Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Blog

Weeds, weeds, go away….Tips for making weeding less of a chore
Weeds

Weeds, weeds, go away….Tips for making weeding less of a chore

Anyone who's started a new garden knows that weeds can be tough to conquer in the first two years.  Come...
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Rhubarb – How to grow the perfect “pieplant”
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Rhubarb – How to grow the perfect “pieplant”

When I was in my late twenties we moved to a ranch-style house outside of a small town in central...
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Success with sweet potatoes – how to plant and harvest a superfood
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Success with sweet potatoes – how to plant and harvest a superfood

Packed with calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and C, sweet potatoes are- nutritionally speaking- a powerhouse. It’s no wonder that,...
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“Gotta Have It” – I really do!
Corn

“Gotta Have It” – I really do!

Today, we're sharing a post from one of our guest bloggers - one of our gardening experts here at Gurney's!  If...
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All About…Summer Squash
Squash

All About…Summer Squash

Most people grow summer squash, such as zucchini, for the vegetables. But I grow squash for the blossoms. Squash blossoms are...
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The sweet life -grow your own corn!
Corn Vegetable Gardening Vegetable Seeds

The sweet life -grow your own corn!

Being a Midwest girl, I like to think I’m a bit of a corn expert. I grew up saying things...
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All about melons – How to grow muskmelons and watermelons
Fruit Melons

All about melons – How to grow muskmelons and watermelons

Confession time: I used to be a melon drop-out.  Each year I would happily place a few melon plants in...
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Some like it hot: How to grow radishes
Spring Gardening Vegetable Gardening Vegetable Seeds

Some like it hot: How to grow radishes

Ravishing pink and red globes are sliced open to reveal a gorgeous, crisp white inside, with a spice and bite...
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The Belle of the Ball – Cherry Belle Radishes (and more!)
Vegetable Gardening

The Belle of the Ball – Cherry Belle Radishes (and more!)

This post is from one of Gurney's gardening experts! Check back as we bring in guests from our Research and...
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Growing Okra Plants
Okra

Growing Okra Plants

While I do enjoy a structured, planned out garden - with perennial beds here, and neat rows of vegetables over...
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“Aubergine,” or eggplant, is surprisingly easy to grow
Spring Gardening Vegetable Gardening

“Aubergine,” or eggplant, is surprisingly easy to grow

The word, “aubergine” rolled of the tongue of our neighbor much easier than it did mine. I can remember the...
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Spinach – Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow!
Vegetable Gardening Vegetable Seeds

Spinach – Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow!

We all know spinach is good for us. It might not make us pop muscles like Popeye, but spinach is...
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Going underground: How I found success with carrots
Carrots Vegetable Seeds

Going underground: How I found success with carrots

With as much as I love carrots- and the bags we eat of them every week- you’d think I’d have...
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Guide to Growing Herbs Indoors
Herbs

Guide to Growing Herbs Indoors

I’ve grown herbs since my college days when I grew tomatoes and basil on the porch of my apartment. Herb...
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Seeds, sets or transplants? How to plant onions.
Vegetable Gardening Vegetable Seeds

Seeds, sets or transplants? How to plant onions.

Onions are supposed to be fool-proof. At least, that was what I was told in the small produce department of...
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Cool-weather cabbage – perfect for early spring!
Spring Gardening

Cool-weather cabbage – perfect for early spring!

Cabbage has always been a cold weather, comfort-food vegetable. Besides soup, one of our family’s favorite brisk winter night meals...
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All about…Broccoli
Broccoli Vegetable Gardening Winter Gardening

All about…Broccoli

True story- last December I harvested Broccoli, in the snow, for Christmas Eve dinner. It was my second year of...
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All About Beets!
Beets Gardening Tips

All About Beets!

It’s no secret that we love beets in our house. And it’s not just the root- we love the whole...
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All About….Asparagus
Asparagus Vegetable Gardening

All About….Asparagus

For Mother’s Day in 2012 I received ten 1-year old Jersey Knight asparagus plants. I was insanely excited as I...
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How Do Beans Grow? A Guide to Growing Beans
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How Do Beans Grow? A Guide to Growing Beans

Often the very first plants many of us grow from seeds are beans. Preschoolers carefully plant them and water them,...
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