I recently talked on the radio about my first seed order of the year, which went to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
I couldn’t find my stash of pepper seeds, so I decided to order some fresh seed. I’m sure my bag of old seeds will turn up, but there’s one pepper I just had to have.
I’ve grown the hot pepper ‘Buena Mulata’ before and loved the taste along with its remarkable changing of colors over the season.

I interviewed Dan Benarcik, a horticulturist from Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pa. We were together at the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show held in Baltimore.
Dan has been at the garden for over 30 years, it’s one of my favorite places in the world.
He had lots of insights for home gardeners and ideas for all of us.

Here’s a great way to start seeds outside during the winter. No need to set up lights or put together an indoor growing system.
This is a segment from Pittsburgh Today Live with my friends Mikey Hood and Ray Petelin. Both are so much fun to work with.

Plant these amazing varieties for a great winter landscape

It was great to talk with Sandra Mao, author of Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirloom, Modern Hybrids and More, during her appearance on The Organic Gardener Radio Show.

Tomatofest was founded by the late Gary Ibsen and his wife Dagma Lacey, who is continuing the work of preserving wonderful heirloom tomatoes.
Even though I have hundreds of varieties of tomato seeds, every year I search the sale to find a couple of new things to grow.