How To Grow

[description action="start"] Planting asparagus seeds is an exercise in patience, but one of the most rewarding of all garden tasks. Asparagus Seeds germinate slowly, and the crowns take three seasons before they can handle being harvested. However the grower’s patience is generously rewarded by early season harvests of asparagus with a flavour you will not find on store shelves anywhere. You will wish you had planted a bigger asparagus bed! [description action="end"] Latin Asparagus officinalis. Family: Liliaceae Difficulty Moderately difficult. Requires patience! We Recommend: Jersey Knight (AS107). It takes time to grow asparagus from seeds, but Jersey Knight is lovely! If you...

Arugula is a productive, cool season, annual salad green that works best in spring and fall, and can be managed all winter under cloche protection. In hot weather, arugula will go to seed. Continue reading below to find out how to grow arugula from seed. Latin: Eruca sativa (Wild Arugula is Diplotaxis tenuifolia) Family: Brassicaceae Difficulty: Easy Season & Zone Season: Cool season. Arugula tends to bolt in hot weather. Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Zone: Hardy in all zones. Timing Direct sow every 3 weeks from mid-March to April and again in September for a fall/winter crop. Optimal soil temperature: 4-12°C (40-50°F). Starting...

Follow along with this handy How to Grow Asclepias guide and enjoy butterflies, hummingbirds, and a host of other pollinators in your garden. When transplanted seedlings are 10-15cm (4-6″) tall, pinch back the growing tip to encourage multiple flowering points. Asclepias tuberosa prefers dry, sandy conditions or any average garden soil in full sun. Plants grown from seed bloom in the first year if given an early start.  They can be pulled up in fall and treated like annuals to prevent spreading. Asclepias does not divide well, but it’s an outstanding choice for xeriscaping. Asclepias Speciosa and some of the others do better...

Let us show you how to grow Alyssum from seed using these tried and true techniques. Alyssum is an easy-to-grow annual that is both decorative and useful. It plays a key role in Companion Planting and can be used as a cover crop to attract insects, smother weeds, and increase fruit set in vegetable beds. General Annual plants also known as Sweet Alyssum. Latin Lobularia maritima Family: Brassicaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun or partial shade. Zone: 3-10, not winter hardy Timing Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost, around the beginning of March to early April...