Gardening Blog

Sow True Seed is a signer of the safe seed pledge resisting GMO seed, proudly offering non GMO seed varieties.

Why is Sow True against GMOs?

Why is Sow True Seed against the use of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)?

Pumpkin and winter squash non GMO, USDA organic, and open pollinated varieties from Sow True Seed Asheville NC.

Celebrate Winter Squash

We sell many members of this family: several varieties of pumpkins and many winter squash (C. maxima, C. mixta, C. moschata, C. pepo). Most take 75 to 120 days to mature. Here are a...

Flower planting should be done AFTER a killing frost in your area, or after you’re sure the growing season has ended but before the ground freezes.

Planting Flowers in the Fall

Nature plants most of her seeds in the Fall. In the wild, flowers bloom and ripen all season.

In the fall make sure you are harvesting early and often with fruits and veggies.

Fall Harvest Time

Sheaves of corn, hay rides and pumpkin patches are popping up on roadsides. Many things in the garden are ready to harvest. But when in the growth cycle is the...

August is the best time to harvest Echinacea roots, use the roots to make Echinacea Flu fighting tea.

Echinacea Flu-Fighter Tea

Before you know it, the cold and flu season will be upon us again. Why not make your own medicinal tea now in preparation?

Greens are an easy to grow fall crop: lettuce, mesclun mix, kale, mustard, arugula, mache, and spinach.

Time to Plant Greens!

In the thick of harvesting tomatoes, squash and eggplants, don’t forget to keep planting seeds. The warm-season crops will soon slow down. Now is the time to sow your late...

It is important to rotate crops every year that way the soil does not deplete of vital nutrients.

Crop Rotation in Your Fall Garden

Crop rotation is a systematic approach to deciding where and when to plant what on your land. It can prevent the spread of blights and pests, as well as replenish...

There are two different types of garlic hardneck and softneck.

Hardneck or Softneck?

Differences between hardneck or softneck garlic.

Determine how much garlic you need to plant to feed your family.

How Much Seed Garlic Do I Need?

First, figure out how many bulbs or pounds of garlic you would like to harvest. Are you a garlic fanatic eating a bulb a day, or a week or a...

Compost Tea: DIY Natural Fertilizer

Compost tea is a low-strength, natural fertilizer for seedlings and plants!

Sow True Seed offers a variety of Asian greens for any stir-fry and salad needs.

Eat Your Asian Veggies!

Gardeners have become more familiar with Asian vegetables like edamame, daikon, pak choi and Japanese eggplants over the last 10 years as Thai, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese cuisines have become...

Combining plant purposes in one area (veggies, flowers, herbs, fruits) is also a principal of permaculture.

Cottage Gardens

Colorful, informal, low maintenance. Grow a cottage garden today!

Summer/ spring time is wedding season and a prefect gift for weddings is custom seed packets.

Summer Weddings: Seed Favors

We can do weddings differently! The keywords to keep in mind are local, recycled, handmade and simple. Sow True Seed will customize your wedding favors-- seed packets!

Storing seed properly helps increase the germination rate and the life of the seed.

Seed Germination Testing

“I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” – Henry David Thoreau

Arugula is a green that has been used since Roman times and only has been mass produced in the last 20 years.

Wonder Greens: Arugula

Arugula (Eruca sativa) is an edible annual green, sometimes called rocket or roquette. It’s been used since Roman times, but only cultivated on a large scale in the last 20...