Direct sow vs. nursery start. Same variety, same garden, same goal. We are letting them race and you get to watch. Head to our YouTube channel to follow the experiment! https://t.co/c72klCg5Ql
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๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ Happy 4th of July!
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Wishing you a safe and beautiful holiday weekend.
The heat is on and your garden feels it too. Water deeply, mulch generously, and give plants a little shade during peak sun hours. Read the full blog for more ways to help your garden beat the heat: https://t.co/EArO0NiIXN
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Black Hero Double Late Tulip and Black Bearded Iris are now available for pre-order, shipping this fall for spring blooms.
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Seed starting without the mess.
HydroPods hold their shape and won't crumble, just drop a seed and go.
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Chard is one of the most forgiving things you can grow right now ๐ฟ
Direct sow it, let it do its thing, and you'll be harvesting in 50 days
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๐ทPreorder your fall bulbs now and we'll ship them right when it's time to plant. New varieties just dropped and stock goes fast. ๐ธ
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Meet the HydroPod.
A plug that holds its shape, won't clog your system, and re-wets if it dries out.
Made from coco coir, peat, and food-grade binding with Trichoderma built in for stronger roots.
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Green beans are one of the easiest warm season crops to sneak in right now.
Direct sow straight into the ground, no starting indoors, no fuss.
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๐ง If you grow hardneck garlic, you get two harvests for the price of one. The first is the scape, a curly green shoot that pops up before the bulb is ready. Cut it off, throw it in a stir fry, blend it into pesto, or grill it. Then wait for your bulbs ๐
Full beginner garlic guide is on YouTube now! https://t.co/V2WqHkJKK0
"It's too late to plant" is the biggest gardening lie of June ๐
Cold zones are just hitting peak planting season!
Warm zones are swapping in heat-lovers like okra and cowpeas.
Even the hottest zones have crops that thrive right now.
Find your zone in the slides and get sowing.
Check out our seeds to plant in June page https://t.co/LJ7tsuKVeA ๐ฑ
Fertilizer is not just for the garden. A light feeding helps microgreens grow faster, stronger, and in some cases even more nutritious.
Learn which fertilizers work best and how to use them and read the full blog: https://t.co/dCYq7ktwPY ๐ฑ
Ever plant a whole row of lettuce, drown in salad for two weeks, then watch the rest bolt? There's a fix for that.
It's called succession planting: staggering smaller sowings every 2 to 3 weeks so you get a steady harvest all season instead of one overwhelming one. Our new blog breaks down the 4 methods, the best crops for it (lettuce, radishes, and bush beans are the easiest starting points), and a simple 5-step plan to get going.
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Blue flowers you can actually eat. Borage blooms have a mild cucumber flavor that makes them a favorite for salads, drinks, and garnishes. Easy to grow, easy to love.
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Healthy soil isn't just dirt. It's a living ecosystem, and most garden soil is missing key pieces.
MicroRevive is a concentrated biological soil amendment that reintroduces beneficial microbial life to depleted soil. The result? Better root development, improved moisture retention, and a garden that works with nature instead of against it. OMRI listed for organic use.
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A 2% recidivism rate. California's average? 39%.
Planting Justice has created 250 living-wage jobs since 2009, grown 10,000 lbs of food annually for communities with limited access, and built a network of land-based social enterprises where real healing happens. And they're just getting started: An aquaponics training center is in the works that will grow even more food and create even more jobs right in Deep East Oakland.
This is what justice looks like.
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