Insects like the same plants we humans do. When I planted sesame, it came with its own pest, a worm that ate the insides of the seed pods. W...

It's amazing what progress can be made in a few days. I'm late getting things planted this year, mostly due to the constant rains an...

We saw our first monarch butterfly today and this one looks like it ran into very tough weather between S. America and Long Creek Herb Farm...

(Jere Gettle, founder of Baker Creek Seed, and wife, Emilee) We spent the weekend at Bakersville , the 2 year old, old-timey town built arou...

It's like Christmas in April! The much anticipated Bhut Jalokia (aka, world's hottest pepper) plants have arrived. When you order f...

The achocha seeds my friend sent me from Bhutan are up and growing. He sent varieties from the Bumthang Valley and some from another area ne...

(The photo to the left shows the peppers I'm growing, but none of them are the Bhut Jalokia, yet). One of the hot new plants this year (...