Seeds

by Melanie Wong 7 months ago

Berkleyside did a nice profile on Oakland's Kitazawa Seed Company. "Right now, Shiroyama says the most popular seed varieties for home gardeners to plant for a summer harvest are Japanese cucum...

by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

For home cooks who love their Instant Pots, here's another use: Speed up germination of seeds for warm weather crops.

by Melanie Wong 9 months ago

"Learn how to grow out your vegetables and save seeds for next year’s crop! You will learn how to avoid cross-pollination so your seeds will be true to type (like the parents) and how to gather and...

We're ready! Our patio was renovated this past winter and we are anxious to get it growing again. We were able to save our chives and oregano which are coming back nicely in their original pots. We...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

This news report is from North Carolina, but I'm hearing the same in California. Demand for seed has increased, prices are climbing and there will be shortages in the spring. So plan ahead and b...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

"Fancy a fireside chat with Orin about which seed catalogs he likes to peruse and what he considers when ordering seeds? This Zoom presentation will more likely be from his kitchen table where ...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

While some of y'all have been obsessing about the hoarding of TP, https://www.chowhound.com/post/panic-buying-begun-area-grocery-stores-area-crazy-empty-1089590, others have been buying out seeds ...

by lilith 4 years ago

Brick & mortar or online store? any recommendations?

by joseek 2 years ago

I'm looking for bunch of seeds for my garden in Texas.please help me found a farmer market .Thanks

Every spring I visit my local farmers market and buy a variety of heirloom tomato plants for my garden: German Johnson, Pink Girl, Cherokee Purple... This year I'd like to add a plum tomato to the...

by Full tummy 14 years ago

I have recently purchased a couple of pawpaw trees. We aren't talking papaya here, but the pawpaw that grows and produces fruit all the way up here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I understand the...

My cilantro has bolted, as cilantro will do, and it's producing lots of seeds. I know I can wait 'til they're dry and either plant them or cook with them, but can I do anything with the "green" seeds?

by MidwesternerTT 8 years ago

So now I remember why it's been a few years since I last bought a fresh pomegranate. I enjoy the "surprise inside" experience of opening the fruit and getting the seeds out. But we don't particula...

I found a recipe which calls for both onions seeds and nigella seeds. I spoke to someone at an Indian market, and he said nigella seeds and onion seeds are the same thing. The research I've done on...

by opinionatedchef 10 years ago

Even the excellent spice books , Spice and Herb Bible and Herbs and Spices, have no compassion/ prep tips for the home cook working with cardamom pods and seeds. I loooove cardamom. I add it to my...