations in bloom colors of white, pale to medium pinks, to pinky-red. These are the heirloom, single and semi-double petal variety but some have smooth petals and some more ruffly. Hardy and easy to grow, this species can grow to 4-6 feet tall and often blooms the first year. Hollyhock Mix This is a great, old-fashioned cottage garden flower from the mallow family, Malvaceae. Our Single Mix Hollyhock is an All-American award winner, with tall spikes of beautiful variations in bloom colors of white, pale to medium pinks, peaches, and pinky-reds. Single Mix Hollyhock is the heirloom, single and semi-double petal variety but some have smooth petals and some are more ruffly. The name “holy” hock may have begun from the belief that the Hollyhock came to England from the Far East after the Crusades, but the evidence is stronger that it came to Europe from China in 1573. Hardy and easy to grow, this species can grow to 4-6 feet tall and often blooms the first year. Hollyhocks are biennials and often take two years to bloom and then die back, but will reseed prolifically. If you plant seeds two years in a row, you will have blooms every year. They can be considered a short-lived perennial in Zones 5-8. Use for screening, or backdrop to a garden. Plant near a wall or fence for support in a spot protected from the wind. A mass planting of these, in full bloom, is really a beautiful sight. Plant directly into the soil in the early spring. They have long taproots and so do not like to be transplanted. As the plants mature, avoid rust by watering the soil around the plants and don't let the water splash on the leaves. Color: Whites, Pinks, Red, Peach Height: 48-72 inches Type:... --- > Swiss Giant Pansy forms low, bushy plants produce large, velvety flowers in a wide range of colorful shades. This annual is great for early spring color. - Published: 2014-10-08 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/pansy-swiss-giant-viola-wittrockiana/ - SKU: PansySwissGnt - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, P, S, V, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Annual, Fall, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Introduced, Northwest, Orange Flowers, Purple Flowers, Red Flowers, Shade Tolerant, Spring to Early Summer, Yellow Flowers Low, bushy plants produce large, showy, velvety flowers in a wide range of colorful shades. Easy to grow and may overwinter in warmer zones up to zone 4. Plant 4 weeks before the last frost date in early spring for early summer bloom or late summer for fall bloom. Ideal for flower beds, containers, spot color or as cut flowers for arrangements. Swiss Giant Pansy, Viola wittrockiana Low, bushy plants produce large, showy, velvety flowers in a wide range of colorful shades. Swiss Giant Pansy is easy to grow and may overwinter in warmer zones up to zone 4. Plant 4 weeks before the last frost date in early spring for early summer bloom or late summer for fall bloom. Ideal for flower beds, containers, spot color or as cut flowers for arrangements. The flowers are also edible. Prefers partial sun and rich soil. Color: Purple/Yellow/Blue/Orange/Burgundy Height: 6-8 " Type: Annual/Perennial in warm climates Climate: P/Sun-Avg/Moist Seeds/lb. : 392,000, Packet weight: 1. 5 gm, approx. 1,300 seeds Bloom Time: Mid spring or fall Zones: 4-11 --- > Wild Sunflower is an easy-to-grow annual with 3-4" sunny-yellow flowers with red-brown centers on sturdy branched stems. Great for pollinators. - Published: 2014-08-18 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-wild-helianthus-annuus/ - SKU: SunflowerWild - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, H, S - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Flowers For Pollinators, Heirloom Flower Seeds, Midwest, Native, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b An erect annual with 3-4-inch sunny-yellow flowers with red-brown centers. Multiple branching stems from sturdy hairy stalks range from 2-6 feet tall. This is a true North American native and is a familiar sight along roadways and ditches. These are a very easy-to-grow, must-have garden staple for attracting pollinators to the garden. Wild Sunflower, Helianthus annuus An erect annual with daisy-like yellow flowers 3 - 6" with red-brown centers on branched stems from sturdy, hairy stalks ranging from 2 - 6' tall. This true North American native is a familiar sight with an interesting history. Originally cultivated by North American Indians as a food plant. The seeds have been used ground, raw, dried, roasted, and for oil. Wild Sunflower shows up in myths and legends of many cultures and was used medicinally by native peoples, explorers, and colonists. The sunflower traveled to Europe where it was further cultivated. You can read more about the history from the National Sunflower Association. This species is a rich source of