Seeeeeds

A Few Resources for Seeds & Plants: 

Burpee- Everything from A-Z, a standard source for seeds and gardening supplies.

Seed Savers Exchange- "Dedicated to sharing and saving heirloom seeds." Decorah, Iowa

Kitazawa Seed Co.- The oldest seed company in America specializing in Asian vegetable seeds since 1917, San Francisco CA.

Daisy Farms- Small Fruit Nursery: Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, Asparagus, Rhubarb & Horseradish Plants. Dowagiac, MI. 

"I LIKE DIRT"

Want to find out about your dirt? Send for a soil test. I requested a soil test kit from Rutgers University.  For a home garden it's not necessary, but an efficient way to find out what your soil/ crops need or lack.

1. What is a soil test? (Info sheet, a questionnaire, and a mailing bag/envelope)

Measures the ph, nutrients and minerals in your soil.

2. Send for soil test.

Write to your local cooperative extension. In NJ, kits can be purchased from your local county office of Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension.

($16.75  covered the cost of my test and kit)

3. Follow SOIL SAMPLING INSTRUCTIONS. It's not difficult- but there's a certain way to sample your soil correctly. 

4. Mail out soil sample. My kit came addressed to the soil testing laboratory. 

5. Results: Turn around should be 5-10 days.