Seeds to sow

In addition to the book recommendations made in last weeks post, I'd also like to remind you of the Useful Sites & Sources section of the blog.  Included there are a couple dozen seed companies where you can purchase a plethora of seed varieties, including flower and herb seeds, and other gardening related sources.

Go, go, gardeners!

Suggestions for winter reading

The flower and seed catalogs are steadily arriving in the mail.  They are lovely reminders that the Earth will soon thaw and I'll have soil under my nails in no time.  By this time next month there will be several flats in the basement, being warmed by fluorescent lights, that contain germinating vegetable, herb, and flower seeds.  In the meantime, here are some reading suggestions to help ready you for this year's growing season:

The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth

The Heirloom Life Gardener by Jere and Emilee Gettle

Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman

The New Gardener by Pippa Greenwood

The Vegetable Gardener's Book of Building Projects by The Editors of Storey Publising

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide by Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin

Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates by Robert Kourik