The Dirt
Seeds You Can Start Outdoors NOW!
Seed Starting by Sandy Swegel Yes, most of the country has been caught up in a polar vortex. Snow and ice are on the ground and you, the gardener, are stuck with nothing to garden. There are still two flower seeds you can start outdoors now! Poppies and Calendula. A friend who has gardened “naturally” for […]
Winter Sowing
Seed Starting by Sandy Swegel My first packets of seeds have come in the mail and I’m so eager to start gardening, but the 10 inches of old snow that’s still all over my garden is a real obstacle. My lights are reserved for tomatoes and peppers….but I want to Garden NOW. When I’m in this predicament, […]
Expand Your Vegetable Garden the Easy Way
Heirloom Vegetable Seeds by Sandy Swegel Two forces collided around the kitchen table this week. First I was oogling our seed catalog and indulging in winter snow day daydreams about summer gardens and how I might turn my tiny urban yard into a farm so I could grow one of everything. At that moment I […]