Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Blog

The New Gurney’s Catalog
Spring Gardening

The New Gurney’s Catalog

The New Gurney’s catalog is arriving in mailboxes everywhere—and we have lots of new fruits and veggies for this season....
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It’s a Summer Squash Takeover!
Squash

It’s a Summer Squash Takeover!

Since midwinter, I’ve eagerly awaited the arrival of my summer squash.  I love the delicate flavor, lightly sautéed in olive...
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Controlling weeds in flower beds
Flowers Weeds

Controlling weeds in flower beds

By this point in the summer, I often find myself staring contemptuously at the weeds in my flower garden, wishing...
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Protecting Berry plants from Birds
Berries Blackberries

Protecting Berry plants from Birds

Adorable as they are, birds can also be quite annoying, significantly so if you happen to be growing berries. We...
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Rotating Vegetable Crops
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Rotating Vegetable Crops

All gardeners have their favorite crops that they plant year after year. But planting the same crops in the same...
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Seed Storage Solutions
Gardening Tips

Seed Storage Solutions

Each year I like to take on a new gardening challenge. This year my goal is to be better organized—and...
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Now’s the Time to Plant these Early Spring Veggies
Spring Gardening

Now’s the Time to Plant these Early Spring Veggies

We’re still experiencing some frosty mornings—and the soil is still too cool to plant many vegetables. But there are some...
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Putting your Steam Juicer to use
Gardening Tips Recipes

Putting your Steam Juicer to use

Preserving your homegrown fruits and vegetables requires an array of kitchen gadgetry. My cabinet space is at capacity, and I’ve...
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Cucumbers Galore!
Cucumbers

Cucumbers Galore!

Is there anything more refreshing than a crisp, cool cucumber in the sweltering heat of summer?  Cucumbers are one of...
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Cruciferous Vegetables
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Cruciferous Vegetables

I admit: I’m a sucker for healthy food marketing schemes. Which grains, which colors, which cooking styles to use –...
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Where are you, spring?
Spring Gardening Winter Gardening

Where are you, spring?

It’s March at last, but the cold, dreary winter weather is still hanging around, refusing to give up and let...
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Gurney’s Perfect Pickle Cucumber
Cucumbers

Gurney’s Perfect Pickle Cucumber

Cucumbers - the perfect snack or salad topper, and the perfect addition to your summer garden! Considering their crunchy, refreshing...
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Hugelkultur beds to enrich your garden
Spring Gardening

Hugelkultur beds to enrich your garden

If you’re like me, from the last several months you’ve been drooling over glossy, full color images of juicy red...
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Starting a Vegetable Garden
Spring Gardening

Starting a Vegetable Garden

With all the plotting, planning, and assessment of variables – prepping to start a vegetable garden sounds much like going...
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New Fruit Varieties
Fruit

New Fruit Varieties

Fruits- the sweetest source of dietary fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients, and for many, the very reason...
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Seed Stories
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Seed Stories

Every garden tells a tale. Seeds, the smallest, single most essential constituent of a garden, have their own stories- ancient,...
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Gurney’s Superfood Salad Blend
Recipes

Gurney’s Superfood Salad Blend

The road to getting healthier is paved with green. And what better way to start than with a hearty helping...
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Kids in the Garden
Gardening Tips

Kids in the Garden

I was a tiny bit overprotective when my first son was born.  He never touched a floor without me first...
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Chickens in the garden
Gardening Tips

Chickens in the garden

When I decided to start raising chickens, I was thinking only of high quality, fresh eggs. But, I soon learned that...
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Get the Most from your Garden
Herbs

Get the Most from your Garden

When a friend shared her recipe for cilantro root pesto, I was immediately intrigued. All this time, I had been...
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