Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Blog

Now’s the Time to Plant these Early Spring Veggies
Spring Gardening

Now’s the Time to Plant these Early Spring Veggies

We’re still experiencing some frosty mornings—and the soil is still too cool to plant many vegetables. But there are some...
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Putting your Steam Juicer to use
Gardening Tips Recipes

Putting your Steam Juicer to use

Preserving your homegrown fruits and vegetables requires an array of kitchen gadgetry. My cabinet space is at capacity, and I’ve...
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Cucumbers Galore!
Cucumbers

Cucumbers Galore!

Is there anything more refreshing than a crisp, cool cucumber in the sweltering heat of summer?  Cucumbers are one of...
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Cruciferous Vegetables
Home Page Slider Broccoli Cauliflower

Cruciferous Vegetables

I admit: I’m a sucker for healthy food marketing schemes. Which grains, which colors, which cooking styles to use –...
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Where are you, spring?
Spring Gardening Winter Gardening

Where are you, spring?

It’s March at last, but the cold, dreary winter weather is still hanging around, refusing to give up and let...
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Gurney’s Perfect Pickle Cucumber
Cucumbers

Gurney’s Perfect Pickle Cucumber

Cucumbers - the perfect snack or salad topper, and the perfect addition to your summer garden! Considering their crunchy, refreshing...
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Hugelkultur beds to enrich your garden
Spring Gardening

Hugelkultur beds to enrich your garden

If you’re like me, from the last several months you’ve been drooling over glossy, full color images of juicy red...
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Starting a Vegetable Garden
Spring Gardening

Starting a Vegetable Garden

With all the plotting, planning, and assessment of variables – prepping to start a vegetable garden sounds much like going...
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New Fruit Varieties
Fruit

New Fruit Varieties

Fruits- the sweetest source of dietary fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients, and for many, the very reason...
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Seed Stories
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Seed Stories

Every garden tells a tale. Seeds, the smallest, single most essential constituent of a garden, have their own stories- ancient,...
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Gurney’s Superfood Salad Blend
Recipes

Gurney’s Superfood Salad Blend

The road to getting healthier is paved with green. And what better way to start than with a hearty helping...
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Kids in the Garden
Gardening Tips

Kids in the Garden

I was a tiny bit overprotective when my first son was born.  He never touched a floor without me first...
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Chickens in the garden
Gardening Tips

Chickens in the garden

When I decided to start raising chickens, I was thinking only of high quality, fresh eggs. But, I soon learned that...
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Get the Most from your Garden
Herbs

Get the Most from your Garden

When a friend shared her recipe for cilantro root pesto, I was immediately intrigued. All this time, I had been...
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A new way to make popcorn!
Corn

A new way to make popcorn!

This year at the Research and Development farm we grew a lot of popcorn. We’ll be doing taste trials once the...
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All about…cauliflower
Gardening Tips Vegetable Gardening

All about…cauliflower

There is one thing you must know about cauliflower before we go any further: cauliflower is temperamental. It only does well in...
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What is the difference between hybrid, open pollinated and heirloom seed?
Gardening Tips

What is the difference between hybrid, open pollinated and heirloom seed?

When browsing through your seed catalogs, you may notice some terminology that can be confusing. Seed is often categorized as open pollinated...
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Grow popcorn – it’s easy, fun and delicious!
Gardening Tips Corn Fall Gardening Home Ideas

Grow popcorn – it’s easy, fun and delicious!

Popcorn has become one of my very favorite crops to grow. This unassuming crop has many virtues you may not have...
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All about potatoes
potatoes

All about potatoes

Growing up in the Midwest, I learned early on the value of the potato. No holiday was complete without several...
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What to do with all those apples
Recipes Apple trees

What to do with all those apples

There’s no substitute for the amazing taste of fresh, homegrown apples - so, of course, I always start craving them right...
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