Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Blog By B Wilkins / April 14, 2015Gardening Tips Seed Storage SolutionsEach year I like to take on a new gardening challenge. This year my goal is to be better organized—and... Read MoreTags: keep seeds, storing seeds By B Wilkins / March 31, 2015Spring Gardening Now’s the Time to Plant these Early Spring VeggiesWe’re still experiencing some frosty mornings—and the soil is still too cool to plant many vegetables. But there are some... Read MoreTags: arugula, onions, peas, potatoes, seeds, spinach, spring gardening By B Wilkins / July 28, 2015Gardening Tips Recipes Putting your Steam Juicer to usePreserving your homegrown fruits and vegetables requires an array of kitchen gadgetry. My cabinet space is at capacity, and I’ve... Read More By B Wilkins / July 24, 2015Cucumbers Cucumbers Galore!Is there anything more refreshing than a crisp, cool cucumber in the sweltering heat of summer? Cucumbers are one of... Read MoreTags: cucumbers, picking cumbers, pickles, summer harvest By B Wilkins / March 6, 2015Broccoli Cauliflower Home Page Slider Cruciferous VegetablesI admit: I’m a sucker for healthy food marketing schemes. Which grains, which colors, which cooking styles to use –... Read MoreTags: cruciferous vegetables By B Wilkins / March 3, 2015Cucumbers Gurney’s Perfect Pickle CucumberCucumbers - the perfect snack or salad topper, and the perfect addition to your summer garden! Considering their crunchy, refreshing... Read MoreTags: cucumbers, pickle By B Wilkins / February 26, 2015Spring Gardening Hugelkultur beds to enrich your gardenIf you’re like me, from the last several months you’ve been drooling over glossy, full color images of juicy red... Read MoreTags: Hugelkultur, raised beds By B Wilkins / February 24, 2015Spring Gardening Starting a Vegetable GardenWith all the plotting, planning, and assessment of variables – prepping to start a vegetable garden sounds much like going... Read MoreTags: planning garden, soil testing By B Wilkins / February 17, 2015Fruit New Fruit VarietiesFruits- the sweetest source of dietary fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients, and for many, the very reason... Read More By B Wilkins / February 17, 2015Beets Gardening Tips Home Page Slider Seed StoriesEvery garden tells a tale. Seeds, the smallest, single most essential constituent of a garden, have their own stories- ancient,... Read MoreTags: ancient plants, bean seed, beet seed, beets, chard seed, pea seed, sea beets, spinach seed By B Wilkins / February 2, 2015Recipes Gurney’s Superfood Salad BlendThe road to getting healthier is paved with green. And what better way to start than with a hearty helping... Read MoreTags: baby greens, chard, greens, spinach By B Wilkins / December 19, 2014Gardening Tips Kids in the GardenI was a tiny bit overprotective when my first son was born. He never touched a floor without me first... Read More By B Wilkins / December 10, 2014Gardening Tips Chickens in the gardenWhen I decided to start raising chickens, I was thinking only of high quality, fresh eggs. But, I soon learned that... Read MoreTags: benefits of chickens, cold covers, floating row covers, free-ranging, vegetable gardening By B Wilkins / December 3, 2014Herbs Get the Most from your GardenWhen a friend shared her recipe for cilantro root pesto, I was immediately intrigued. All this time, I had been... Read MoreTags: arugula, beet seeds, cilantro, cooking with herbs, dill, Herbs, parsley, pickled watermellon, popcorn, radish seeds, rosemary By B Wilkins / November 26, 2014Corn A new way to make popcorn!This year at the Research and Development farm we grew a lot of popcorn. We’ll be doing taste trials once the... Read MoreTags: popcorn, popping popcorn By B Wilkins / November 17, 2014Gardening Tips Vegetable Gardening All about…cauliflowerThere is one thing you must know about cauliflower before we go any further: cauliflower is temperamental. It only does well in... Read MoreTags: cauliflower, grow cauliflower, Winter Gardening By B Wilkins / November 11, 2014Gardening Tips What is the difference between hybrid, open pollinated and heirloom seed?When browsing through your seed catalogs, you may notice some terminology that can be confusing. Seed is often categorized as open pollinated... Read MoreTags: Heirloom, hybrid, Open pollinated By B Wilkins / November 6, 2014Corn Fall Gardening Gardening Tips Home Ideas Grow popcorn – it’s easy, fun and delicious!Popcorn has become one of my very favorite crops to grow. This unassuming crop has many virtues you may not have... Read MoreTags: fall decorating, grow popcorn, home decorating, kids gardening, popcorn, popcorn gardening By Lauren Karch / October 7, 2014Apple trees Recipes What to do with all those applesThere’s no substitute for the amazing taste of fresh, homegrown apples - so, of course, I always start craving them right... Read MoreTags: apple butter, apple uses, applesauce By Lauren Karch / June 6, 2024Apple trees Fall Gardening The Ultimate Guide to Storing Produce: Keep Your Homegrown Harvest Fresh One of the most obvious perks of growing your own food is the ability to bring high-flavor, quality fruits and... Read MoreTags: storing apples, storing onions, storing potatoes, storing vegetables « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Next »