Redwood Seeds Blog
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Returning for 2023: Red Noodle Bean and Danver's Carrots
Today I'm excited to talk about two varieties that we have back in stock this year. Both varieties were grown by my friends and upcoming seed growers at Meyerhof Farm here in our little town of Manton. They are in their third year of seed growing for us and really nailed it this year! Read more »
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Tips for Insulating your Winter Garden + Seed Sale!
How is your garden handling the cold? At this time of year, through January, growth in the garden slows as daylight wanes. There two main things you can do to prolong your harvest and even overwinter your plants into the spring. Read more »
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Garlic Planting 101
Garlic is fall planted, mulched and left alone for months to grow, weeded a bit in spring then harvested in early summer. While it does take quite a long time to mature, garlic is not very fussy and will produce even in poor soils under drought conditions. Read more »
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Cover Crop for Better Soils
As I anticipate fall rains a few things come to mind: garlic, poppies and cover crops. These all like to be sown with the fall rains, provided they are not too late! Today we will explore cover cropping- what, why, how and when. Stay tuned for garlic and poppies. What and why? I plant cover crops for two main reasons. 1. To improve soil fertility through the planting of leguminous plants that, with the help of rhizobia bacteria, actually capture nitrogen from the air and fix it into the soil for plants to use. Wow, read that again. Amazing! This means cover cropping with... read more »
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No Till Gardening? Here's how!
This week I've received a couple of questions about how we use tarps in our no-till gardens. Good question! I was wondering the same about 4 years ago as I contemplated the concept of no-till gardening. The main problem I could see was that our garden space is quite large- about 2 acres- and weed control would be a big problem without tilling. First, why no-till? There are many good reasons to strive for no/low-till gardens. Here are my top three: 1. Preserves soil structure and the microbiology in top soils. 2.Sequesters carbon in soil 3. Prevents soil compaction caused by... read more »
