Gardening Blog

USDA organic, open pollinated, and non GMO cilantro available at Sow True Seed Asheville NC.

Cilantro Bolting: Grow Cilantro and Let it Bolt!

Did you ever try growing cilantro, only to have it bolt quickly to seed? So what! I say, let it bolt.

Support pollinators by planting native flowers in your garden, both you and the pollinators will benefit!

Tips for a Pollinator Friendly Garden

Choose the right plants for your garden and you will be delighted with beautiful butterflies and cheerfully buzzing bees and participating in habitat conservation!

There are two different types of tomatoes indeterminate and determinate.

Demystifying the Tomato: Determinate vs Indeterminate Varieties

This article guides you through the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes and which are the best varieties to grow.

The Great Milkweed Germination Test

One of the best ways to attract monarch butterflies to your garden and help reverse their declining numbers is to plant milkweed.

Northern and Southern areas require different varieties of onions that can tolerate more or less sunlight.

Choose the Best Onions for Your Garden: Short Day vs. Long Day

Latitude matters when you're growing onions ! Here's the difference between growing onions in southern and northern gardens.

When harvested Daikon Radishes are the size of large carrots.

Daikon Radish Improves the Winter Garden

Daikons are good for much more than eating! The large roots work over winter to break up heavy soil.

Saving Seed and Saving our Future

Plough to Pantry features an article on our seed saving mission here at Sow True Seed.

New Year's Gardening Resolutions

An opportunity to try new things!

Best herbs, flowers, and vegetables to plant in the winter time!

Planting Seeds in Winter and Cold Stratification

When we plant in mid-winter, we are taking advantage of the cold and wet conditions to help break down seeds for us, for easy germination come spring.

Fall is a great time to prepare beds and soil for winter and spring crops.

How to Prep the Garden for Winter

After a long, hot summer, some gardeners are tempted to ignore their outdoor garden in the fall and just let nature take its course. Don’t do it! Fall is the...

Indoor Herb Gardening For The Winter Season

Fall is here, and winter is just around the corner. Are you already starting to miss those fresh herbs? Then it’s time to prolong the growing season by creating an...

Garlic is great addition to your garden plant it in the fall and forget about it until the summer!

October Is The Perfect Time To Plant Garlic

We send a garlic growing guide with each garlic order, it's October, get yours now!

Fall Crops Rock!

Fall is the perfect time to plant seeds for fresh harvests in late fall, early spring, and even mid-winter.

Tomato seed saving with Sow True Seed Asheville NC.

How to Save Tomato Seeds And Other Wet-Processed Seeds

Saving your own seeds from your favorite varieties has many benefits. Learn more about how to save your favorite tomatoes and other varieties of seeds.