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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.

  • What to do with green tomatoes

    What to Do with Green Tomatoes

    You may have heard that unripe tomatoes are toxic and inedible, when in fact they can be eaten and have a unique flavor profile that you won’t get once the...

  • Why Soil Health Is Important to Growing a Garden

    Why Soil Health Is Important to Growing a Garden

    The simple answer is that healthy soil grows plants without the use of fertilizers. Most soils can grow plants with fertilizers and amendments but only the healthiest soils can give...

  • Vermiculture - Letting the Worms do the Work

    Vermicomposting - Letting Worms Do The Work

    Vermicomposting produces odor-free, nutrient-rich compost that is highly prized by gardeners. Worm compost can be used as an amendment directly to your garden soil, or used to make a compost...

  • Adapting Your Vegetable Garden to Extreme Heat

    Adapting Your Vegetable Garden to Extreme Heat

    We’ve already talked about creating drought-resistant vegetable gardens and choosing what complementary flowers and herbs will survive low-water situations. What else can a survival gardener do to safeguard against heat waves?

  • Summer Favorite Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

    Summer Favorite Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

    Early Summer is that rare time when 2 magical ingredients are ripe and available fresh from your garden. Nothing beats the sweetness of fresh strawberries combined with the tartness of rhubarb...

  • Our Top 3 Garden Pests and How to Deal With Them

    Our Top 3 Garden Pests and How to Deal With Them

    Everyone has a particular garden enemy that just drives them crazy, this includes the staff at Survival Garden Seeds. When discussing our personal garden challenges at a recent staff meeting,...

  • Planting a Fall Garden

    Planting a Fall Garden

    It may be the middle of Summer, but now is the time to be thinking about planting a fall garden. There are many vegetables that thrive in the cooler weather...

  • What to know about pruning tomatoes

    What to Know About Pruning Tomatoes

    Pruning tomato plants can help them put more energy into producing fruit instead of growing more leaves. It can also increase the health of the plant by removing interior leaves...

  • Flowers & Herbs to Complete Your Drought Tolerant Garden

    Flowers & Herbs to Complete Your Drought Tolerant Garden

    Our previous article on Planting a Drought Resistant Vegetable Garden is a great resource for getting started. It has practical strategies for maintaining a healthy, fruitful garden despite the challenges that come...