The Dirt
Is It Time?
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. […]
Make Your Own Mud Puddle
How To Attract More Pollinators by Sandy Swegel I’m always in search of how to do things more easily and efficiently in the garden. Once again today I was at the garden center eavesdropping and heard a typical customer question: ”What should I plant to get pollinators to my yard?” The answer the garden center […]
Buzz Pollination
An Important Part of Pollination by Sandy Swegel We love pollinators at BBB Seed and we keep learning how many kinds of pollinators there are beside honeybees. There are all the native bees and the moths and the flies. Yesterday’s comely pollinator in my garden rounds was a giant bumblebee that was rather drunkenly going […]