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  • Allium, Christophii

    Aug 25, 2020

    ALLIUM, Christophii Allium christophii has, perhaps, the largest globes in the Allium family. Its globes can reach a diameter of 10-12 inches and often do. The flowers are actually umbrels which consist of 60-100, 6-8 inch, dark purple, sometimes metallic-blue, stalks that circle evenly around a central mass forming a large globe. At the end of each stalk is the real flower, a floret, which is a 6 pointed star with a bright green center. The globes are positioned on a single sturdy stem that is only 12-14 inches tall. Including its globe, an average Christophii is usually no more than 18-24 inches tall. Unlike many Alliums which form densely clustered, fuzzy balls on the top of their stems, Christophii’s globe is a lacey, elegant ball where

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  • Allium, Carolinianum Rosy Beauty

    Aug 25, 2020

    ALLIUM, Carolinianum Rosy Beauty Rosy Beauty is a genuine Himalayan native allium indigenous to the rugged, mountainsides of the Himalayas. The 10-16 inch plants produce dainty, fuzzy pink globes approximately 2+ inches in diameter. The leaves are somewhat unusual for Alliums. They are broad, fleshy and quite large for a plant this size. Plant these little bulbs deeper than other bulbs of this size. Plant them about 8 inches deep and 3 inches apart. They show best in the garden when planted in groups of at least 10 bulbs.

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  • Allium, Caesium

    Aug 25, 2020

    ALLIUM, Caesium Allium caesium which is also known as Allium urceolatum produces sky-blue globes that range in diameter from 2 to 4 inches. Each globe is made up of pale blue florets. Each petal of the individual florets has a dark blue midvein. The overall impression is of a vividly blue flower. The plants can reach a height of 10-16 inches. Allium caesium is hardy from Hardiness Zone 4 to Hardiness Zone 7. It should be grown in full sun. Because its ancestors endured and even flourished, sometimes, in some of the harshest conditions on earth, it is truly forgiving of poor, dry soil, but it loves rich, loose loam. It blooms mid to late season and shows best when planted in groups of 10-25 bulbs. It

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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 Little Guys – Carpets of Spring Color-Puschkinias and Scillas

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

    Scilla Siberica Spring Beauty The Little Guys – Carpets of Spring Color – Puschkinias and Scillas IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD 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 BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=scilla&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

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  • The Alliums You Rarely See

    Sep 23, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Container Plants, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Allium Schubertii – The Firecracker Allium The Alliums You Rarely See IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD 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 BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/flower-bulbs-tubers/bulbs-for-fall-planting/tulips/species-tulips/ 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 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 six newsletters, we discussed Rock Garden Irises (Iris reticulatas), Chionodoxas (Glory of the Snow), Galanthus (Snowdrops),

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  • Fall Planting – Onions

    Aug 26, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Bulbs, Growing Instructions, onions, Perennials, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Tried to Grow Onions and Failed – Here’s the Secret to Success Fall Planting – Onions As gardeners we have come to think of autumn as the end of the gardening season. It is anything but the end. Autumn, for each of you, represents the beginning of next year’s gardening season, and there is no better way to begin next year’s season than by planting onions, shallots and elephant garlic. Today, we are going to discuss onions, a vegetable that can or should be planted in the fall. Onions can be planted in the fall for a mid-summer crop. They can also be planted in the spring for a late autumn or early winter crop. Onions are one of the most important home garden crops available for cultivation today.

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  • Shallots, For Best Results Plant These Little Buggers in the Fall

    Aug 25, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Bulbs, Garden Tools, Growing Instructions, onions, Perennials, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Basket of Shallots Shallots, For Best Results Plant These Little Buggers in the Fall Many of our winter hardy vegetables – onion and elephant garlic sets, parsnips, salsify, etc. - can be planted in both the spring or the fall, but to be really successful with shallots, you should try to plant them in the fall. Shallots are sold as sets, but unlike onion sets where each ‘set’ is a baby onion and will produce a single mature onion, a shallot ‘set’ can be a nearly mature single shallot and this shallot will produce 4-6 mature shallots. From a single sack of 6 shallots you should expect to get 25-40 shallots. Shallot Sets Buy Now for Fall Planting Shallots benefit greatly from being planted in soil that has been amended with Rock

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