February 20, 2025 Seed Starting In Rochester NY (Zone 6B) Ah, Rochester, NY, where the winters are long, and the growing season is short—but fear not! Even though you’re in…
April 3, 2020 The Victory Garden Revival With all that’s happening these days, Van Putte Gardens believes “hope springs eternal.” Spring is here and we have a…
March 20, 2019 Understanding Seed Catalogs Now is the time of year that gardening enthusiasts always look forward to; seed catalogs begin arriving in our mail…
March 11, 2019 Seed Starting Time; Right Around the Corner Now is the time to think about getting ready for seed starting. Growing your own plants from seed is a…
February 22, 2019 Late Winter Bird Feeding It’s not too late, many folks believe (because they heard it somewhere) that you should not feed the birds during…
March 21, 2018 How To Avoid Common Seed Starting Problems Growing plants from seed is fun and easy but even experienced gardeners can sometimes run into problems. Here are some…
March 13, 2018 Seed Starting Tips Our customers have already been coming in for their seeds and seed starting accessories. Now is the time to select…
March 7, 2017 Get to Know Our Grower! 5 Questions with Greenhouse Manager Steve It’s March in Rochester and after four months of gray, we’re ready for…
April 2, 2016 Selecting the Perfect Soil So with that looooong winter behind us, and spring peeking its little tulip and daffodil heads up all over the…