Garden Seeds

During the winter when your garden is frozen is the best time to start planning next year's garden. Often this means looking through a seed catalog to choose what you will grow. Choosing the best...

If you are looking to buy heirloom seeds, there are a few things you should know in advance.

Heirloom vegetables are making a huge comeback in personal gardens. Why? The taste can't be compared to the hybrid fruits and vegetables found in the supermarket. Hybrids are bred to grow fast,...

Heirloom fruits and vegetable, those your ancestors grew and ate, have a richer hardier taste and texture than their hybrid counterparts. By growing heirloom varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs...

Even though many companies are now charging for their catalogs, you can find many free seed catalogs. Some of them even come with free offers and coupons. You'll need to sign up for them through...

Heirloom seeds are seeds that have been preserved over time. Many are open pollinated, meaning that nature - not man - pollinates and creates new varieties. Heirloom seeds and plants tend to be...

Whether you have land with a garden or a small pot of herbs in the window, using pure seeds is important. Heirloom seeds that have not been genetically modified have better flavor, can reproduce...

Heirloom seeds are "original seeds," non-hybrids. That means they are rarely, if ever, used by large agricultural companies that now use seeds that have been manipulated to grow faster...

With the advent of the Internet, a plethora of options have become available for the home gardener. From the purchase of just a few treasured heirloom vegetable seeds to mass quantities needed by...

Native Americans were the first farmers on this continent and they passed on seeds from generation to generation. Squash, beans and corn are the original heirloom garden seeds. The enduring...