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Organic Gardening
Articles about organic pest and weed control, season extension, tools of the trade, and more.
Potato Portal
By Cindy Barlowe
Planting potatoes conjures childhood memories, inspiring a gardener to pass along a grandfather's instructions to another generation.
Ivan Tomato, 2nd Year: From Kitchen Window to Market Booth
By Laura Flacks-Narrol
The story continues with the second year of the Ivan Tomato Rescue Project. Learn how we started an entire market booth worth of plants from my kitchen windows.
Spring 2017 Gardener's Almanac
By the Heirloom Gardener Editors
Mark your calendars — here are the dates to remember in spring 2017!
Coir in the Garden
By Rebecca Warner
Try using coir— the pith from coconut processing that’s more sustainable than peat moss and just as effective as a growing medium.
And So the New Year Begins...
By Sherry Smith
It's winter, and the garden beds are no longer filled with tomatoes and peppers, but gardeners never stop gardening.
Wishful Thinking
By Cindy Barlowe
Seed catalogs are to adult gardeners what Christmas wish books are to children. Colorful photographs and intriguing descriptions make it difficult to resist temptation, even for those who grow large gardens.
Defining True Fruits
Why isn’t a cashew a nut? Learn the answer to this question and more in the second installment of our Herbarium department, in which we explain the different types of plants and the scientific logic behind their classification.
What is an Heirloom Seed?
By Sarah Straate, Tor Janson, and Tim Johnson
The staff at Seed Savers Exchange discusses the origin of the word “heirloom” and how they differentiate heirloom seeds from others on the market.
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