January is a tough month for gardeners in Michigan. I depend on seed catalogs and websites to ward off the winter blues. The Botanical Interests web site has instructions how to make seed bombs – a ...

One of my favorite winter activities is flipping through seed catalogs, checking out the latest varieties and getting my nerd fix on with old-timey stories about heirloom vegetables and where they ...

In an old French gardening book, the author describes the winter ordering of seeds for the new year’s garden. “We wait until the children are in bed. We must choose wisely because if the children were ...

A single seed contains all the genetic information it needs to fulfill its unique biological pattern, whether it is programmed to become an aster, zinnia or an oak tree. At this time of year, as we ...

January is prime time for an attack of the winter ickies. I fend off these attacks by reading seed catalogs while sipping herbal tea. Many seed houses also sell plants by mail order, so don’t pass on ...

Gosh, I just love when my first seed catalogs arrive in the mail. Like the robins that herald the arrival of spring, when my seed catalogs are delivered it tells me spring is not far off and I can ...

Don’t worry if you haven’t received any seed catalogs in the mail. Many catalogs are available online. Here is a list of some seed companies to consider and their contact information. Listing of a ...

January deserves the hopeful warmth of seed catalogs. You don’t have to be a gardener to appreciate the spring joy of expectations and this could be the year you turn over a new leaf while turning the ...

Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically ...