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10 Ways to Use Arugula By Lara Wadsworth Arugula (American English), also known as Rocket, is an easy plant to grow that everyone should be familiar with. Arugula can often be replaced in recipes for spinach and other soft leafy greens. Try it a few times and you will undeniably gain a taste fo...
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11 Delicious Ways to Eat Your Homegrown Sprouts
11 Delicious Ways to Eat Your Homegrown Sprouts By Devon Lukasiewicz There’s no feeling like growing your own food and then getting to sit down and eat it. That feeling is carnal and ancient; our ability to do this is part of what makes us human. This is why we get such a rush when we walk into... -
12 Houseplants For Dark Spaces
12 Houseplants For Dark Spaces By Ashleigh Smith Not all house plants do well in bright light. This is because the natural environment these plants come from is often the under canopy of tropical rainforest where they enjoy the dark, humid climate. For this reason the following plants do well i... -
6 Methods for Preserving Fresh Cut Flowers
6 Methods for Preserving Fresh Cut Flowers By Lara Wadsworth Whether a flower has a special meaning, or you want to make a flower bouquet that can last all winter, flower preservation can be a useful skill to extend the enjoyment of cut flowers. Use it for gifts, crafts, decorations, or keeps... -
About us Our Roots Since 1974, True Leaf Market has continued to earn the trust of home gardeners, professional growers and the seed industry by carefully curating premium brands like Mountain Valley Seeds for conventional, Sustainable Seeds for organics, Kitazawa Seeds for Asian varieties, M...
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Accessibility Statement Our Commitment to Accessibility True Leaf Market is committed to making our website's content accessible and user friendly to everyone. We are striving to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). If you are having difficulty viewing or navigating the content...
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Agriculture vs. Horticulture By Ashleigh Smith The difference between agriculture and horticulture is commonly confused. Both terms are very broad and can be applied to many different industries. The reality is they are different, yet linked by many commonalities. Horticulture is considered a l...
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Alice Waters: Cultivating the Farm-To-Table Movement
Alice Waters: Cultivating the Farm-To-Table Movement By Lara Wadsworth The farmers grow the food, the people eat the food. That’s how it goes, right? Well, that’s how it is supposed to be. What really happens is the farmers grow the food, the suppliers buy the food, then store it, and then ship... -
A Long Winter: Cover Crops By Jordan Freytag Winter is coming! And we know what that means—it is time to rejuvenate your soil with cover crops. It is a bit late in the season to plant and expect immediate results, unless you’re planting cold hardy grain, like Winter Rye, Wheat, and Triticale,...
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A New Way to Retain Your Rain!
A New Way to Retain Your Rain! By Christian Thornton Water is essential to plant growth and development. Typical growing medias, such as potting soils and mixes, allow water to flow freely through the root growth area of plants, at times resulting in dehydration, which causes poor crop growth a... -
Barley Grass Juice: The Alternative to Wheatgrass
Barley Grass Juice: The Alternative to Wheatgrass By Kat Jones "Barley grass is one of the most incredible products of this decade. It improves the skin texture and the dryness associated with aging." ~Dr. Howard Lutz. Some people really don't like the taste of wheatgrass, if this is you, try ... -
Benefits of Ionic Minerals By Kat Jones Compare Colloidal Minerals to Ionic Minerals Are you tired of eating food that has been infused with chemicals and additives? Do you want improved health benefits? Are you looking for a way to experience more health benefits by changing your diet? Do you...
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Best Trays and Containers - Flower and Garden Seed Starting
Best Trays and Containers - Flower and Garden Seed Starting By Ashleigh Smith Figuring out the right growing requirements for every seed is tricky enough; picking the right container doesn’t have to make things harder. Find the perfect container for growing your favorite flowers and vegetable... -
Bloom Master Box Planter Assembly Instructions
Box Planter Assembly Instructions | Bloom Master Planters Box Planter Assembly Instructions First grab your gear: tri-fold flat, 2 endcaps, lid, and 12 pushpins. Fold up the two side flaps of the box (front and back). Set the folded box on its end and mount one endcap onto the folded flat... -
Bloom Master Frequently Asked Questions 1. How big should my starter plugs be? We find the best plug sizes are 36 mm and 42 mm. They fit securely in the holes. The root ball should be inserted from outside the basket onto the moistened potting mix. 2. What kind of soil should I use? Potting mix ...
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Bloom Master Lamppost Bracket Mounting Instructions
Lamppost Bracket Mounting Instructions | Bloom Master Planters Lamppost Bracket Mounting Instructions Making the switch from potting up plants to hanging lamppost brackets can be intimidating. But not to worry this set of instructions will walk you through it. When you place your order with ... -
Bloom Master Planters - Starting from Seed
Starting From Seed | Bloom Master Planters Seed Starting Instructions In this set of instructions Chase is going to show us how to start seeds for a Bloom Master kit. Starting from seed can save you a bundle when compared to buying herb or other vegetable starts, but it takes some planning ahea... -
Bloom Master Plug Planting Instructions
Plug Planting Instructions | Bloom Master Planters How to Plant Your Bloom Master Planting Bloom Master baskets and planters is incredibly simple. In this set of instructions and Chase is going to walk you through step by step. Here he’s planting a lettuce box. step 1 Grab your Bloom Master h... -
Build Your Own Basic Worm Garden!
Build Your Own Basic Worm Garden! By Kat Jones Converts food scraps to wonderful Earthworm Castings Design by Vermitech specialist, Todd Spratt PARTS NEEDED: 30 gallon plastic storage container 8-2 inch square pieces of window screen Top and cap from a typical water bottle 2 heavy duty nursery... -
If you are inquiring about bulk seed purchases—for garden, microgreen, and cover crop seed; product pricing is volume based— everyone is given the same pricing depending on the size they purchase (i.e. a 25lb bag of seed is going to be discounted greatly from the original 1lb price.) So for best ...
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Thanks for writing in! We are thrilled to hear that you are interested in our products. We do not have a retail store, but for Utah residents, Will Call pick-up is an option. 😀🌿 For will-call pick-up orders, you need to order first online and make sure you select "Will Call" as the shipping meth...
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Cautions Concerning Buckwheat By Kat Jones A few years ago, someone wrote an article about how they experienced skin light sensitivity as a result of consuming large amounts of buckwheat greens juice. We have enjoyed the delicious tang of buckwheat greens in moderation for many years without pr...
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CCPA Clarifying 3rd Parties Sharing vs Selling
The CCPA does only apply to the State of California. However, there are a couple options for you to decline that your information not be shared outside of payment processors. To help clarify, we do not sell your personal information for any monetary gain. The state of CA has an asterisk that say... -
True Leaf Market’s Privacy Policy for California Residents Effective Date: September 22, 2021 This Privacy Policy for California Residents (this "Policy") supplements the information contained in True Leaf Market’s general Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who ...
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Organic Certification Here at True Leaf Market, we have to pass a rigorous inspection every year to verify that we are still maintaining the standards of the USDA brand. Below you can see our current certificate. View our complete Organic Certification. Safe Seed Pledge We have taken t...
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Customer Information: The first part of the checkout process is the customer information page. Here you enter your Shipping Address, and you apply Planting Points, or Rewards Points towards your purchase. At this stage you can decide to check out with an Account, or check out as a Guest. Shippin...
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Choosing No-Till Cover Crops By Ashleigh Smith When it comes to growing cover crops, no-till methods are commonly mentioned. But what are they? And what are the benefits? No-till is a method of farming that has risen in popularity as people are increasingly supporting organic growing practice...
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Colloidal Minerals: Fact or Fiction?
Colloidal Minerals: Fact or Fiction? By Kat Jones Colloidal minerals and trace elements have been stirring quite a bit of controversy recently. Some say they have nutritional benefits to the health, and others say they are useless, and potentially even hazardous. As the dictionary states, collo... -
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Cover Crop Gardening in the Midwest
Cover Crop Gardening in the Midwest By David Wiley Cover crops are the best way to replenish the soil in your garden. Fall cover crops will keep that soil alive through the winter. There are several seed types that are ideal for this, which ones really depend on the type of soil you have, and w... -
Get a free downloadable copy of our Cover Crop Guide. It has a lot of useful information about cover crops. We recommend consulting with local experts in your area, as they will likely have the best information about growing conditions in your region. Every state has one or multiple agricultur...
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Cover Crops - A Climate Solution
Cover Crops - A Climate Solution By Chelsea Hafer In the quest for sustainable agriculture and mitigating climate change, farmers and land managers are increasingly turning to cover crops as a powerful solution. Cover crops, also known as green manure, are non-cash crops grown primarily to bene... -
Cover Crops Equals Better Soil!
Cover Crops Equals Better Soil! By Jordan Freytag You may think that only farmers or large-scale gardeners need cover crops, but that's far from true. Backyard gardeners reap the same benefits of cover crops that large scale growers do, and they don't need to be an experts to get them. Cover c... -
Cover Crops For Increasing Soil Nutrients
Cover Crops For Increasing Soil Nutrients By Ashleigh Smith Cover crops have many benefits. They can improve soil quality characteristics like drainage, tilth, reduced compaction, etc. But one of the most unique functions is their ability to improve soil nutrients organically. When a cover crop... -
Crop Rotation - Control Pests and Balance Nutrients
Crop Rotation - Control Pests and Balance Nutrients By Ashleigh Smith What is Crop Rotation Crop rotation is the practice of planting a different family of crops in a given location from year to year. Vegetables can be grouped into families that share similar characteristics. For example, onio... -
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Dehydration: Thoughts, Tips, and Recipes
Dehydration: Thoughts, Tips, and Recipes By Jordan Freytag Eating raw doesn’t have to be boring or tasteless as some may lead you to believe. Health benefits aside, the truth is that “cooking” with raw foods can be a creative way to mix and enhance flavors, and that the raw food diet has many c... -
Detox: The Storm Within By Jordan Freytag When the April showers turn to trickles and the sun emerges with the slate clouds overhead, I can’t help but relish in the rainbows that are born from such a transition. Just last week, a tyrannical rainstorm passed over my house. Within minutes the gut...
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Ditch Peat and Embrace Coco Coir - A Greener Choice
Ditch Peat and Embrace Coco Coir - A Greener Choice by Chelsea Hafer In recent years, the gardening world has faced a major challenge - the scarcity of peat moss, a widely used component in soil mixes. With growing concerns about the environmental impact of peat harvesting and its depleting ava... -
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Everything we have available can be found by searching our website https://www.trueleafmarket.com/ Doing our best to keep up with the large garden supply demand this season 😊 Thanks for your patience. If we are completely out of a product you're looking for, there is an option on the product page...
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Thanks for the message. We are closed for walk-in orders, however Will Call pick u is still an option. You'll want to make the order online, select Will Call as the Shipping method. Please note that pickup orders have the same processing times as shipping orders. When your order is ready, we will... -
Easy To Care For Houseplants By Ashleigh Smith You may be new to the world of houseplants, or you may struggle with keeping them alive. That is okay either way. To be honest, I am not a huge fan of houseplants that require a lot of attention. Luckily there are a few that are low maintenance and...
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Edible Flowers By Ashleigh Smith Sure, we are used to eating the plants we grow. But not everyone is used to eating the flowers. Many plants produce both edible vegetation and blossoms that are enjoyed in soups, salads, baked goods, and more. Just be sure you are consuming edible parts of edibl...
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Embracing a Greener Vision: Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Lawns
Embracing a Greener Vision: Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Lawns by Chelsea Hafer Picture a lush, green expanse stretching out before you, the quintessential lawn that has long been a symbol of suburban living. While the traditional lawn has its charm, there's a growing movement towards ... -
Ethylene Gas and Ripening Fruit
Ethylene Gas and Ripening Fruit By Ashleigh Smith You may not have heard of how Ethylene Gas affects fruit, but you have likely been a victim of its quick action more times than you can count. Ethylene gas is the natural hormone emitted by fruit as it ages. It is responsible for turning your pe... -
Food Forests By Ashleigh Smith You may have some experience with allowing plants to self-seed, but have you graduated to the level of starting your own food forest? If you love planting heirlooms and using organic gardening practices I have a feeling you are going to want a food forest of your ...
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Forage Crops For Sheep by Lara Wadsworth It is widely known that sheep need high-quality forage options to reach their nutrition needs. Forage crops are often a sheep's main source of food and energy during the growing seasons. This article discusses the most recommended forage crop options f...
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Fruit Tree Selection and Pollination
Fruit Tree Selection and Pollination By Ashleigh Smith If you are interested in planting fruit trees this coming season now is the time to select what you want. With recent shipping issues and plant material shortages along with everything else over the last year you will want to start planning... -
Gardening Memes Gardening Meme Collection by True Leaf Market Get your gardening meme fix here with new gardening and growing-related memes created weekly! Sign up for the True Leaf Market Newsletter to receive new gardening memes with every article, new garden seed announcement, and sale promo...
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Garden Structures for Extending Your Growing Seasons
Garden Structures for Extending Your Growing Seasons By Ashleigh Smith Garden Cloches are a great way to protect individual plants. Cloches are structures made to protect your plants from many different problems including birds, small animals, rain, wind, and the cold. Cloches can be made by yo... -
Garden Your Mind By Lara Wadsworth What do you do when you can’t garden? For many of us, gardening is a stress reliever, a hobby, and a friend that we get to enjoy almost every day. But, there are inevitably down days where there is not much to do in the garden. Maybe you purposefully desig...
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The Annual Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta The Annual Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta Each October, True Leaf Market proudly co-sponsors the Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta along with co-sponsors: Daybreak Community, Hee Haw Farms, and the Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The event is attended each yea...
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Grass From Turf to Pasture By Ashleigh Smith Not all grasses are equal. Several varieties are commonly used for turf, groundcover, and pasture land. Some require lots of sunlight while others do not. Similarly, some require a lot of water, while others can survive the high summer heat and ...
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Ground Covers vs Cover Crops By Ashleigh Smith Ground covers and cover crops are commonly confused with each other as they sound very similar. Here we are going to set the record straight on how these groups of plants are similar and, more importantly, how they are different. While they both be...
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Guide for getting rid of pests
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Guide to Living Food Storage By Kat Jones Freshly grown and picked foods are at their height of flavor and nutrition. Our body needs fresh livingfood to survive and stay healthy. This brings up a predicament to many who store long term emergency food and supplies in case of emergency. You can s...
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Hairy Vetch: A Cover Crop that Loves the Cold
Hairy Vetch: A Cover Crop that Loves the Cold By David Bernal The first day of fall is already a month gone and it's never too soon to begin preparing next season's bountiful harvest. Many gardens have already been hit by their local frost date and are calling it a season until February's seed ... -
Handy Pantry Wholesale Information Handy Pantry Sprouting Products Handy Pantry Distribution has been providing living foods products to natural foods retailers for over 25 years. Find out why thousands of retailers nationwide carry Handy Pantry products. Request information on establishing a s...
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Help Container Gardens Stay Cool in the Hot Summer
Help Container Gardens Stay Cool in the Hot Summer By Jordan Freytag Container gardens are vulnerable to overheating, here are some quick tips to help keep your containers cool and healthy: Lightly mulch. If you can, try to position the containers out of the hot western sun. If the container p... -
Holly By Ashleigh Smith Many plants have come to have a strong association with the Christmas season for their colors, legends, and seasonality. As you hear the background as to why these plants are so popular at this time of year, consider your own memories and the influence these plants, or a...
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Home Composting Without the Mess
Home Composting Without the Mess By Ashleigh Smith You hear time and time again that you should be saving your food scraps and feeding your garden with recycled organic material (compost). Why would you want to do this? Because it adds valuable nutrients back into your soil, increases moisture ... -
How do I become an ambassador for True Leaf Market?
Become a True Leaf Market Ambassador Become a True Leaf Market Brand Ambassador! You’ll enjoy awesome perks, free products and exclusive swag & offers! Help us create a gardening revolution and help others experience the joy of growing! You'll find our application form HERE (just click the ... -
How To Create A Food Forest By Ashleigh Smith A food forest is made up of seven layers. The tallest layer is the overstory trees, followed by the understory. These layers make up all of the trees in your forest. Next you have the shrub layer, then an herbaceous layer. This is made of leafy, gre...
