Redwood Seeds Blog
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Save Seed at Home: Learn the basics for seed saving in the home garden
Pocket seeds are a thing! Do you walk by interesting plants and stuff seeds into your pockets? We do too. I first began gardening in my early 20s and soon had an untidy collection of random seeds from veggies and native plants. For us, this was a natural progression from gardener to seed saver. Nearly 20 years later we still end up with pocket seeds during the fall months. If you do too, or are interested in seeds, keep reading. Read more »
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Variety Spotlight: Padron Peppers
Buenos dias! This weekend I'd like to tell you about one more pepper that I love. Pimientos de Padron are a variety of Capsicum annuum, most often eaten fried in olive oil and dusted with course salt, with a devoted following of eaters originating in Galicia, Spain. These are also known as pimientos de Herbon: I'll explain that in a minute. I'm not sure when they first became well known in the USA but we first began growing them about ten years ago. Our farmer friend at Sugar Pine Farm in Manton sells them at market and finds that once... read more »
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Tomato Time: How to plant tomatoes from seed
Starting tomatoes from seed is a breeze when you follow a few simple tips. Read here to learn the basics of seed starting and seed saving. Read more »
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Our Seed Story
Our journey to seed saving began in 2007 and has culminated today in offering organic veggie and herb seeds online and in 70 store locations. Read more »
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Planning the Fall Garden
FALL GARDENS: FROM PLANNING TO PLANTING We cannot believe how fast summer is flying by here on the farm! August really snuck up on us and it is time once again to start thinking about the next planting season: fall! August is the perfect time to start planning and planting your fall garden. There are a wide variety of seeds we carry that you can plant in the spring, summer, and the fall. We will post links at the bottom of each section to some of our easiest and most reliable varieties to try out in your fall garden. If... read more »
