Plant Spring Flowers soon! March 06, 2025Kalan Redwood I usually like to start flower seedlings in 2 inch cells about 4-5 weeks before I would plant them outside. However, depending on the length of your season you can...
Start Onions From Seed February 20, 2025Kalan Redwood If you are hoping to grow your own onions this year, now is a good time to start the seeds in pots. Follow this step by step guide how to...
Farm Favorite Vegetables January 20, 2024Kalan Redwood Big Max Pumpkin: If you are interested in entering a giant pumpkin contest this is a good variety to try. We were going for good seed production so isolation distances...
What to Plant and When! January 15, 2024Kalan Redwood What seeds to plant and when?? My general advice is to wait a little longer. It is mid January- cold, dark and wet. Until there is a bit more natural daylight,...
Four Summer Squash for Good Eating! December 30, 2023Kalan Redwood With the passage of the solstice I've been thinking about summer squash and reflecting on the varieties we offer. Our seed collection is the result of over 15 years work and...
Five Great Melon Varieties! December 15, 2023Kalan Redwood Seasons greetings all- With the New Year fast approaching I look back on my garden successes and fails this past season. This is always a time of garden reflection for...
New for 2024 December 15, 2023Kalan Redwood In alphabetical order here are my top 10 new or returning varieties for 2024! 1. Bright Lights Cosmos- My friend and co-worker, Abby, remembers these in her mother's garden growing up. We grew...
Direct Seed or Transplant? May 01, 2023Kalan Redwood Do you prefer to start seeds in trays or direct sow? This can be confusing for gardeners just getting started and experienced green thumbs alike. Read more to learn our...
How to Grow Great Corn April 13, 2023Kalan Redwood If I could be a plant, it might be corn. Being able to photosynthesis has always captured my imagination. Corn seems to be especially good at turning sunlight into golden sweetness andI...
Planting for Monarchs April 05, 2023Kalan Redwood I always like to try something new. One variety in particular that I’m excited about is Swan Plant. A couple months ago I saw this variety being offered by another...
How to: Organic control of Yellow Star Thistle April 01, 2023Kalan Redwood New for 2023! Yellow Starthistle Seed. Back by popular demand, this amazing drought tolerant cover crop will add root mass to your soil while attracting pollinators and other beneficial insects...
3 Staple Culinary Herbs March 26, 2023Kalan Redwood This past week, in the Seed House, we took a physical inventory of all our packed seed and found a few surprises. The biggest being that we had 348 packets of...