The New Seed-starters Handbook

Online book that describes the advantages of starting seeds indoors. Discusses containers, growing media, light, and water, and tells how to transplant young plants into the garden. Great resource for new gardeners.

The New Seed-starters Handbook

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yeilds

Based on the international best-seller How to Grow More Vegetables, this "quick and dirty" introduction to bio-intensive gardening shows how easy it is to grow healthy, organic fruits and vegetables in almost any little plot of land. A revolutionary approach to feeding ourselves and nurturing the planet.

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yeilds

The Future of Plant Breeding

Most heirloom gardeners like to experiment in crossing their favorite vegetables with one another to create something new and unique. This is a great article that discusses plant breeding and its future. It addresses some very important questions about teaching the science of plant breeding to future generations. A very interesting read.

The Future of Plant Breeding

Three Rare Beans

Every Heirloom vegetable garden has beans, but does it have these three exceptional heirloom varieties? Click the link below to find out more.

Three Rare Beans

Pop & Parch Heirloom Corn

Take a gander at this great article about Pop and Parch Heirloom corn. It offers a brief history of one of North Americas oldest and most grown crops, plus growing tips. Definitely a good read!

Pop & Parch Heirloom Corn

Americas Favorite Tomatoes

Mother Earth News compiled this list of Americas Top 20 Favorite Tomatoes, and as you might have already guessed many great Heirloom varieties made their way onto the list. What do you think? Is it accurate? Give it a read, post some comments and let us know!

Americas Favorite Tomatoes

Grow & Sell Heirloom Tomatoes

Have you ever thought about selling your extra vegetable plants? This article tells the success story of a New Jersey lady who started her own Heirloom tomato plant business from her front porch!

Grow & Sell Heirloom Tomatoes

Gardening in the 19th Century

Have you ever wondered what gardening techniques and vegetable varieties were popular with our ancestors? If so, then this publication will absolutely thrill you! The Heirloom Vegetable Garden: Gardening in the 19th Century offers a great look at what vegetable gardening was like in the 1800’s. Also included are old recipes, garden book excerpts and numerous illustrations.

Publication located at http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3715. Click here to read. (PDF File).

Catalogue Gems: Heirloom Seeds

You know, one of the best things to get you through the bleak days of winter is a good seed catalogue. The bright, colorful pictures and descriptions can give you great ideas for the upcoming spring, as well as help you track down great Heirloom varieties that you have been looking for. This article is a good starting point for all Heirloom Gardeners, old and new. Lots of great links! Go ahead, give it a read!

Catalogue Gems: Heirloom Seeds

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Brandon Caudill
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