Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Blog By B Wilkins / February 26, 2015Spring Gardening Hugelkultur beds to enrich your gardenIf you’re like me, from the last several months you’ve been drooling over glossy, full color images of juicy red... Read MoreTags: Hugelkultur, raised beds By B Wilkins / February 24, 2015Spring Gardening Starting a Vegetable GardenWith all the plotting, planning, and assessment of variables – prepping to start a vegetable garden sounds much like going... Read MoreTags: planning garden, soil testing By B Wilkins / February 17, 2015Fruit New Fruit VarietiesFruits- the sweetest source of dietary fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients, and for many, the very reason... Read More By B Wilkins / February 17, 2015Beets Gardening Tips Home Page Slider Seed StoriesEvery garden tells a tale. Seeds, the smallest, single most essential constituent of a garden, have their own stories- ancient,... Read MoreTags: ancient plants, bean seed, beet seed, beets, chard seed, pea seed, sea beets, spinach seed By B Wilkins / February 2, 2015Recipes Gurney’s Superfood Salad BlendThe road to getting healthier is paved with green. And what better way to start than with a hearty helping... Read MoreTags: baby greens, chard, greens, spinach By B Wilkins / December 19, 2014Gardening Tips Kids in the GardenI was a tiny bit overprotective when my first son was born. He never touched a floor without me first... Read More By B Wilkins / December 10, 2014Gardening Tips Chickens in the gardenWhen I decided to start raising chickens, I was thinking only of high quality, fresh eggs. But, I soon learned that... Read MoreTags: benefits of chickens, cold covers, floating row covers, free-ranging, vegetable gardening By B Wilkins / December 3, 2014Herbs Get the Most from your GardenWhen a friend shared her recipe for cilantro root pesto, I was immediately intrigued. All this time, I had been... Read MoreTags: arugula, beet seeds, cilantro, cooking with herbs, dill, Herbs, parsley, pickled watermellon, popcorn, radish seeds, rosemary By B Wilkins / November 26, 2014Corn A new way to make popcorn!This year at the Research and Development farm we grew a lot of popcorn. We’ll be doing taste trials once the... Read MoreTags: popcorn, popping popcorn By B Wilkins / November 17, 2014Gardening Tips Vegetable Gardening All about…cauliflowerThere is one thing you must know about cauliflower before we go any further: cauliflower is temperamental. It only does well in... Read MoreTags: cauliflower, grow cauliflower, Winter Gardening By B Wilkins / November 11, 2014Gardening Tips What is the difference between hybrid, open pollinated and heirloom seed?When browsing through your seed catalogs, you may notice some terminology that can be confusing. Seed is often categorized as open pollinated... Read MoreTags: Heirloom, hybrid, Open pollinated By B Wilkins / November 6, 2014Corn Fall Gardening Gardening Tips Home Ideas Grow popcorn – it’s easy, fun and delicious!Popcorn has become one of my very favorite crops to grow. This unassuming crop has many virtues you may not have... Read MoreTags: fall decorating, grow popcorn, home decorating, kids gardening, popcorn, popcorn gardening By B Wilkins / November 5, 2014potatoes All about potatoesGrowing up in the Midwest, I learned early on the value of the potato. No holiday was complete without several... Read MoreTags: growing potatoes, gurney's potatoes, potato plants, potato sets, potatoes By Lauren Karch / October 7, 2014Apple trees Recipes What to do with all those applesThere’s no substitute for the amazing taste of fresh, homegrown apples - so, of course, I always start craving them right... Read MoreTags: apple butter, apple uses, applesauce By Lauren Karch / June 6, 2024Apple trees Fall Gardening The Ultimate Guide to Storing Produce: Keep Your Homegrown Harvest Fresh One of the most obvious perks of growing your own food is the ability to bring high-flavor, quality fruits and... Read MoreTags: storing apples, storing onions, storing potatoes, storing vegetables By Lauren Karch / September 22, 2014Brussels Sprouts Vegetable Gardening Brussels sprouts can be delicious – really!Lauren KarchSeptember 22, 2014 Despite the bad rap they get from the elementary-aged set, Brussels sprouts offer a great variety... Read MoreTags: brussels sprouts, gardening By Lauren Karch / June 6, 2024Fall Gardening Vegetable Gardening Extending the Growing Season with Essential TechniquesSeason extension is the key for gardeners who seek to maximize their garden's potential. By employing effective techniques, you can... Read MoreTags: fall gardening, season extenders, vegetable gardening By Lauren Karch / September 12, 2014Fall Gardening Tomatoes Vegetable Gardening What to do with those late-season tomatoesWith fall just around the corner and plenty of fresh tomatoes in hand, it’s time, yet again, to look for... Read MoreTags: green tomatoes, tomatoes By Lauren Karch / August 18, 2014Vegetable Gardening Rutabagas, Turnips, and Parsnips: So they’re good for me, but do they taste good?In last post we talked about the nutritional value of three winter vegetables: rutabagas, turnips, and parsnips. All three can... Read More By Lauren Karch / August 11, 2014Gardening Tips Rutabaga, Turnips, and Parsnips: Overlooked and undervalued vegetablesGetting to Know You- Nutritionally Even the most vegetable loving, tree hugging adults make a horrific face when you tell... Read MoreTags: parsnips, rutabaga, turnips « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Next »