All posts in: "choosing your seeds"
- Basic Gardening Tips
Don’t worry if you missed our Planting for Beginners workshop! Here’s some great information to help you get growing: Planting for Beginners – handout Basic…
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Kings Banquet Pole Bean
The parents of these seeds were found several years ago, abandoned in a Colorado warehouse for 60 years and were sent to a seed sanctuary. …
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Pulses (dry peas & beans, lentils & chickpeas)
In addition to our FPL Seed Library offerings, NBCHG has a variety shelling or baking beans available in limited quantities. They are easy to grow,…
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Tribe’s Tobique Tomato
Tribe’s Tobique Tomato (From Hope Seeds) – An East Coast original! A delightful tomato made locally famous by Fred Tribe, the Perth-Andover NB naturalist who…
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Kale Scotch Curled
Kale Scotch Curled from Hope Seeds in Nova Scotia Frilly blue-green leaves are super nutritious, and great in soups and salad, boiled as greens or…
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Early Latah Tomato
Early LATAH Tomato from Mapple Farm in New Brunswick: Open pollinated, very early (50-55 days from transplant), mature fruit in July after starting from seed…
- SEED OF THE WEEK: Ground Cherries
Ground cherries are part of the nightshade family and are related to tomatillos and Chinese lanterns – all these plants have a protective paper husk.…
- Standing Room Only for Seed Starting workshop!
Looks like more and more people want to grow their own food – over 80 people attended the Early Starts workshop.
- “EARLY STARTS” Gardening Workshop
This hands-on workshop will show you which seeds like an “early start” indoors – Wednesday, March 2nd – 7:00PM-8:30PM at the Fredericton Public Library.
- Transplanting 101
Our presenter, Alison Juta, shares tips for transplanting success. Your seedlings will thank you! Transplanting 101 – handout
