Down & Dirty! 43 Fun & Funky First-time Projects & Activities to Get You Gardening

Get outside and start digging! Designed for the novice gardener, Down & Dirty! provides clear instructions, simple strategies, helpful advice, and lots of encouragement for those looking to brighten a small yard, porch, or home. Build up your gardening skills through 43 fun projects that cover everything from managing flower baskets and attracting birds to preparing delicious treats with homegrown strawberries. Perfect for the first-time homeowner or apartment dweller, this guide will inspire you get your hands dirty. 

ISBN10: 1580176410 - ISBN13: 9781580176415
Publisher: Storey Publishing

Page Count: 256

DIY Flower Press Kit 

Discover the possibilities of the DIY Flower Press Kit and unleash your creativity with your favorite flowers and leaves. This innovative kit not only encourages outdoor activity but also serves as the perfect gift for flower lovers of any age. Create lasting displays of the beauty found in your garden or on memorable hikes with the kit. Embrace the outdoors and ignite your passion for flowers with the innovative Pressed Flower Kit. The Flower Press kit would make a great gift for the flower enthusiast in your life.

Dimensions: 13.2 x 3.7 x 5.7 in

Deerproofing Your Yard & Garden

Dealing with deer is a challenge for many gardeners and homeowners, but in Deerproofing Your Yard & Garden, master gardener Rhonda Massingham Hart tells homeowners exactly what they need to know: which commercial repellents are most (and least) effective, how to make homemade deterrents, and how to create a landscape designed to repel deer. This book is your best defense against unwanted deer. 

Paperback, 208 Pages

Cosmos, Daydream (Organic)

Cosmos bipinnatus. 

A stunning and bountiful cosmos adorned with one-of-a-kind flowers. These plants reach a height of 5-6′. The Daydream cosmos boasts a lovely rosy center surrounded by a soft pink hue. The bulls-eye pattern draws in pollinators with its infrared appeal, making them irresistible to insects. The flowers also make for gorgeous indoor arrangements, lasting over a week when cut and placed in water as soon as they bloom. As Andrew puts it, "This is what a sunshine daydream truly is." 

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Coconut Coir Fiber Potting Medium – Eco-Friendly & Sustainable 🌱

Upgrade your gardening game with Coconut Coir Fiber Potting Medium, a natural and sustainable alternative to peat. Sourced as a byproduct of the coconut processing industries in Sri Lanka and India, this renewable resource is biodegradable, easy to use, and perfect for eco-conscious gardeners. 🌿

Features:

• 🌍 Eco-Friendly: Made from natural coconut husks, this potting medium is a sustainable choice for your plants.
• 💧 High Water Retention: Holds up to 10 times its weight in water, ensuring your plants stay hydrated longer.
• ⚖️ Balanced pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (pH 5.5–6.5), ideal for a wide range of plants.
• 🌏 Origin: Product of Sri Lanka.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 28" x 14" x 5"
• Weight: 12kg bale

Bring home this versatile, all-natural growing medium and take your gardening to the next level. 🌿 Add to your cart today and grow greener with Coconut Coir Fiber Potting Medium! 🌱

Cider - Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider, 3rd Edition

by Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols

Discover the pleasures of making and drinking cider. From choosing the right apples through reaping the liquid rewards of a successful pressing, this classic guide has you covered. With detailed drawings of cider-making equipment, methods, and set-up, even a novice juicer will enjoy sweet and spicy gallons in no time. Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols provide insightful, time-tested advice enlivened by a smattering of historical anecdotes. Whether you like your cider sweet or hard, you’re sure to find a recipe that satisfies.

ISBN: 1580175201

Cilantro - Standby (Organic)

Coriandrum sativum.  

Cilantro, Standby (Organic) by Adaptive Seeds, is a must-have in any herb garden! Its vibrant flavor adds a refreshing touch to any dish and is a staple in various global cuisines like Latin American, Middle Eastern, and South Asian. With its incredible hardiness and slow bolting features, this herb can be planted year-round, with a special focus on late fall for a winter harvest or early seed yield the next year. The seeds themselves have a delightful, zesty taste and were expertly bred by Tim Peters in Riddle, Oregon.  Grab your packet now and elevate your culinary experience with this exceptional cilantro! 

Chard, Rainbow (Organic) 

Beta vulgaris. 

