growing guides

Discover the joy of growing your own food! Our blog offers expert advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including seed starting techniques, improving soil health, combating pests and diseases, and mastering container gardening. Learn how to cultivate vibrant gardens throughout the seasons, from planting colorful flowers to nurturing fragrant herbs and delicious vegetables. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we provide valuable tips and inspiration to help you create a thriving garden oasis.

  • How to Make Infused Calendula Oil

    How to Make Infused Calendula Oil

    One of the best ways to utilize calendula’s therapeutic properties is by making an infused oil. This oil can be applied directly to the skin or used in salves, lotions,...

  • Nigella Sativa - Beneficial Black Cumin

    Nigella Sativa - Beneficial Black Cumin

    In continuing our company mission to provide beneficial seeds to customers to help them become more self-reliant, we have focused on increasing our selections of herbs and flowers known for...

  • 15 Seeds to Plant in July

    15 Seeds to Plant in July

    July is a busy month for your garden. It is harvest time for many of the vegetables you planted in spring, but it is also the time to start thinking...

  • How to Grow Bitter Melon

    How to Grow Bitter Melon

    Whether you call it bitter gourd, karela, ampalaya, granja, or balsam pear, Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) is one of the more exotic seed varieties we carry. We’re here to help...

  • 7 Vegetables To Plant In June

    7 Vegetables To Plant In June

    The month of June isn’t too late to start growing some vegetables. If you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8, June is a fine time to plant these...

  • How to Plant and Grow Okra

    How to Plant and Grow Okra

    This quick-growing plant is fairly easy to grow once the soil warms up, and will provide a reliable yield of vegetables through the hottest part of the year when other...

  • Growing Cucumbers from Seed to Harvest

    Growing Cucumbers From Seed to Harvest

    Cucumbers are one of the most popular vegetables to grow at home. They’re highly rewarding, producing an abundant harvest of cool, crunchy vegetables that can be eaten fresh or turned...

  • Unlocking the Secrets of the Toothache Plant

    Unlocking the Secrets of the Toothache Plant

    With a name like Toothache Plant, one can assume that this plant is useful in helping relieve tooth pain, but Achmella olaracea is a fascinating plant with many uses and...

  • Flowers for Full & Partial Shade Gardens

    Flowers for Full & Partial Shade Gardens

    If you’ve got some shady spots that you can’t find anything to grow in, don’t lose heart! Growing from seed gives you far more options than your local big box...

  • 8 Crops to Direct Sow and Why

    8 Crops to Direct Sow and Why

    Some crops will grow much better if planted directly in the garden. Let us take a look at eight different plants that you should direct sow and discuss the reasons...

  • How To Grow Lavender From Seed

    How To Grow Lavender From Seed

    Lavender is one of the most popular and well-known flowering herbs. We use it for its soothing fragrance, delicate flavor, and beauty when blooming. As popular as it is, lavender...

  • Five Flowers for Container Growing

    Five Flowers for Container Growing

    Nothing brightens up a summer’s day more than some colorful flowers, but not everyone has a lot of space for an elaborate flower garden. Still, many flower varieties grow well...