Growing Basil from Seed to Harvest
Basil is a favorite for most home gardeners and homesteaders. It's easy to grow and usually prolific. At Mary's Heirloom Seeds, we offer quite a few unique varieties such as...
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Growing Basil from Seed to Harvest
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EARTH DAY SEED SALE
Mary's Heirloom Seeds Quick Links Seed Starting Supplies Organic Pest ControlOrganic Soil Amendments Heirloom BEANSHeirloom BEETSHeirloom CABBAGEHeirloom CARROTSHeirloom CORN Heirloom CUCUMBERSHeirloom EGGPLANT Heirloom GREENSHeirloom ONIONSHeirloom PEAS Heirloom...
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Using Coconut Pellets for Seed Starting
These little pellets are AMAZING!!! Check out MY results using Coconut Coir pellets. Step 1: Take out your Coconut Coir Pellets. I like to use a large tray Step 2:...
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Hardening Off Seedling Before Transplanting
If you're growing seedlings indoors, they might have been pampered all winter/spring. Aside from the random cat attack or possibly too much watering, they have been relatively safe compared to...
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You don't Need a Farm to Grow Your Own Food
Many of you reading this are already growing your own organic food. Congratulations!!! You are part of a growing community around the world of people taking an active role in...
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Identifying Common "Good Bugs" in the Garden
In case you missed it, we already posted about Identifying Common Garden Pests. Now, we need to identify "Good Bugs" or insects in the garden and what they can help. ...
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2016 ORGANIC PEST CONTROL part 3
Mary's Heirloom Seeds Do you have pesky bugs in the garden that eat your veggies and plants before you get to enjoy them? How about bugs in the house? We...
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2016 Organic Pest Control part 2
Mary's Heirloom Seeds Quick Links Seed Starting SUPPLIESOrganic Plant Food Organic Pest Control Heirloom BEANS Heirloom BEETS Heirloom CABBAGE Heirloom CARROTS Heirloom CORN Heirloom CUCUMBERS Heirloom...
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Using Azomite in the Garden for Healthy Plants
From Mary's Heirloom Seeds, Give Plants the Vital Minerals They need to Thrive Great soil additive for all plants Azomite rock dust is a naturally mined volcanic rock composed of...
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GROWING ORGANIC SQUASH FROM SEED TO HARVEST
SQUASH is a favorite among backyard vegetable gardeners. It's easy to grow and usually produces more than enough to eat with plenty left over to share. Last year we had...
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BUILD YOUR OWN RAISED BEDS
From our previous post in 2015 Did you see my post about Our New Homestead? Then you know that our new place has LOTS of room to GROW! We've installed 4...
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TIPS FOR TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS
We love to hear from our customers. Especially when they say "ALL of the seeds germinated. Now what?" This week, a customer asked me about transplanting tomatoes. She said: The...
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Growing Organic Greens from Seed to Harvest
I've written a few articles about food prices and growing your own food. First, I wrote Food Prices are on the Rise , then I wrote In Times of Uncertainty,...
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Ancient Seeds (part 2)
From our first post Ancient Seeds, The definition of an heirloom is a seed variety that is more than 50 years old. Some prefer a variety that is over 100...
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