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Growing Great Melons!

On a hot summer day, few things quench your thirst and inspire fond memories like feasting on a slice of succulent red watermelon. Try growing watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew melon, and you can relive those wonderful memories and at the same time spare your wallet and your taste buds from bland, expensive supermarket [...]

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The Minimalist Garden: Herbs, Part I

In terms of grower satisfaction, it’s hard to beat herbs. If you have limited time and space, herbs give you more for less than anything else you can grow. Just one or two leaves of the right herb can completely transform a salad, pasta dish or stew. Best of all, they are easy to grow and immune to most [...]

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Grow Up! - The Vertical Vegetable Garden

Do you picture a typical vegetable garden as a vast area, with neat rows stretching to the horizon? Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. If your garden area is limited, you can save space by doing something your mother probably told you– “Grow [...]

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The Minimalist Garden: Vegetable Seeds

Fresh veggies have lots of advantages. You know where they came from, you know what was put on them, and you will never get anything fresher. Ideally, you’ll want to start them from seed, so that you can be in complete control of your garden edibles. That’s why we’re focusing on vegetable [...]

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Gotta Have It™ White

If you like sweet corn, this is sure to be your new favorite. Picture the richest, sweetest, most flavorful corn you’ve ever tasted. Got it? Now add a whole lot of sugar – that’s what Gotta Have It tastes like. You’ve never had corn this [...]

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Nonna’s Prize Tomato

Take my word for it; this is the richest-flavored tomato you will ever grow! It resembles an heirloom tomato in looks, but grows like hybrid, which is something I’ve personally always looked for in a tomato [...]

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Treated Seed: Corn and Peas

Treated seed is so much easier to grow, because it has a hard coating to enhance germination and plant strength. All of our pea seed and sweet corn seed varieties are treated, including customer favorite, Gotta Have it Hybrid Sweet [...]

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Seed Starting Tips from Gurney’s

For those of you who are hesitant to try seed starting, fear not! There is a way to make seed starting simple, quick and fun. And contrary to popular belief, you don’t need an elaborate basement operation with fluorescent lights and elegant light [...]

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NEW Gurney's Vegetable and Flower Seed Site!

Today Gurney’s Seed & Nursery has launched a brand new web site! You can find it at www.VegetableAndFlowerSeeds.com. It’s a one-stop-shop for all your vegetable and flower seed needs! [...]

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November Gardening Reminders

In some regions, gardeners are finding that it’s just too cold to be outside. Don’t spend the season mourning the loss of your summer garden, [...]

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