nutrition for wildlife and people. These flowers also make a great addition to a wildflower bouquet! Color: Yellow Height: 24-72" Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 60,000 Rate: 1 oz. /100 sq. ft. Bloom Time: Mid Summer- Early Fall --- > Smooth Aster is medium to tall with an attractive vase shape that does not need staking when in the full sun and is great for late summer to fall color. - Published: 2014-08-15 - Modified: 2025-01-07 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/aster-smooth-aster-laevis/ - SKU: AsterSmth - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Blue Flowers, Canada, Late Summer to Fall, Midwest, Native, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Purple Flowers, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 7a-8b This medium to tall aster has an attractive vase shape that does not need staking in the full sun and is great for late summer to fall color. The purple/violet blooms are long lasting and the plants would make a good border plant. Sow to allow plenty of room between plants. Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) The upright arching branches of this tall aster form an attractive vase shape that does not need staking when grown in the full sun. It is extremely hardy, and a great garden perennial for late summer and fall color, often into November. The profusion of long-blooming lavender-blue blooms with yellow centers make a good border plant. Sow to allow plenty of room between plants. It is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Smooth Aster has leaves that are smooth to the touch. It is found in open woods, prairies, disturbed habitats, meadows, and fields. As a late-season source of pollen and nectar, asters provide the last opportunity for many bee colonies to forage. Aster pollen is an important late-season food source for various bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, including the next generation of bumblebee queens foraging before entering winter dormancy. Color: Blue/Purple Height: 30-48 Type: Perennial Climate: Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 1,014,000 Packet wt. : 120 mg Seeds per pkt: 1780 approx. Rate: 1 oz. /300 sq. ft. Bloom time: Summer, Late Summer - Fall Zones: 4b-7b --- > This popular dwarf garden columbine is a vigorous bloomer that is native to European gardens and is often called Grannies Bonnet. - Published: 2014-08-14 - Modified: 2025-01-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/columbine-dwarf-garden-aquilegia-vulgaris/ - SKU: ColumbnDwrfGrdn - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds - Product tags: Canada, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Perennial, Purple Flowers, Red Flowers, Southwest, Spring to Summer, West, White Flowers, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b The popular Dwarf garden Columbine is a vigorous bloomer that is native to European gardens and is often called Grannies Bonnet. The drooping bell-shaped flowers have strongly hooked spurs in white, red, violet and blue. To break the natural dormancy for a spring planting, place the seed in a small plastic bag with moist peat moss and store in the refrigerator for 1-3 weeks before planting. Dwarf Garden Columbine This popular dwarf garden columbine is a vigorous bloomer that is native to European gardens and is often called Grannies Bonnet. The drooping bell-shaped flowers have strongly hooked spurs in white, red, violet and blue. It is a bushy, clump-forming perennial that typically grows in a mound of thin, branching, leafy stems, 1. 5 - 3' tall. To break the natural dormancy for a spring planting, place the seed in a small plastic bag with moist peat moss and store in the refrigerator for 1-3 weeks before planting. Easily grown in average, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade (preferred) with medium moisture. These will self seed in the garden and will naturalize in the garden over time. Color: Blue/Red/White Height: 10-12" Type: Perennial Climate: Sun/Shade-Moist Seeds/lb. : 425,000 Rate: 1 oz. /60 sq. ft. Bloom time: May - June Pkt weight: 50 mg (approx. 60 seeds) Zones: 4a-8a --- > Standing Cypress, also known as Gilia rubra, is a beautiful species that is easy to grow and a great for attracting hummingbirds. Can reach 6ft. tall. - Published: 2014-04-22 - Modified: 2025-02-03 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/standing-cypress-ipomopsis-rubra/ - SKU: CyprsStnd - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product visibility: outofstock - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds, I, S - Product tags: Biennial, Hummingbird Flowers, Native, Orange Flowers, Spring to Summer, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Standing Cypress, also known as Gilia rubra, is a beautiful species that is easy to grow and a great for attracting hummingbirds. Standing