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Tobacco Seeds can be grown for many different uses, depending on how it is cultivated after harvest. You can grow any variety and process it as chewing or smoking Tobacco. Golden Burley is a popular variety commonly used for chewing Tobacco, found here: _https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/t...
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How To Make Your Poinsettia Rebloom Next Year
How To Make Your Poinsettia Rebloom Next Year By Ashleigh Smith Why Are Poinsettias Associated With Christmas? You may have noticed more red and leafy plants being displayed in the homes of your friends, family, and around town. These poinsettias have come to be known as the Christmas flower a... -
How To Remove Rust From Metal Garden Tools
How To Remove Rust From Metal Garden Tools By Ashleigh Smith It happens. You may forget your shovel or hand trowel outside, and before you know it, the rain comes leaving your shovel covered in rust. Can this awful mistake be fixed? Absolutely! To remove rust from your garden tools, use the fol... -
Storage Guidelines: Proper storage is critical to the effectiveness of the inoculant. Store between 40 and 77º F. Keep out of direct sunlight. Do not open package until ready to use. Do not allow product or packaging to become wet or exposed to high humidity. Do not store products in areas that ...
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How to use our garden cover crop
The preferred method of practice outlined below is used for most of our cover crop options including our excellent cover crop mix. If the cover crops are not mowed or tilled into the soil they will still complete their life cycle. Our garden cover crop mix includes both hardy grains and hardy leg... -
How to Use This Site Refer to the details on this page for help using the e-commerce features on this site. Register an Account: To sign up for a store account, click on my account at the top of the page. Click New customer? Sign up, and fill in the information. Your email becomes your user nam...
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How to Videos | Trueleafmarket.com We have prepared a series of instructional videos on the step-by-step process for growing, caring for, and harvesting wheatgrass, sprouts and microgreens. We hope you find them helpful! Click a topic to see how to videos: Microgreens Growing Supplies Sprouting...
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Instructions - Vegan Milk Welcome to making your own wide array of vegan milks! You will love experimenting with different milks like cashew milk, oat milk, hemp milk, rice milk, almond milk, coconut milk, flax milk & more. Supplies Needed: In order to make vegan milks you will need a power...
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Ivy By Ashleigh Smith In Christmas traditions Ivy is the femanine counterpart to the masuline holly. According to the English, whichever one was brought into the home first would be telling of the woman or man of the house ruling the following year. Decorating with these plants traditionally w...
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Fermentation & Preservation Starter Guide | Learn how to Ferment I'm Just Getting Started. Where Do I Begin? I Just Want To Try It Out: Get one or two of our Stainless Steel Jar Fermenters. They are the easiest and most inexpensive way to start fermenting using any wide mouth canning jar. Y...
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Making Tofu Starter Guide | Learn to Make Tofu Making Tofu Starter Guide Getting Started Topics: I'm Just Getting Started. Where Do I Begin? Benefits of Making Your Own Tofu Tofu, Soybeans & Food Storage What About Soymilk & Other Vegan Milks? Food Storage, Tofu, & Protein Did yo...
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Making Your Own Organic Soymilk & Tofu
Making Your Own Organic Soymilk & Tofu By Kat Jones Published April, 02, 2014 Updated March 06, 2024 We have a great line of products and kits to help you make your own soymilk and tofu. When making your own, we recommend adding a little flavoring like agave, vanilla, or ginger to give yo... -
Making Your Own Vegan Milks By Kat Jones What Flavor is your Milk Mustache? My milk mustache changes daily. A good glass of vanilla almond milk can be super delicious, but I have to have rice milk for my cereal and chocolate soy milk for a late night dessert. A creamy drink is something we lea...
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True Leaf Market Media Information & Resources True Leaf Market is available to media outlets, bloggers and social media influencers as a resource for expert comment and information, content creation, photography, etc. We have available resources for the following topics: Gardening Microgre...