This selection of Rainbow chard is a show stopper in the garden, at farmer’s market, and on the table. Vibrant colors range from dark red, through the spectrum to hot pink, orange, yellow, and white. Leaves can be incorporated raw into salads when young or cooked when older. Cold tolerance makes chard a great winter garden candidate, and it is more productive and tastier than kale in the summer, which are the reasons it can always be found in our small kitchen garden.   

Matricaria recutita.

Bodegold is an improved German variety of chamomile with higher essential oil content, high yields, large flowers, and more uniform habit. The truly special trait of this variety is its delicious, sweet aroma that is significantly sweeter than other chamomile varieties. White petaled flowers have fragrant yellow centers. Chamomile is commonly used as a calming herbal tea and is said to stimulate the immune system. Flowers are ready to pick and dry any time, even after the petals have fallen off. Very attractive to pollinators. This is one of our favorite tea herbs. It should be in every garden. The compact plants grow 1-2′ and seeds are best direct sown, scattered on the soil surface. Strangely, chamomile seems to grow better in poor-quality soil.

Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth

Celery, Ventura (Organic)

Apium graveolens. 

Experience the classic American celery with Adaptive Seeds Celery, Ventura (Organic) Apium graveolens. Named after the town where Adaptive Seeds' founder grew up, this improved Tall Utah type thrives in both market farms and home gardens. Its deliciously sweet flavor and satisfying crunch make it a standout celery variety that has unfortunately been overshadowed by proprietary varieties. Grown organically with ample fertility and water, Ventura provides a true celery zing. Plus, it's winter hardy down to 20°F and has good resistance to fusarium and bolt. Add this unique and productive celery to your garden today! 

Carrot, Red Core Chantenay (Organic)

Daucus carota. 70 days.

The ultimate carrot for winter cultivation and storage. Wide shoulders, dense flesh, and solid carrot flavor make it a preferred variety for processing and great for bulk and/or wholesale as the poundage adds up quickly. Grows well in heavy soil, strong tops and wedge shape make for easy harvest. This variety still wins taste tests over all the fancy hybrids out there, but don’t expect the sugary watery-ness of Nantes type carrots (which do have their place, don’t get me wrong); instead the complex carrot flavor and crisp texture will have you wax poetic: “Once upon a toothsome day, I ate a Red Core Chantenay.” Crunch! 

Calendula officinalis.

Discover the incredible medicinal benefits of Calendula Resina, a premium strain of this perennial flower. Its highly productive plants produce medium-sized flowers with resin-rich petals in soft orange or bright yellow with small centers. Perfect for our climate, this variety can even survive harsh winters and produce early blooms in the spring, with occasional blooms in the winter if grown in a sheltered spot. Experience the incredible aroma and edible properties of the flowers, which can also soften the skin just by being picked. Known as Pot Marigold in England.

Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth

Cabbage, Amarant (Organic) 

Brassica oleracea.  

The compact and dense heads of this early dark red cabbage are simply gorgeous. Its crunchy and juicy texture is a treat for the senses. The outer leaves have a stunning silver shimmer that not only adds to its appearance but also seems to repel aphids. This variety excels in high summer temperatures and is a reliable choice for early and main season cropping. The ideal planting timeframe for Cabbage Amarant is mid-June, but it can still produce full-sized heads when planted until mid-July.

As required by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Washington Crucifer Quarantine, all Brassica family seed lots have been tested and found negative for blackleg (Phoma lingam) by an approved, certified lab. 

Grow your own unique, organic produce at home with the Butterheads Up Mix! This exclusive lettuce mix is filled with nothing but butterhead varieties, ranging in color from light green to dark red. Perfect for salads, sandwiches, and even lettuce wraps, this mix also offers the option to be harvested for baby greens or to try out our other lettuce mixes. Order now and experience the joy of growing delicious and nutritious lettuce.

Bush Snap Bean, Robert’s Royalty (Organic)

Phaseolus vulgaris. Purple Pods.

Experience the beauty and flavor of the Bush Snap Bean, Robert’s Royalty from Adaptive Seeds! Created by renowned breeder Robert Lobitz, this masterpiece boasts stunning, medium-dark purple pods and a fantastic bean flavor. Similar to the popular Royal Burgundy variety, but with shorter pods and more compact plants that produce prolifically. Like its counterpart, Robert’s Royalty is early maturing and can tolerate cooler weather, making it a top choice for cold soil conditions.