Hybrid, Heirloom or GMO? The Truth Hidden Inside Your Seed Packet Walk into any garden centre and you'll be greeted by a colourful wall of seed packets. Tomatoes, carrots, beans, lettuce… they all promise bumper harvests and beautiful vegetables. But hidden in the...
What Really Happens When You Plant the Same Veggies Together in One Bed One of the most common questions I get from our VanZylStead community is: “If I plant two different varieties of the same veggie in one bed, will they cross-pollinate? Will my harvest turn out...
Seed Stories – Why Knowing What You Plant Matters When we first started gardening, I’ll be honest — I bought seeds without even looking at the packet. If it said “tomato” or “carrot,” into my basket it went. I had no idea there were different types of seeds, each with...