Cypress, Ipomopsis rubra Standing Cypress, also known as Gilia rubra, is a beautiful species that is easy to grow and a great for attracting hummingbirds. The stiff stems of this sparsely-leaved biennial can reach 6 ft. tall. The showy, red-orange, tubular flowers, are marked with orange or yellowish spots inside. Flowers are arranged in a thick spike, opening from the tip of the stem downward. A fall seeding recommended with no stratification necessary. Be sure the seeds are in good contact with the soil by lightly raking the seed into loose topsoil. Since it is a biennial, it is recommended that you plant two consecutive years in order to produce flowering stalks each year. The first year of growth will produce a rosette of ferny leaves with the flower stalk forming the second year. Removing spent flower stalks will encourage new stalks. Optimum germination temperature is 65F-68F. Color: Red, Orange Height: 36-72" Type: Biennial Climate: Sun/P. Shade-Medium/Dry Seeds/lb. : 369,000 Planting rate: 1oz. /150 sq ft. Bloom Time: Spring-Summer Zones: 6-11 Germination: 14-30 days --- > Rocket Larkspur is a naturalized annual and vigorous growers with prolific blooms of blue, pink and white towering over feathery foliage. - Published: 2014-03-29 - Modified: 2025-01-20 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/larkspur-rocket-consolida-ajacis-2/ - SKU: LarkspurRkt - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds, L - Product tags: Annual, Canada, Deer Resistant, Flowers For Pollinators, Introduced, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Southwest, Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, White Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b The tall spikes of striking cobalt blue, pink and white spurred flowers will brighten gardens in the mid to late summer. These naturalized annuals are vigorous growers with prolific blooms towering over feathery foliage. Rocket Larkspur, Consolida ajacis The tall spikes of striking cobalt blue, pink, and white spurred flowers will brighten gardens and meadows in the mid to late summer adding color and texture. These naturalized annuals, originally from southern Europe and the Mediterranean, are vigorous growers with prolific blooms towering over feathery foliage. Thrash the seed pods of Rocket Larkspur also known, as wild Delphinium, to scatter the seed on the ground for new plants the following season. The seeds will lay dormant until temperatures and moisture are enough for germination. Plant extra as they make great cut flower bouquets! These prefer above-average moisture and well-drained soils. Rocket Larkspur is extremely easy to grow and can be planted in almost any spot. Remember, the seeds and plants are poisonous so do not consume them. But that is what makes them deer-resistant! For the best germination of larkspur seeds, place them on a damp paper towel in a sealed plastic bag and place them in the refrigerator for 1 - 2 weeks. Then directly sow the Larkspur seeds outdoors in prepared soil, keeping the seeds moist until germination. Cutting the plants back hard after blooms are spent will encourage a second bloom later in the season. Color: White/Pink/Blue/Violet Height: 12-36" Type: Annual Climate: Full to Part Sun - Average water needs. Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions. Seeds/lb. : 148,000 Germination time: 15-30 days Rate: 1 oz. /150 sq. ft. Bloom time: June - July Pkt. weight: 1 gm. (approx. 300... --- > Snow-in-Summer features white flowers atop wooly soft white foliage, are low-growing and usually used as a ground cover. Perfect for rock gardens and borders. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-01-31 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/snow-in-summer-cerastium-biebersteinii/ - SKU: SnowNSum - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, C, Flower Seeds, S - Product tags: Ground Cover, Perennial, Spring to Early Summer, White Flowers These white flowers atop wooly soft white foliage, are low-growing and usually used as a ground cover. Five small, notched petals make up this wildflower and this plant does not like hot, humid areas. Perfect plant for rock gardens and borders. Snow-in-Summer, Cerastium bebersteinii These white flowers atop woolly soft white foliage, are low-growing and usually used as a ground cover. Five small, notched petals make up this wildflower and this plant does not like hot, humid areas. A perfect plant for rock gardens and borders. Color: White Height: 6-12" Type: Perennial Climate: P/Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 1,200,000 Bloom Time: Late Spring-Early Summer Zones: 4-10 --- > The bright pink flowers of Rock Soapwort will form a beautiful carpet in your garden with semi-evergreen foliage. The perfect addition to any rock garden! - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-01-31 