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February 17, 2025
Planting Power: Eight Great Benefits of Backyard Gardening
As one of the few seed sellers to offer non-GMO hybrid, organic and heirloom seeds in smaller quantities at affordable prices—often just a couple of dollars each—Pinetree Garden Seeds is...

Bigger Harvests with Less Space: Make the Most of Your Garden Succession Planting
Perhaps because so many of Pinetree Garden Seeds customers are beginning or inexperienced home gardeners, our experts get asked a lot of questions about maximizing limited planting space. Whether you...

One to Grow On: What to Plant in a Baby Food Garden
If you have a little one that will be weaning or adding solid foods soon, you know you want to feed them the safest, most nutritious and delicious foods possible....

How to Start Your Own Community Garden in Six Simple Steps
Did you know that families with a community gardener eat 1.5 times more fruits and vegetables and are 3.5 times more likely to...

Pollinator-Loving Perennials for Every Garden
Guest Blog Post Hi everyone! This is Allison over @FinchAndFolly. I’ve been dreaming of my garden so much over these past few months that I can’t believe that it’s actually...

How to Grow Quick and Easy Microgreens
"Microgreens" is an umbrella term for a variety of leafy greens that are harvested in a very early stage of their growing cycle. This stage is called the "cotyledon growth...

How to Grow Petunias from Seed
How to Grow Petunias from Seed Originally from South America, petunias are a trumpet shaped flower and mostly grown as annuals in the US (although the can be perennials in...

10 Reasons to Plant Cover Crops
As we move into harvest season, it is important to think about revitalizing the garden for next year. Cover crops can be a great way to prepare for spring planting right now. 10...