When to Start Seeds: On-line Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar

Gardening Tips – How to Organize Seed Packets

April 26, 2013 7 Comments

If you are like me you probably have a bunch of empty seed packets laying around {or you soon will!}. I like to place my empty seed packets in a mini photo album I found at the dollar store. The albums 4×6 inch pockets can accommodate practically any size packet and the photo album fits nice on a shelf for easy storage.

I don’t know about you, but I find myself find myself checking the back of the seed packets from time to time to make sure I planted everything right and that the germination process is on schedule.

How about YOU?

Do you toss you seed packets or keep them.

~Mavis

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Free Garden Seed Catalogs

November 11, 2012 8 Comments

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I received my first garden 2013 garden catalog in the mail yesterday. Wahoooo… You can bet I’ll be asking Santa for seeds this Christmas.

Thanks to my awesome readers, here is an updated list of seed catalogs. If you have a favorite one you don’t see on the list, let me know in the comment section below and I’ll add it.

Botanical Interests Seed Catalog {My boyfriend Ryan works here}

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds {Cool rare seeds}

Totally Tomatoes Seed Catalog

Burpee Seed Catalog

Seeds of Change Catalog

Seed Savers Seed Catalog

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Sustainable Seed Company

Territorial Seeds Catlaog

Peaceful Valley Seed Catalog

Uprising Seeds

Victory Seed Company

Johhny’s Seed Catalog

High Mowing Seed Catalog

Sign up for the Garden’s Alive email newsletter you’ll receive $25 off your order of $50 or more just for signing up.

D. Landreth Seed Company

Amishland Heirloom Seeds

Cherrygal Heirloom Seeds

Bountiful Gardens

Did I miss one of your favorite seed companies?

Let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

~ Mavis

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Mavis Garden Blog – Free Seed Catalogs

September 3, 2012 17 Comments

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Okay, so maybe I am a total garden nerd, but every year around this time I start thinking about what I’m going to plant in NEXT YEARS garden.

And because I am a super nerd, I like to get on the mailing list for my favorite seed companies so I’ll be the first to get their new catalog when it comes out in late fall/early winter. Here is a list of a few of the seed companies I’ve ordered from in the past. If you have a favorite one you don’t see on the list, let me know in the comment section below and I’ll add it.

Botanical Interests Seed Catalog {My boyfriend Ryan works here}

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds {Cool rare seeds}

Totally Tomatoes Seed Catalog

Burpee Seed Catalog

Seed Savers Seed Catalog

Territorial Seeds Catlaog

Peaceful Valley Seed Catalog

Gardens Alive {$20 off a purchase of $40 or more}

Johhny’s Seed Catalog

High Mowing Seed Catalog

And if you are looking for bulbs…

Breck’s {Save $25 when you order $50 or more}

Did I miss one of your favorite seed companies? Let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

~ Mavis

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Gardening Tips and Tricks – How to Organize Seed Packets

May 29, 2012 34 Comments

If you are like me, you probably have a bunch of seed packets scattered around your house and you’re not quite sure what to do with them. I don’t know why, but I have a really hard time throwing out empty seed packets. The Botanical Interests ones especially. It must take days, if not weeks for the artist to create one drawing. And to throw away one of their seed packets seems like such a waste. Especially since there is so much valuable information on the back {and inside} of those packets.

So this year, I finally got my act together and I organized my seed packets.

It took me about 5 minutes.

The last time I was at the dollar store I picked up a mini photo album for a buck. The small photo album holds 52 packets of seeds and I can store it on the bookshelf alongside my garden books. When I have a question about a particular seed, or want to know when I planted it {I mark the back of my packets} I can quickly pull out the packet and get the information I need.

And best of all, there is no more clutter.

How about YOU? Do you toss you seed packets or keep them. Please tell me I’m not a nut for hanging on to them.

Still looking for seeds?

Here are a few of my favorite seed companies

Botanical Interests
Ed Hume Seeds
Rare Seeds
Seed Savers
Territorial Seed Company

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{Giveaway} Garden Book, Gloves + 9 Packets of Seeds

April 14, 2012

Today I am giving away a copy of the book 1000 Gardening Questions & Answers, 9 packets of Ed Hume Seeds and a pair of garden Digz garden gloves.

There are 3 ways you can enter to win.

Leave a separate comment for each form of entry. Comments must be made on Onehundreddollarsamonth.com to count as a valid entry. {You may leave three separate comments}.

#1 Simply answer this question: What is your favorite fruit or vegetable to grow?

#2 “Like” Onehundreddollaramonth on facebook, follow me on Pinterest, Twitter, and/or subscribe to my daily email and leave a comment below telling me you’ve done so {or already do}.

#3 Leave a comment on the Onehundreddollarsamonth facebook page telling me if you could eat 1 fruit or vegetable for the rest of your life what would it be?

This giveaway ends on April 15, 2012 at 10pm PST.

1 Comment will be randomly selected via the random generator on random.org. The winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to respond to claim the prize.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

Go HERE to check out to view 1000 Gardening Answers & Questions on Amazon.com

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When to Start Seeds: On-line Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar

February 20, 2012 3 Comments

I’ve been meaning to tell you about this awesome On-line Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar I found a few weeks ago. It is so RAD! This planting calendar takes all the guess work out of when to plant your garden seeds.

It took me all of 30 seconds to plug in my zone’s last frost date and print out a copy of when I should plant my seeds for my garden journal. No guess work. No math skills. Nada. Nothing. It almost feels like cheating to tell you the truth.

If you are a home gardener and unsure as to when to plant your seeds head on over HERE to find out when to plant your crop. It’s free, easy and kinda fun too.

Happy Gardening,

Mavis

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