http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp Documenting heirloom and open-pollinated seed production in New York State--and life on our small seed farm in Ulster County. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:06:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lend on hand on the Seed Library farm. Here on the farm Doug and I do practically everything by hand. Harvesting, weeding, threshing, and more. Sometimes there just aren’t enough hands to get everything done. If you'd like to lend a hand we're offering a seedy barter. Volunteers get a free 2011 ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1183 Great guessing gardeners! Here are the answers. Just click on each photo if you want to see everyone's guesses. Recently I posted a photo of a flower on our Facebook page. So far, only one person has guessed what it is. That's because we like to grow some unusual varieties for fun, ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1164 [caption id="attachment_1160" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="These boots were made for mucking."][/caption] Are you tired of seeing these old placeholder photos in our catalog? You can help weed them out, and win a free 2011 Seed Library membership. It's free to enter the contest and you can send as many original pics or ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1159 Hello seedy city folks! I'm coming down to the city to talk with Brent of The Fabulous Beekman Boys (and some of you too) about Edible Heirlooms.  Here's the info. Hope you can make it. [caption id="attachment_1156" align="alignleft" width="320" caption=" Dinokale. This is the palm tree ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1155 [caption id="attachment_1135" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Squash Blossom"][/caption] Saving Seeds from Cucurbits There used to be a certain moment during hands-on seed saving workshops when I would blush.  My cheeks would flush when discussing the intimacies of hand pollinating squash blossoms while taking a male flower and rubbing it around inside the female flower. ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1134 [caption id="attachment_1130" align="alignright" width="240" caption="The fall garden: cool, welcoming, and--with a little planning--highly productive."][/caption] The arrival of high summer is one of the turning points of the garden season. While we have enjoyed long, luxurious daylight for nearly two months, that will soon change--and fast! A month from now, our days ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1123 [caption id="attachment_1126" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Rose de Berne Tomatoes"][/caption] Our hot and fairly dry summer has had many effects on the garden, the most welcome of which is the imminent and seemingly strong tomato crop. What a marvelous counterpoint to last year's collective tomato sadness! Many growers and gardeners have already started to ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1120 I love kale. [caption id="attachment_1110" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Kale with his pack of kale seeds. (Freeman photo by Tania Barricklo)"][/caption] I love it so much that I named my dog after it. It's turned out to be his favorite snack as well. I'm not making that up! I actually trained him not ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1109 [caption id="attachment_1105" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="From front to back: flowering Parsnip, Mikola lettuce, Cress, Radish, Arugula, Peas, Hoophouse"][/caption] Summer is undoubtedly here. Unlike last year, when it remained ambiguously cool from the summer solstice until the autumnal equinox, the summer of 2010 is shaping up to be the real deal: hot, sunny, ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1096 [caption id="attachment_1098" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Collards, Kale, and Lettuce"][/caption] It may be blazing hot out, but it’s time to plan and plant for the fall, when many of the now fading garden crops will thrive again--and for a much longer harvest period. We've put our Garden Packs and Library Packs on sale ... http://www.seedlibrary.org/wp/?p=1097