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/soapwort-saponaria-ocymoides/ - SKU: Soapwort - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, S - Product tags: Ground Cover, Native, Perennial, Pink Flowers, Spring to Early Summer The bright pink flowers of Soapwort will form a beautiful carpet in your garden with semi-evergreen foliage. A superior ground cover for cold, short season areas of the inter-mountain West. Perfect for rock gardens or planted in between stepping stones. Soapwort, Saponaria ocymoides The bright pink flowers of Soapwort will form a beautiful carpet in your garden with semi-evergreen foliage. A superior ground cover for cold, short season areas of the inter-mountain West. Perfect for rock gardens or planted in between stepping stones. Color: Pink Height: 6-14" Type: Perennial Climate: P/Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 215,000 Bloom Time: Late Spring Zones: 3-8 --- > This mixture of annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers is designed to withstand the hot, humid summers of the Southeastern states. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-01-13 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/southeastern-wildflower-mix/ - SKU: SE WFM - Price: 5.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Regional or State Wildflower Mixes, S - Product tags: Annual, Multicolored Flowers, Perennial, Southeast, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This mixture of annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers is designed to withstand the hot, humid summers of the Southeastern states. The annuals will bloom the first year and the perennials will become established the first year and bloom in subsequent years. Over seeding with a mixture of all annual wildflower species each year will help to re-establish the seasonal flush of color until the perennials are fully established. Southeastern Wildflower Seeds Mix This mixture of annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers is designed to withstand the hot, humid summers of the Southeastern states. The annuals will bloom the first year and the perennials will become established the first year and bloom in subsequent years. Over seeding with a mixture of all annual wildflower species each year will help to re-establish the seasonal flush of color until the perennials are fully established. Species: Annual Gaillardia, Annual Baby's Breath, Black-Eyed Susan, California Poppy, Shirley Poppy, Bachelor Button, Cosmos, Standing Cypress, Firewheel, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Lemon Mint, New England Aster, Perennial Lupine, Plains Coreopsis, Purple Coneflower, Scarlet Flax and more! Recommended Seeding Rates: (from lush to moderate coverage) 1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft. 4 oz. 375 - 500 sq ft. 8 oz. 750 - 1000 sq ft. 1 lb. 1,500 - 2,000 sq ft. 5 lb. 7,500 - 10,000 sq ft. 10 lb 15,000 - 25,000 sq ft. 25 lb. 1-2 acres (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. ) --- > Southwestern Wildflower Mix combines annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers that will tolerate a variety of hot and dry conditions - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2024-12-25 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/southwestern-wildflower-mix/ - SKU: SW WFM - Price: 5.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Regional or State Wildflower Mixes, S - Product tags: Annual, Multicolored Flowers, Perennial, Southwest, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This mixture of annuals, perennials, native and introduced wildflowers will tolerate a variety of hot and dry conditions typical of the Southwestern U.S. The annuals will bloom the first year and the perennials will become established the first year and bloom in subsequent years. Over seeding with a mixture of all annual wildflower species each year will help to re-establish the seasonal flush of color until the perennials are fully established. Southwestern Wildflower Mix This mixture of annuals, perennials, and native and introduced wildflowers will tolerate a variety of hot and dry conditions typical of the Southwestern U. S. The annuals will bloom the first year and the perennials will become established the first year and bloom in subsequent years. Overseeding with a mixture of all annual wildflower species each year will help to re-establish the seasonal flush of color until the perennials are fully established. In temperate climates, plant Southwestern Wildflower Mix in the fall when the soils have cooled and there is more moisture. In northern areas, plant in the early spring. Lightly rake in and cover with a thin layer of good soil or mulch to aid with water retention, no deeper than 1/8 - 1/4th inch. If irrigation is possible, soak the area once and keep moist until