High Mowing Organic Non-GMO Seeds

  1. Organic Control Measures for Striped Cucumber Beetles

    It’s that time of year and cucumber beetles are once again wreaking havoc on tender cucurbit seedlings. In all stages of life, these beetles do damage to cucumbers, winter and summer squash, melons, pumpkins, and gourds. In addition to inflicting significant damage by feeding, these beetles add insult to injury by transmitting bacterial wilt along the way. While there is...
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  2. Our Partnership with The Whole Kids Foundation (and a chance to win a "Bee's Garden" Seed Collection!)

    This spring High Mowing Organic Seeds partnered with the Whole Kids Foundation to provide school garden grant recipients with a starter set of organic seeds, as well as seed packets that the foundation uses to inspire families to grow together in their yards or on their window sills. The mission of the Whole Kids Foundation is: "...to improve children's nutrition...
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  3. Greenhouse Tomato Pollination

    A well developed set of fruit that resulted from hand-pollinating. - Paul Betz is High Mowing's Sales Manager and the owner of High Ledge Farm in Woodbury, VT. We grew a fair amount of tomatoes for our markets, but like I have said many times in the past, our small plantings had to perform to the fullest to give...
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  4. Variety Spotlight: Organic Cabbage

    Nothing says I love you like a cabbage (to paraphrase Farmer Paul Betz, one of our commercial grower representatives and owner of High Ledge Farm).  Here’s what’s great about one of the most rock solid, high performing (yet often under-appreciated) vegetables. Cabbages are versatile. A few years ago, I had no idea there were so many different types of cabbage. ...
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  5. Trellising Your Organic Tomatoes

    Tomatoes pose a unique challenge to gardeners large and small. Indeterminate varieties can reach towering heights but are unable to support themselves, especially once they begin to set fruit. All varieties of tomatoes gain several benefits from support. Plants are able to dry out more quickly, leading to less rot, ripening is more thorough and even, and harvest is easier...
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  6. High Tunnel Winter Growing – Get a Jump On The Market!

    Winter is so, like, last season.  But, in a moment of reflection, we wanted to share with you the results of our overwintering variety trials. Like many Northeast growers, we took advantage of NRCS’s Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative to put up an unheated high tunnel in 2010.  We’ve been excited to have this year-round growing space, particularly for trialing different...
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  7. Spring Salad with Meyer Lemon Cream Dressing

    The thrill of cutting real heads of lettuce from our hoop house in April cannot be overstated. Head lettuce in these parts is a phenomenon of early June if we’re lucky. So when trials staff started bringing in compact, beautiful, vibrant heads of lettuce for us to take home, I was first in line. This recipe is about as simple...
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  8. Companion Planting - Utilize nature's diversity to improve the health of your garden

    When dreaming of an ideal garden, one often imagines a neat and orderly, well-weeded and organized garden, not necessarily an overgrown forest, right?  Well…in some ways a forest can set a great example for your garden.  Biodiversity is nature’s very organized plan for mixing things up.  The wide range of plants and animals found in natural fields and forests can...
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  9. A "How-To" Guide for Watering Plants in a Greenhouse

    One of the great things about running a greenhouse is the level of targeted care that you can give to your plants. They are all in one spot, and their basic needs can be addressed in a way that would be hard in a field setting. Having some control, even a little, can be a great thing, when the real...
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  10. Win a $50 Gift Certificate! Tell Us About Your Favorite Variety!

    A few weeks ago we asked our staff what their favorite varieties that we carry are, and we've compiled them in the list below. While we were sitting around talking about all these wonderful different vegetables that we love, we thought it would be great to hear from you, our customers - about which varieties you love and why! So...
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