Saving Bean and Pea Seeds: The Lazy Way
Saving bean and pea seeds is the laziest seed saving in the garden, and I mean that as a compliment. One dry afternoon in August gets you a hundred seeds for next year. Here’s exactly how to do it.
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How to Blanch and Freeze Vegetables from Your Garden
July gardens don’t mess around. One week you’re picking a handful of beans, the next you’re drowning in them. Blanching and freezing is the cheapest, easiest way to save a summer surplus, and you don’t need any special equipment to do it.
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Direct Sowing Cool Season Crops This April
Cool season crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes want to go straight into the ground this time of year. Here’s how to direct sow all of them in April in the Pacific Northwest without spending much or overthinking it.
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Yes, You Can Direct Sow in February
February in Redmond feels like the wrong time to be planting anything. But zone 8b soil temps say otherwise. Here’s what actually goes in the ground right now, and why waiting for spring is leaving food on the table.
