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Learning how to grow sweet potatoes successfully comes down to understanding how sweet potatoes grow. This crop is in the morning glory family - a vining, often tenacious plant, that...
What are Creasy Greens? Creasy greens (Barbarea verna), which go by many names including highland cress, upland cress, and early yellow rocket are part of the Brassica family. “Brassicas you...
You’ve definitely heard the phrase and maybe even taken it for a spin but do you really understand the depth of the role that cover crops play in our gardening...
Groundnuts (Apios americana) are a vining, nitrogen fixing legume that you don’t even know you need yet! This tuber has been found in indigenous diets from Canada to the Gulf...
If you want to add a pop of color to your summer garden, you can’t go wrong with zinnias! These easy-to-grow flowers come in a rainbow of colors and all...
Soil amendments fall into three broad categories: fertilizers, soil conditioners, and biostimulants. Fertilizers provide one or more of the major plant nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The three numbers on...
Cucumbers make a great summertime snack, whether they’re eaten fresh from the garden, added to a salad, or made into homemade pickles. And, they’re easy to grow at home, even...
Peas are one of the easiest and most rewarding crops to grow in your home garden. The vines are forgiving of less than ideal weather and soil conditions, don’t hog...
Watermelon is one of those crops that, once you grow it at home, the store-bought version forever pales in comparison. Some backyard gardeners shy away from growing watermelon because of...
Watermelon is the taste of summer itself, and there’s nothing more satisfying than finally slicing into a perfectly ripe melon that you’ve lovingly tended all season long. Watermelons come in...
The arrival of cold weather doesn’t have to mean the end of your gardening season! With a little planning and the right tools, you can extend your growing season...
Every seasoned gardener knows the feeling - you’re so excited for your summer squash plants to start producing, and then two weeks later, you’ve eaten zucchini in every possible form...
We love peppers here at Sow True Seed. All of the different color combinations and shapes and sizes make for endless opportunities - beautiful dishes with thin, long slices of...
If you’ve been gardening for a while, you’ve probably grown tomatoes from starts purchased from a nursery or hardware store. Starting your own tomato seeds indoors might seem a little...
Many people grow tomatoes from starts purchased at a hardware store or nursery, which is great for convenience, but gives you only a few varieties to pick from. One good...
You’ve weathered the spring frosts, babied your seedlings and transplants, battled the weeds and the bugs and the heat, and with any luck, by late summer the bounty is rolling...
Love carrots but not sure how to pick the best variety for your garden? Here’s a guide to the different types of carrots and what sets each apart from the...