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Seed Starting Instructions

Seed Starting Instructions

San Diego Seed Company is an excellent resource for organic, regionally adapted seeds for Southern California climates. I’ve shared seeds that I’ve grown successfully in my garden for 25 years with Brijette and now she offers them to gardeners.

Her website is a treasure trove of information, especially for those just getting their hands in the dirt. It’s lively and full of quick reads. Check out the Learn to Grow tab and the Grower’s Library. Here’s the first paragraph of Seed Starting Instructions.

Planting your own vegetable garden by seed might sound like a difficult task but the age-old tradition is probably easier than you think. While in recent generations planting gardens by purchasing starts has become very popular, planting a garden by seeds gives you diversity you cannot find by purchasing starts at a nursery. Read more

Snow peas heading up the trellis.

Snow peas heading up the trellis.

In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

Michael Pollan on Food

Michael Pollan on Food