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Methods For Terminating Cover Crops
Methods For Terminating Cover Crops By Ashleigh Smith Cover crops are one of the most helpful ways to improve soil quality and prevent erosion. But, they can become quite the weed if not handled properly. Cover Crops are meant to be grown as short-term crops between cash crops intended for harv... -
Mistletoe By Ashleigh Smith Mistletoe is a parasitic/hemiparasitic plant of mostly timber and crop trees causing a decrease in reproductive growth. Some of its favorite hosts are apple, hawthorn, poplar, and conifer trees. A parasitic plant is one which gets its nutrients from its host. A ...
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Mustard - The Golden Cover Crop
Mustard - The Golden Cover Crop By Lara Wadsworth Many of us think of mustard as a crop grown on its own. This is true. It is great for many reasons. But, it also pairs well with many other cover crop seeds to offer a variety of benefits. Plant mustard in the late summer or early spring, and yo... -
Newspaper Pots By Ashleigh Smith Newspaper is a great material to create garden crafts with because it can be composted. For this reason you can use it to make your own garden pots or seed starts. To start seeds ahead of time indoors and avoid the trouble of removing your fragile seedlings from...
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We discontinued printing in 2018, in an effort to reduce harmful deforestation. 🌲🌳 We list new items on our online store monthly and our website is the most up to date place to view everything:_www.trueleafmarket.com_ We do have a 2023 version of our Kitazawa (Asian seeds) catalog available. Th...
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Instructions - Nut Milk Bag Use for making nut milks, juicing, steeping teas & growing sprouts Durable and Reusable Double Stitched Basic Instructions 10"x 12" white nylon with draw string Many Uses: Nut & Seed Milk: Blend soaked nuts or seeds in a blender with cold water. Pour slurry ...
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There's no particular trick to opening the 5 lb cans. They're designed to be opened by most standard can openers. Some do work better than others. Sometimes it's also easier to open the can from the bottom. You can also use an electric can opener if you hang the can off the edge of the counter -...
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Parasitoid Wasps: A Beneficial Insect in the Garden
Parasitoid Wasps: A Beneficial Insect in the Garden By Lara Wadsworth There are estimated to be around one million different species of parasitic wasps worldwide. In fact, most wasps are parasitic, which means they live on or in a host at the host's expense. For common garden pests like aphid... -
Plants Naturally Repel Mosquitoes
Plants Naturally Repel Mosquitoes By Ashleigh Smith The bugs may be dormant for another couple of months, but they will soon return to activity in your yards and gardens. Now is the time to plan for a summer garden you can enjoy spending time in. Don’t let your beautiful green spaces go to wast... -
Preserving Your Harvest Through Pickling
Preserving Your Harvest Through Pickling By Erica Groneman It’s that time of year when you get to feast upon the fruits of your labors and the harvest is in full swing. Have you ever considered pickling as a form of preserving your home grown produce? I like to pickle all sorts of veggies: jal... -
Privacy Policy - True Leaf Market Privacy Statement True Leaf, LLC. Privacy Policy True Leaf, LLC., (DBA: True Leaf Market) respects the privacy of our customers and the importance of the information they entrust to us. We have summarized below our basic information policies and practices for t...
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*Private Labeling - (we package our seed in your branded packaging) We are happy to help you create your products and even assemble full kits if needed. Our minimum order to consider private label production is 10,000 units per sku. Each job must be custom bid. The bid is based on seed variety a...
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Our seeds are intended for planting and not for direct consumption. Therefore, FDA regulation is not required. We work with Utah Department of Agricultural and send samples of all our seed to them, where they perform several tests to assess the quality of the seed. These state-wide and national ...
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Raw Food vs Living Food - What Is The Difference?
Raw Food vs Living Food - What Is The Difference? By Kat Jones Of late, we have noticed a growing trend in the health food industry toward more “raw” products. It seemed to us a good opportunity to discuss our thoughts on the differences between raw food and living food. We have been on a crus... -
Real Christmas Tree Care By Ashleigh Smith Every year I have the debate, real tree or the plastic one that's stored under the stairs. On the one hand, a real tree fills your home with the most divine Christmas scent that is never captured just right with candles. But real trees also require mor...
