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Why and How to Regrow Kitchen Scraps By: Holly Keehn Don’t throw out those kitchen scraps this Thanksgiving. Instead, eat and grow them! Composting is great, but if you don’t have a bin this is an excellent way to get full use of your veggies, just as nature intended! Re-grow these vegetables and save on […]
How to Learn from Garden Frustrations by Sandy Swegel Gardening guru Elliot Coleman came to talk at the Denver Botanic Gardens last night. One message that he repeated consistently is that he doesn’t focus on problems but he does get excited to find solutions. One’s first thought might be, “Well he hasn’t seen my garden […]
Is There Still Time to Plant Seeds? by Sandy Swegel Is it time? Is it too late? Can I still plant seeds? These are the questions I heard this week. In our Zone 5 area, garden centers are already starting to discount plants and seasonal workers will get laid off by the 4th of July. […]
Community Supported Agriculture by Sandy Swegel You’ve heard about CSAs by now. Community Supported Agriculture is a system where you pay one flat rate for a weekly share of food from a local farm. It’s a great plan that gives farmers a guaranteed basic income and gives you access to good local food. […]
Loving Our Earthly Companions by Sandy Swegel I have friends who are serious eco-tourists. They were the first people I knew to swim with dolphins. Then they starting swimming or boating with whales, petting them and picking lice off whales. This year the trip de rigeur was down to Mexico where you can be […]
A showy two foot tall perennial with fragrant, terminal blossoms made up of tiny rosy-purple blossoms. This milkweed prefers average to very moist soils, will tolerate heavy clay soils and is easy to start from seed and deer resistant. This hardy perennial, whose scientific name comes from the Greek god of medicine, is a favorite of butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds. 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. Swamp 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.
BBB Seed is a family-owned business specializing in the distribution of Wildflower Seeds and Native Grasses, Grass Mixes, Turf Grasses, Grass and Wildflower Mixes, Regional Wildflower Seed Mixes, and Special-Use Wildflower Mixes including our line of six great Pollinator Mixes.
