Nitrogen fixing plants have a symbiotic relationship with specific bacteria. The bacteria colonize the plant’s roots and pull nitrogen out of the atmosphere. The bacteria uses the nitrogen and then it becomes available to the plant. Nitrogen fixing plants include most plants in the legume family. They also include certain grasses like buckwheat but legumes| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
In the Southeast, it’s tough to grow cold-loving, heat-sensitive crops like spinach during the spring. Too quickly, the spring showers give way to summer heat and humidity, and the spinach bolts. Thankfully, we can enjoy spinach right through the winter with a bit of care. These tips will help you grow winter spinach like a pro.| blog.southernexposure.com
In the Southeast, it’s tough to grow cold-loving, heat-sensitive crops like spinach during the spring. Too quickly, the spring showers give way to summer heat and humidity, and the spinach bolts. Thankfully, we can enjoy spinach right through the winter with a bit of care. These tips will help you grow winter spinach like a … Continue reading Winter Spinach Production→ The post Winter Spinach Production first appeared on Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
In August, peppers dot the garden like holiday lights. We’re harvesting large sweet bell peppers like Charleston Belles, fiery little hot peppers like Serrano Tampiqueños, and fragrant spice peppers like Trinidad Perfumes. Whatever peppers you’ve grown this year, knowing how to harvest, store, and process your crop will help you make the most out of … Continue reading Harvesting and Storing Peppers→ The post Harvesting and Storing Peppers first appeared on Southern Exposure Seed Exch...| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Collards are a hardy biennial crop. You can hHelp preserve rare varieties by learning to save collard seed in seven easy steps.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Fall is a bit like a second spring. In the Southeast, we can take advantage of the dropping temperatures to get a second batch of heat-sensitive vegetables like lettuce, radishes, cabbage, and spinach. July and August are when we start many of these fall crops. It may still be hot, but this gives them enough| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Row cover is an excellent tool in the organic grower's repertoire. Learn how to use row cover to protect crops from wind, intense heat, pests, and frost.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Heirloom tomatoes are the superstars of the vegetable garden world. They have endearing stories, gorgeous colors, unique shapes, and a flavor beyond compare. Unfortunately, all that flavor and charm comes with a cost. Heirloom tomatoes can be tricky to grow. Many heirlooms lack resistance to fungal and bacterial diseases and have thin skin that splits and cracks easily.| blog.southernexposure.com
“It’s exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you’ve had twenty or thirty years. It’s like seeing an old friend.” | blog.southernexposure.com
“It’s exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you’ve had twenty or thirty years. It’s like seeing an old friend.” ― Tasha Tudor, The Private World of Tasha Tudor Many of the perennials we offer are not as productive as our annual and biennial crops, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t offer … Continue reading Perennials You Can Start This Fall→ The post Perennials You Can Start This Fall first appeared on Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Fall gardens aren't started in the fall. Follow these tips to successfully start your fall garden brassicas during the heat of summer.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Saving corn seed is simple and easy! Use these eight steps to save seed from your corn crop this season.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Learn to test your seeds' germination rate, store them properly, and save seed at home to have a productive and affordable garden.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Sweet corn is a great beginner crop, but it isn't immune to issues. Avoid these common problems for a great harvest this season.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Tomatoes are the queens of the summer garden, but they’re not problem free. Avoid these common tomato mistakes for a bountiful harvest this summer.| blog.southernexposure.com
Tomatoes are the queens of the summer garden, but they’re not problem free. Avoid these common tomato mistakes for a bountiful harvest this summer. Not Planting Properly Tomatoes are among the toughest transplants we grow, but proper planting technique is still essential to getting them off to a good start. Timing Timing is critical for … Continue reading Top 5 Tomato Growing Mistakes→ The post Top 5 Tomato Growing Mistakes first appeared on Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Beets aren't the most difficult crop, but they can be picky. Learn how to get a great beet harvest and save seed with these tips for better beets.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
In the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, we enjoy a fairly long growing season, but fall always creeps up on us fast. In the zone 7a gardens at Southern Exposure, we’re already starting cauliflower for our fall garden. As you’re planning and planting fall crops, these are some things to consider. Understand Your Timeline A long growing … Continue reading Summer Sowing for Fall Crops for Beginners→ The post Summer Sowing for Fall Crops for Beginners first appeared on Southern Exposure Seed E...| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Fertilizer can improve your yields, but it's not a magic wand. Learn about when it's appropriate to use fertilizer and how to use it efficiently.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Creating a sustainable garden means that we’re focusing on soil health year round. Find the perfect summer cover crop and how to use it in your garden.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Cucumber beetles are among the most common pests in North America. Learn to identify, manage, and prevent them to protect your cucumbers, squash, and melons this season.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Here’s everything you need to know to have success starting seeds indoors. Keep reading for seed starting benefits, guidelines, supplies, and common mistakes.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Cover crops are a cost-effective way to improve soil. Select appropriate spring cover crops to increase soil fertility, add organic matter, and suppress weeds.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Crop rotation is an excellent way to reduce pest and disease pressure without resorting chemical amendments. Maintain a basic crop rotation with this guide.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Whether you’re growing fresh herbs, an enormous self sufficiency garden, or cut flowers for bouquets, good healthy soil is the base of production. While we can sometimes buy in fertility and organic matter and add it to our beds, this is time-consuming and expensive. Green manures help us produce nutrients and organic matter on the| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Knowing more about plant hardiness zones can help you make informed decisions when selecting varieties for your garden.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Winter is an important time to rest both for the gardener and the garden, but it can also be a productive period. It is a great time to work on building healthy soil, which can improve your harvest for years to come. One of our favorite ways to improve soil is by planting cover crops.| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Saving the Past for the Future
Whoever decided that pumpkin spice food is just for autumn got it wrong. Now is when I scrambling to pack all the winter squash and pumpkins we put up this summer into our meals. Before long it will be spring and as much as I love the stuff I don't want the house to still be| Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