germination. In dry climates or in drought, up to 1/2 inch of irrigation per week may be required after germination until plants become well-established. Here are some videos on Gardening in the SW! Species: Mexican Hat, Firewheel, Black-Eyed Susan, Coreopsis, Purple Coneflower, Gloriosa Daisy, Penstemon strictus, Desert Lupine, Blue Flax, Scarlet Flax, Annual Gaillardia, Firewheel, California Poppy, Desert Bluebells, Cornflower, Shirley Poppy, African Daisy, Wallflower and more. Recommended Seeding Rates (from lush to moderate coverage) 1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft. 4 oz. 375 - 500 sq ft. 8 oz. 750 - 1000 sq ft. 1 lb. 1,500 - 2,000 sq ft. 5 lb. 7,500 - 10,000 sq ft.... --- > Sweet Alyssum is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces white, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-04-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-alyssum-lobularia-maritima/ - SKU: SweetAlysmWht - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, L, S - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Northwest, Spring to Early Summer, White Flowers, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Sweet Alyssum is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces white, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. This is a very fragrant flower that can be used in garden borders or grown in containers. Sweet Alyssum, Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum is one of the easiest annuals to grow. It is a mat-forming plant that produces white, 4-petaled flowers with lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. This is a very fragrant flower that can be used in garden borders or grown in containers. Color: White Height: 8-16" Type: Annual/ Tender Perennial Climate: P/Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 1,120,000 Bloom Time: April-June Zones: 5-9 --- > Sweet William Pinks have dainty rose, pink, and white flowers and delightful scent. Clusters of bright blooms form at the top of sturdy stalks. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-02-03 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sweet-william-pinks-dianthus-barbatus/ - SKU: SweetWilmPnk - Price: 2.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seeds, P, S - Product tags: Biennial, Introduced, Northwest, Pink Flowers, Red Flowers, White Flowers Plants of this species are some of the oldest known cultivated flowers. With dainty rose, pink, and white flowers and delightful scent, these colorful blooms are a standard for a classic wildflower gardens. Clusters of bright blooms form at the top of sturdy stalks. These are easily grown from seed and will usually bloom the second year. Sweet William Pinks, Dianthus barbatus Plants of this species are some of the oldest known cultivated flowers. Dainty rose, pink, and white flowers with a delightful spicy scent, these colorful blooms are a standard of classic wildflower gardens. Clusters of bright blooms in kaleidoscopic color combinations form at the top of sturdy stalks. Sweet William Pinks are easily grown from seed and behave as a biennial that will usually bloom in the second year. These sturdy plants originally from the mountains of Europe will easily reseed. Their name comes from the frilly (pinked) edges of the petals. Color: White/Pink/Rose Height: 12-24" Type: Biennial Climate: Sun-Dry/Moist Seeds/lb. : 447,000 Packet size: 18 gms, approx. 17,000 seeds --- > This Sunflower Mix contains an easy-to-grow mixture of annual sunflower varieties that flower from mid-summer into the fall. Blend of colors & flower styles. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-mix/ - SKU: SunflowerMx - Price: 4.69 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, S, Special Use Wildflower Mixes - Product tags: Annual, Late Summer to Fall, Midwest, Multicolored Flowers, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Summer, Texas/Oklahoma, West, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b This easy-to-grow mixture of annual varieties of the native Sunflower species (Helianthus annuus) will flower from mid-summer into the fall. The large flower heads (some up to 14") and the tall stalks (2' - 10') provide striking colors for a screen or to enhance a garden strip along a wall or fence. This blend of colors and flower styles can be used for cut flowers, to harvest seed and to attract birds. Sunflower Mix This easy-to-grow mixture of annual varieties of the native Sunflower species (Helianthus annuus) will flower from mid-summer into the fall. The large flower heads (some up to 14") and the tall stalks (2' - 10') provide striking colors for a screen or to enhance a garden strip along a wall or fence. This Sunflower Mix has a blend of colors and flower styles that can be used to cut flowers, harvest seeds, and attract birds. Sunflowers make the perfect 'happy' gift to bring joy to someone's day. Sunflowers are the state flower of Kansas which is known as the Sunflower State! In many cultures, sunflowers symbolize long life and longevity as well as constancy and loyalty from the bud's tendency to follow the sun. In Native American cultures, the sunflower symbolizes harvest, bounty, and provision. Sunflower images have been discovered in the Andes in ancient temples. Includes: All Helianthus annuus species: Ice Cream, Grey Stripe, Earthwalker, Velvet Queen, Chocolate Cherry, Lemon Queen, Dwarf Incredible, Dwarf Sungold, Autumn Beauty 08. 