A Journal of Heirloom Gardening

Growing African Marigolds

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 3rd Oct 2019

Growing African Marigolds

Hey everyone!I thought I'd do another Vlog about one of our favorite Marigold varieties. Hope you enjoy :) …

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Growing the Riesentraube Tomato

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 25th Sep 2019

Growing the Riesentraube Tomato

Hey everyone, well today I thought I would share a Vlog about the Riesentraube tomato. We've been growing this variety now for three years and it never disappoints. We also have this one for sale on o …

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Seed Saving Stewart Zeebest Okra Seeds

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 15th Sep 2019

Seed Saving Stewart Zeebest Okra Seeds

For this post I thought I'd include a video on saving okra seeds and how we do it here on our small farm. This method can be applied anywhere! This is currently the only variety we are growing right n …

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Growing Black Heirloom Tomatoes

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 10th Sep 2019

Growing Black Heirloom Tomatoes

Out of all the vegetables we grow throughout the season I always look forward to the first sun ripen tomatoes. Especially this season because we were trying two new black varieties. Now honestly …

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Growing King of the Garden Lima Beans

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 16th Jan 2018

Growing King of the Garden Lima Beans

If you are a big fan of pole beans and really enjoy the taste of Lima beans you should certainly give the King of the Garden Lima bean a try. I grew these last year on a tepee trellis I made from …

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Growing Henderson's Black Valentine

Posted by Jennifer Dixon on 3rd Jan 2018

Growing Henderson's Black Valentine

If you have ever grown the Contender bush bean and are looking for a similar variety you should really try growing Peter Henderson's Black Valentine. In fact the Contender is actually called the Bu …

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