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  • A Gift Even A Teenager Will Adore

    Nov 11, 2019 Categories: Beneficial Bugs, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    A Gift Even A Teenager Will Adore Praying Mantis Gift Certificate Wouldn’t it be great to find an educational, scientifically interesting, environmentally important, reasonably priced holiday gift that will surprise and enchant even the most jaded and disinterested teenager? “Impossible!” you say. “Not really,” we respond. Last year, Harvesting History introduced a product we have wanted to offer for years. It was so popular that we are offering it again this year and enhancing it. It is a gift certificate that allows the recipient to receive, sometime this spring, two praying mantis egg cases. Each egg case contains approximately 200 eggs which will hatch in about 30 days. Eventually, out of 400 eggs, 2-3 mantises will reach adulthood. This year we are enhancing the Praying Mantis Gift Certificate by creating

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  • November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Herb & Vegetable Seeds

    Nov 06, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Container Plants, Garden Tools, Growing Instructions, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Mache (Corn Salad) November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Herb & Vegetable Seeds THE SEEDS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER AREAVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com This is the final newsletter in a short series devoted to discussing some flower, vegetable and herb seeds that do best when planted in the fall. There are a number of flowers and a few vegetables that can be difficult to grow when planted in the spring, but flourish with exceptional germination rates when planted in autumn. Today’s newsletter is going to focus on three vegetables/herbs. Corn Salad, pictured above, which is also known as Mache, fetticus, lamb’s tongue, lamb’s-lettuce and a host of other names is a little known but delightful, tasty salad herb/green that is an essential ingredient in

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  • November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Perennial Seeds

    Nov 01, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Container Plants, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    English Daisy November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Perennial Seeds THE SEEDS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER AREA VAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/seeds/flowers/perennial/ This is the second newsletter in a short series devoted to discussing some flower, vegetable and herb seeds that do best when planted in the fall. There are a number of flowers and a few vegetables that can be difficult to grow when planted in the spring, but flourish with exceptional germination rates when planted in autumn. Today’s newsletter is going to focus on perennials. The English Daisy, Bellis perennis, (pictured above) is native to parts of Europe and the Mediterranean but was carried to North America by the earliest colonists. It has been a part of our horticultural legacy for as long

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  • November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Seeds

    Oct 29, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Container Plants, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Hollyhock Indian Spring November and December are THE BEST PLANTING MONTHS for These Seeds THE SEEDS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=flower+seeds&post_type=product The next three newsletters will be devoted to discussing seeds that do best when planted in the fall. There are a number of flowers and a few vegetables that can be difficult to grow when planted in the spring, but flourish with exceptional germination rates when planted in autumn. Today’s newsletter is going to focus on biennials. The little secret about biennials is that many of them will flower within the first year they are planted if they are planted in the fall. The other wonderful secret about some biennials, like lupines, is that they will grow in warmer climates, but they are

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  • Shallots, An Outstanding Crop for Fall Planting

    Oct 28, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Bulbs, Growing Instructions, onions, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Basket of Shallots THE SHALLOTS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/roots-sets/shallots/ This newsletter contains information that was discussed in our August 24, 2019 newsletter. However, if you are like me, I was not paying attention to shallots in August, so I am repeating and embellishing the info from that newsletter. Shallots are believed to have originated in the region of Palestine and Israel, specifically a port city now a part of Israel known as Ashkelon. It is a curious fact that the term, scallion, which we use to describe bunching onions, is a corruption of Ashkelon. The shallot’s scientific name, Allium cepa, describes a group of onion-like plants including onions, walking onions and multiplier onions. Years ago, shallots were called multiplier onions,

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  • The Rarest Color in Nature-Six Bulbs That Produce Dazzling Displays of Blue

    Oct 22, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Container Plants, Growing Instructions, onions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    PHOTO OF MRS. JAMES’ ORIGINAL BLUE GARDEN FROM 1913 The Rarest Color in Nature- Six Bulbs That Produce Dazzling Displays of Blue ALL OF THE BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/flower-bulbs-tubers/bulbs-for-fall-planting/ FOR SPECIFIC FLOWER BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB At Harvesting History we often are asked to help customers choose flowers based on color. “I am looking for reds or purples or whites, etc” The most frequently requested color is true blue, not bluish purple or periwinkle blue, but true blue. Ironically, the rarest of all pure colors in the flower world is true blue. There are thousands, perhaps more, of bluish-purple blossoms, but true blue occurs

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  • Four of the Rarest and Most Unusual Spring Flowering Bulbs

    Oct 20, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Leucojum Aestivum Four of the Rarest and Most Unusual Spring Flowering Bulbs ALL OF THE BULBS VARIETIES DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/flower-bulbs-tubers/bulbs-for-fall-planting/ FOR SPECIFIC FLOWER BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB Some of you are collectors. Your gardens are filled with one of a kind specimen bulbs and other unforgettable spring garden plants. The four we discuss today are among the rarest spring flowering bulbs we have ever seen. Leucojum Aestivum You probably have never seen a Leucojum. They look exactly like a giant snowdrop and are best planted in clusters of at least 5 bulbs. Leucojum, AKA The Summer Snowflake, are closely related to Galanthus, The Snowdrop. Both have nodding

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  • Boy, Are These Garlics Hot!

    Oct 15, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Georgian Crystal Boy, Are These Garlics Hot! ALL OF THE GARLIC VARIETIES DISCUSSED INT HIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=garlic&post_type=product FOR SPECIFIC GARLIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB Garlic is known for its heat, but if you have never had anything but grocery store garlic, you cannot begin to imagine the intensity of heat produced by raw garlic straight from your own garden. You also need to know that garlic loses a substantial amount of its heat when it is cooked. This year’s garlic crop is exceptional for its heat and flavor. I cannot begin to tell you why, I just know from the excruciating experience of sampling

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  • Every Season Has Its Standouts-These are the 2019 Amazing Garlics

    Oct 14, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Korean Mountain Every Season Has Its Standouts- These are the 2019 Amazing Garlics IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM BULB SALE IS THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 2019 IN THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO 60 EAST HIGH STREET, NEW FREEDOM, PA.THIS WILL BE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, NOT THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING COLUMBUS DAY. ALL OF THE GARLIC VARIETIES DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=garlic&post_type=product FOR SPECIFIC GARLIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ONTHE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB Each year, in October, we dedicate one newsletter to describing for you the garlic varieties that are real standouts in the yearly harvest. They are standouts because of bulb size, clove size and coloration. The 2019 crop was an especially good crop

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  • The Essential Spring Flower-The Crocus

    Oct 07, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Narcissus Canaliculatis The Essential Spring Flower- The Crocus IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 2019 IN THE PARKINGLOT NEXT TO 60 EAST HIGH STREET, NEW FREEDOM, PA. THIS WILL BE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, NOT THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING COLUMBUS DAY. ALL OF THE BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=crocus&post_type=product FOR SPECIFIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB To learn more about forcing bulbs in water or soil watch our videos on YouTube. Forcing Bulbs in Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6_v5Bwrymk&t=1s Forcing Bulbs in Pots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0C7cIArstA&t=1s This year Harvesting History’s fall newsletter series is going to focus on spring flowering bulbs that are critter resistant and great plants for nourishing pollinators. In the last

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