30. 23 Planting Tips for Sunflower Mix: Plant the seed 1-2 inches deep directly into fertile, well-drained soil along a wall or fence or where mature plants can be supported. Sunflowers are sun worshipers and need 6-8 hours of direct sun each day. They have long taproots and do best in loose, fertile soil, slightly alkaline, with good drainage. We recommend planting seeds from this mix approximately 1 foot apart in rows spaced about 2 -3 feet apart and... --- > Autumn Beauty Sunflower is a beautiful variety with attractive 4-5" flowers in colors of yellow, bronze and red on branching stems, 5 - 7' tall. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-autumn-beauty-helianthus-annuus/ - SKU: AutumnBeauty - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: A, Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, H, S - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b A beautiful sunflower with attractive 4-5" flowers in colors of yellow, bronze and red on branching stems, 5 - 7' tall. A great choice for decorating and cut flower arrangements. Autumn Beauty Sunflower A beautiful sunflower with attractive 4-5" flowers in colors of yellow, bronze, and red on branching stems, 5 - 7' tall. Autumn Beauty Sunflower is a great choice for decorating and in cut flower arrangements. Thin the seedlings to 1' apart. Plant growth will be stronger if planted with composted manure and slow-release fertilizer. Keep them deadheaded until the end of the season. If you deadhead your sunflowers, they will keep pumping out new blossoms in their will to create seeds and more sunflowers. Don't cut the stalk way back, the next sunflower often forms just inches from where you deadheaded. Leave the very last batch of spent flowers for the birds and next year's flowers. When it seems like the sunflowers are slowing down, leave the last flower heads on the plant for the birds. Even if it is a little ugly going into fall, birds like the seed heads right on the plant. Little finches especially like to sit on top of the old brown seed head and bend over and pluck seeds out. Color: Red, Yellow, Bronze Height: 5-7' Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 20,000, Approx. 130 seeds/3 gm pkt Zones: 4-10 Bloom time: Midsummer to fall Seeding rates for sunflowers: If you are planning to grow a plot of sunflower plants and not just a decorative patch, you will need to consider the size of the individual plants and plant the seed accordingly. For a generic sized sunflower plant, plan on a... --- > Black Russian Sunflower has a giant yellow flower head, up to 15" across with on a single, tall stalk, 12' - 15'. The seeds have a high oil content. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-black-russian-helianthus-annuus-2/ - SKU: BlackRuss - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, B, Flower Seeds, H, S - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b The Black Russian Sunflower has a giant yellow flower head, up to 15" across with on a single, tall stalk, 12' - 15'. The seeds have a high oil content. This sunflower cultivar traveled to Europe where it was further cultivated into this giant. Great for bird seed mixes. Black Russian Sunflower Seeds This Helianthus annuus sunflower has a giant yellow flower head, up to 15" across on a single stalk, 12' - 15' tall. The seeds of the Mammoth Black Russian Sunflower have a high oil content. This sunflower cultivar traveled to Europe where it was further cultivated into this giant. Great for birdseed mixes. These sunflowers may need support against a wall or fence in windy areas and will do better if planted with composted manure and slow-release fertilizer. Allow the heads to dry completely before removing the seeds. Thin seedlings to 2' - 3' apart. Keep them deadheaded until the end of the season. If you deadhead your sunflowers, they will keep pumping out new blossoms in their will to create seeds and more sunflowers. Don't cut the stalk way back, the next sunflower often forms just inches from the place you deadheaded. Leave the very last batch of spent flowers for the birds and for next year's flowers. When it seems like the sunflowers are slowing down, leave the last set of flower heads on the plant for the birds. Even if it is a little ugly going into fall, birds like the seed heads right on the plant. Little finches especially like to sit on top of the old brown seed head and bend over and pluck seeds out. Learn more about how to keep your sunflowers blooming. Color: Yellow Height: 12-15' Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Zones: 3-10 Seeds per lb. : 2,900 Approximate... --- > Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower has large heads, 10 - 12", with sunny-yellow petals with golden centers on compact bushes, only up to 24" tall, with edible seeds. