You can grow from seed when you order good seed, like the seed David's Garden Seeds sells. You will need to learn how to plant seeds correctly and take care
If you buy good seeds, you can grow food in your garden, as well as herbs and flowers. You will need to learn how to plant seeds correctly and take care of your plants but you can have a thriving vegetable, herb, flower, and fruit garden.
I have already written a number of articles on planting and growing food, herbs, and flowers. Below are the table of contents for these articles.
We try to have something growing in the garden, usually food, all year long. Before you try to grow anything, be sure to read my tips and tricks. Also, you need to know how to germinate seeds correctly. Be sure to click on the link called "how to germinate seeds correctly" before you plant anything. This article was written by David, the gardening expert at David's Garden Seeds®.
Growing flowers from seed can be very rewarding. I think the most important tip, at least here in Texas where it gets way too hot for comfort most of the year, is to water frequently. We really don't get much rain most years.
A lot of customers come into the Farm Store and tell me they won't get many plants from the seed they plant this year because we won't get much rain. I tell them they have to water. Some disagree thinking that if it won't rain, they will not spend the money on water. That means that most years, they won't get anything. Most of the rain we get is in late fall or winter, not the hot summer.
You have to water your garden if you want things to grow. There is no way around it, unless you live somewhere that gets a lot of rain.
Most herbs are very easy to grow. I usually plant herbs in pots so that we can move them inside if we get a freeze. Also, I tend to sell most herbs that I grow to visiting customers.
To consistently grow good tasting fruits and vegetables, most of the time you should use heirloom seeds. They give you the best flavor and are tried and true. You can save the seeds for the next year and you will get the exact same food that you grew this year.
Of course, we recommend that you purchase your heirloom seeds from David's Garden Seeds®, the best heirloom seed company in the great state of Texas. We count, pack, and ship our seeds right here on the farm. We also make our own envelopes right here on the farm. No, we do not ship them out to China to be made and packed. Nor do we order packs of seed from another seed company, all packed and ready to roll. We do the work right here.
We carry a good selection of medicinal and edible herbs. Some of our herbs flavor your food dishes while others aid you when you are not feeling well. You can grow from seed the herbs that you want and then dehydrate, freeze dry, or press the oil from the herbs that you have grown and store until you need them. Of course, fresh is best, but that is not always practical year round.
Flowers are beautiful to look at and will brighten your day. Some are very delicate and heat sensitive while others, like zinnias, will stand up to heat. Some will blossom only in the early spring, like bluebonnets, and Indian Paintbrush. Some flowers, like snapdragons, violas, pansies, and petunias, will do better in cool weather. Flowers feed the bees so we try to have flowers year round so the bees have plenty to eat.
The most important thing when you grow from seed is to purchase fresh seed from a reliable seed company. Heirloom seeds are best because they will give you the best flavor. Most seeds that the home gardener can buy are Non-GMO. All of our seeds are so you don't have to worry.
We don't use anything on our plants that is not organic. We just don't have the money to purchase an organic license for each seed variety so we do not use the word organic. You have to buy a license these days for almost anything. We are a small seed company.
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