We are proud to present our latest edition of the Gaia Organics Seed Packet, featuring: ?New & updated icons providing in-depth growing information ?Our new logo by Cielle’s Creations ?Bilingual variety names and descriptions ?Companion planting information It has truly been a labor of love for our whole team this past year, with special thanks […]
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Cynara cardunculus is a fascinating set of vegetables. A huge stately perennial thistle that grows wild around the Mediterranean. Varieties called Cardoon are selected for edible stems and varieties called Globe Artichoke are used for the delicate flower bud before it has opened. Both of these are fantastic looking in the vegetable garden but take […]
I have been growing funky cucumbers for last many years. Try some of these for your gardens. Please click on the link below to read up more. Armenian Cucumber Tasty Cucumbers Compact Cucumber and Tasty West Indies Cucumber Jamaican Burr Gherkin Cucamelon
by AmandaSource: https://www.americanmeadows.com/blog/2018/03/07/how-to-cold-stratify-seeds Many native varieties, like Prairie Coneflower, require cold stratification if seeding in spring. The good news is this is an easy process for any gardener. Many wildflowers—especially native varieties—have clever mechanisms in place that help protect them from germinating too early in the spring or too late in the summer. These varieties re-seed […]
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BULBS AND BULBILS?At the most basic level, bulbs are the underground part of the garlic, which are cloved, and bulbils arethe small, uncloved parts found at the top of the “flower stem”, which is called a scape.Bulbils can vary in size from the size of a grain of rice to […]
The garlic project here at Gaia Organics has been led by Richard Beaudette. Richard has been growing garlic for the last few decades and has been conserving several varieties of garlic since very early in his journey. We met Richard at a Seedy Saturday and we instantly connected and he shared with us some garlic cultivars. […]
Following are the cultivars we hope to add this year. Check back in two weeks for a more accurate list! The above list doesn’t have the cultivars from last year. Please check that here.