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-dwarf-sunspot-helianthus-annuus/ - SKU: DwarfSunspt - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, D, Flower Seeds, H, S - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b The Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower has large heads, 10 - 12", with sunny-yellow petals with golden centers on compact bushes, only up to 24" tall, with edible seeds. This shorter variety is great for containers, beds, and borders. Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower The Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower has large 10 - 12" sunny yellow flowers with golden centers on compact bushes, only up to 24" tall, with edible seeds. Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower is a shorter variety that works great in containers, beds, and borders. The plants will do better if planted with composted manure and slow-release fertilizer. These vigorous plants will mature quickly in about 9 weeks from planting. Thin seedlings to 18 - 24" apart. Keep them deadheaded until the end of the season. If you deadhead your sunflowers, they will keep pumping out new blossoms in their will to create seeds and more sunflowers. Don't cut the stalk way back, the next sunflower often forms just inches from where you deadheaded. Leave the very last batch of spent flowers for the birds and for next year's flowers. When it seems like the sunflowers are slowing down, leave the last set of flower heads on the plant for the birds. Even if it is a little ugly going into fall, birds like the seed heads right on the plant. Little finches especially like to sit on top of the old brown seed head and bend over and pluck seeds out. Learn more about how to keep your sunflowers blooming. Color: Golden Yellow Height: 20 - 24" Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 23,000, Approx. 65 seeds/3 gm pkt Zones: 4-10 Bloom time: Midsummer to fall Seeding rates for sunflowers: If you are planning to grow a plot of sunflower... --- > Indian Blanket Sunflower has attractive 4-5" flowers with fluffy double petals that are deep red in the center and yellow at the tips, 4 - 5' tall. - Published: 2014-03-26 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://bbbseed.com/product/sunflower-indian-blanket-helianthus-annuus/ - SKU: IndianBlanket - Price: 4.99 USD - Product type: variable - Product categories: Alphabetical All Products, Flower Seeds, H, I, S - Product tags: Annual, Introduced, Orange Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer to Fall, Yellow Flowers, Zones 3a-4b, Zones 5a-6b, Zones 7a-8b, Zones 8a-10b Attractive 4-5" flowers with fluffy double petals that are deep red in the center and yellow at the tips form on multiple branching stems, 4 - 5' tall. This is another cultivar of the true North American native that is such a familiar sight. Great for decorating and cut flower arrangements. Indian Blanket Sunflower Attractive 4-5" flowers with fluffy double petals that are deep red in the center and yellow at the tips form on multiple branching stems, 4 - 5' tall. Indian Blanket Sunflower is another cultivar of the true North American native that is such a familiar sight. Great for decorating and in cut flower arrangements. Thin seedlings to 1' apart. It will do better if planted with composted manure and slow-release fertilizer. Keep them deadheaded until the end of the season. If you deadhead your sunflowers, they will keep pumping out new blossoms in their will to create seeds and more sunflowers. Don't cut the stalk way back, the next sunflower often forms just inches from where you deadheaded. Leave the very last batch of spent flowers for the birds and next year's flowers. When it seems like the sunflowers are slowing down, leave the last set of flower heads on the plant for the birds. Even if it is a little ugly going into fall, birds like the seed heads right on the plant. Little finches especially like to sit on top of the old brown seed head and bend over and pluck seeds out. Color: Mahogany-red with yellow Height: 5-7' Type: Annual Climate: Sun-Dry Seeds/lb. : 14,400, (900/oz) Approx. 1000 seeds/1 oz pkt Zones: 3-10 Bloom time: Late summer to fall Seeding rates for sunflowers: If you are planning to grow a plot of sunflower plants and not just a decorative patch, you will need to... --- ---