Organic Gardening
Articles about organic pest and weed control, season extension, tools of the trade, and more.
Types of Seeds: Heirloom, Hybrid, and Open-Pollinated
By Christy Marsden, Seed Savers Exchange
To save seeds that are healthy, vigorous, and true-to-form, it’s important to understand the different seed types available in today’s market.
What’s in a Name? Understanding Botanical Nomenclature
By Oscar H. Will III
We’re introducing the first installment of the Herbarium department, where we’ll explain scientific names of plants and other common botanical terms, such as cultivar vs. variety, to help gardeners better navigate seed catalogs.
Fall 2016 Gardener’s Almanac
By the Heirloom Gardener Editors
Mark your calendars; here are the dates that gardeners and naturalists alike won’t want to miss for fall 2016.
Heirloom Expert: How to Cure a Gardener’s Cabin Fever
By Doug Oster
Do you ever get a little stir crazy with cabin fever while waiting to get back in the garden? There are some ways to get in the gardening spirit in winter.
Heirloom Expert: How to Start Winter Seeding
By Doug Oster
Want to get a head start on your spring gardening and help best prepare your soil to produce the best vegetables.
Winter is for the Birds
By Gwen Kilchherr
Leave those seed heads on your flowers and enjoy watching the birds of the winter season feast.
Growing Food in a Hotter Drier Land
By Gary Paul Nabhan
Strategies for gardening in the midst of climate change and in the resulting harsher heat.
Harvesting Rambutans
By Lindsay Gasik
Red, tentacled rambutans are a huge part of Australia’s agricultural industry.
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