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Seed Starting: The Pain and the Triumph

November 21, 2024

Small soil blocks with snapdragon seedlings ready to go to the garden. Most gardeners confess that they’ve always wanted to start seeds. Some are too scared to even give it...

FAQ: Seed Starting with Soil Blocking

August 23, 2024

I have been soil blocking since the beginning of my flower farming career in 1998. When I discovered soil blocking in Eliot Coleman's book The New Organic Grower it solved...

The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles Series

July 3, 2024

Lisa's five-week video series guides gardeners through the rewarding process of growing cold-season hardy annuals. Listen to each week’s videos as a podcast HERE. Week 1: The Cool Flower Concept...

Growing Great Zinnias

June 1, 2024

The first cuts of the season for the Benary’s Giants. Growing great zinnias is easy. Hands down zinnias are the favorite garden flower for many. As a flower farmer, it...

The Magic and Beauty of Farm Tours

May 20, 2024

This summer, Lisa is hosting an open garden and warehouse day on Saturday, June 28th, 2025. If you have the opportunity to visit, it will be one of the best...

Cover Crops For Small Farms & Gardens

February 26, 2024

The benefits of cover cropping far outweigh the head scratching that goes into trying to figure out how to work them into a small farm crop rotation. The magic moment...