Place 1-2 tablespoons of seeds in your sprouting jar or tray. Repeat the process above twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, until your sprouts have reached their desired size.
Perfectly straight rows of precisely spaced crops are at your fingertips with seed tape. The fastest of its type to mature, especially recommended for cool-season cultivation. AS | Alternaria Stem Canker BLS | Bacterial Leaf Spot C | Cercospora CMV |...
In colder climates covering with Reemay or Frost Blanket will protect plants from frost damage. Add 1 tablespoon of molasses. Harvest when heads are tight and dense. Early control is essential to minimize the damage.
Sanitation is very important when sprouting seeds. Blanched sprouts will have white-ish appearance, free of greening caused by light. Blanching is simply a process when you cover the sprouts with a cloth or towel to prevent light from greening up the...
The first sign of cabbage worms will be off-white butterflies fluttering near the plants. To control light infestations, spray plants with (B.t.). Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves.
These mini cabbage look-alikes are packed with health-promoting goodness. The 3 varieties we're offering are specifically bred to mature at different times. Brussels sprouts perform best in cool weather and in fertile, well-drained soils.
Perfectly straight rows of precisely spaced crops are at your fingertips with seed tape. Leaves are succulent, firm, and dark green. One of the most delicious, substantial, and cold-hardy salad greens around.
Place 1-2 tablespoons of seeds in your sprouting jar or tray. Repeat the process above twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, until your sprouts have reached their desired size.
One of the oldest surviving wheat varieties known to North America. Timing the harvest to ensure optimal moisture level reduces loss to shatter or grain resprouting—seed heads should be dry and resist denting by fingernail (ideal moisture content is...
Sowing after July will result in too little lead time to make tight hearts. Most will tolerate light to moderate frosts with minimal cover. Gourmet greens perform best when planted in early spring or fall.
In areas with milder winters, fall-planted Pima Club takes the garden seamlessly from the end of summer's tomatoes and squash to the following spring, requiring little, if any special attention during the growing period.
With the addition of overwintering types, you'll have a nearly seamless supply of fresh-from-the-garden crops from fall to the following spring in milder climate gardens. Steamed and mashed it makes a low-calorie, low-carb mashed potato substitute.
(aka Chinese Red Meat or Roseheart) 2,000 seeds/oz.; 10-12 lbs./acre. Plant from late summer through fall. For the brightest pink color plant in rich soil and keep moist. It can be from 2-4” in diameter depending on growing conditions.
Fall blooming crocus prefer a location in full sun to partial shade. Blooms will appear soon after planting. Since this is a fall-blooming variety, it should be planted immediately upon arrival.
Blanching is simply a process when you cover the sprouts with a cloth or towel to prevent light from greening up the sprouts as they grow. One quarter cup of seed expands into one pint of protein-rich sprouts.
Craft brewers were quick to identify Full Pint's appealing malted flavor described as one distinctly of fresh, salted popcorn. It thrives when overwintered in our mild, wet Pacific Northwest winters, or can be spring planted in colder regions.
Produces fruits that are large and flattened in shape. Sweet Meat is a a delicious heirloom from the state of Oregon. Skin color is beautiful deep sea blue-green. Deep orange flesh that is sweet and great for cooking.
See chart below; diseases vary by region. Poor fruit set is often the result of inadequate pollination; plant bee attractant flowers. Work in shovelful of compost and 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer into hill.
Can also be seeded directly in the field after soil temperature is 72°F. (8-15 lbs.) American Tondo is a delicious, unique looking, multipurpose Italian winter squash. It is oval with green skin and large, raised, yellow ribs.
Fertile, well-drained soil gives best results. Maxima 105 days. Squash are monoecious (bearing separate male and female flowers on the same plant) and require insect pollination. Days to maturity are from date of direct seeding.
Provide plants consistent, even water (1 inch per week) and regular applications of fertilizer throughout the growing season. Just over a cup of these flavorful 'buttons' contain nearly 150% of the RDA of vitamin K.
Row covers and/or apply Pyrethrin. Squash are monoecious (bearing separate male and female flowers on the same plant) and require insect pollination. Plant after frost danger when soil warms to 65°F.
Tuberous roots make a soothing tea valuable in kidney diseases or as a gargle for sore throats. Native in the Eastern US, and in Ontario but endangered there due to habitat loss, gayfeather can make itself at home in any garden scheme.
Tea made from the plants has been used in the past to relieve chronic cough, asthma and nervousness. The ox-eye daisy is perfectly suited to meadow gardening, requiring very little care and thriving in poor soil.
Protect young plants with floating row cover. Small, light gray fruit makes a perfect single serving at ½ - 1¼ lb. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage.
Can also be seeded directly in the field after soil temperature is 72°F. (1.5-2.5 lbs.) Speckled Pup PMT F1 Hybrid is a mini-squash with the sweet and delicious taste Kabocha squash are know for.