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True Leaf Market Knowledge Center Interested in some new recipes to shake up your meal time routine? We have a wonderful selection of recipes for you to try! Get your mouth watering with recipes like Harvest Beef Stew, Red Thai Curry or even try Cherry Squares for dessert! We also have great rec...
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Reviewing the Aquatree Garden: A True Leaf Market Experience
Reviewing the Aquatree Garden: A True Leaf Market Experience By Ashleigh Smith The AquaTree Garden is an innovative growing experience! This nifty appliance allows you to grow leafy greens, microgreens, herbs, large sprouts, and vegetable starts (like tomatoes) all at once! When it comes to ind... -
Revitalize and Beautify Your Ground with Summer Cover Crops!
Revitalize and Beautify Your Ground with Summer Cover Crops! By Jordan Freytag Have you decided to opt out of gardening this year and don't want your garden plot to go fallow? Or do you have a piece of your plot that you want to revive? Or are you looking to control weeds so that you don't have... -
Roselle By Ashleigh Smith Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a well-known Hibiscus plant used in Asian, African, and Tropical cuisine. Until this year, I had no idea it was so versatile in its use. While spending time in Nicaragua, I have had the pleasure of trying juice made from the calyx of th...
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Saying Goodbye to Summer: Vine-Ripening, Early Winters, and Canning
Saying Goodbye to Summer: Vine-Ripening, Early Winters, and Canning By David Bernal Fall is less than two weeks away and––if your garden is anything like mine, half of it is over and waiting for cover crop season and the other half is still spitting out its best stuff. Green peas, artichokes, f... -
$5000 Demetrios Agathangelides Memorial Agricultural Sciences Scholarship 2023 Scholarship Winner: Siddhartha Shankar Bhattacharyya The Demetrios Agathangelides Memorial Scholarship True Leaf Market is proud to support the agricultural sciences. Starting in 2022, we will offer one $5,000 schol...
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Scoville Scale - List of Peppers by SHU Full Scoville Scale: | | | | --- | --- | | Pepper Variety | Average Scoville Heat Units | | Sweet | 0 SHU | | Emerald Giant Pepper | ≈ 0 SHU | | Organic Emerald Giant Pepper | ≈ 0 SHU | | Giant Aconcagua Pepper | ≈ 0 SHU | | Fushimi Pepper | ≈ 0 SHU | |...
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Shade Cloths + Trellis Ideas By Jordan Freytag Shading Your Plants Now is the time of year to get creative with ways to make trellis space for your vining vegetables and/or creating shade for some of your plants if you're not in a well-shaded areas. Most commonly, black shade cloths are used ...
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Sign up for our newsletter! We publish a free newsletter monthly. The newsletter focuses on the living food diet, sprouting, vegan and vegetarian issues and growing living foods. You may unsubscribe at any time. Your email address is kept confidential. Sign up for our newsletter HERE. Just ente...
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Simple Fall Lawn Care Guide by Lara Wadsworth Whether you are a first-time homeowner or are just now deciding that your lawn should get a little more attention, this simple guide will point you in the right direction. Although many yards are composed of different species of grasses, these tips ...
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Storing Potting Soil - Prevent Mold
Storing Potting Soil - Prevent Mold By Ashleigh Smith If you have used potting soil that was stored for several months, you might have felt frustrated by growing mold or an increase in pest problems. It is important to remember that soil isn’t just a home for your intentional plantings but al... -
Subscribe & Save On Sprouting Seeds, Microgreens, And Supplies!
Subscribe & Save On Sprouting Seeds, Microgreens, And Supplies! By Ashleigh Smith True Leaf Market is now offering a Subscribe & Save option for popular sprouting seeds and grains, microgreens seeds and supplies, and your petgrass needs. Whether you make sprouting and microgreens a st... -
Tall Houseplants For Large Spaces
Tall Houseplants For Large Spaces By Ashleigh Smith I absolutely love tall houseplants. Practically having a tree in your home can affect you in ways you don’t think it would. Because of the relaxing and healing powers of nature, houseplants in general can improve your mood, focus, and producti... -
Taylor the Warehouse Cat About Taylor: Employed at: True Leaf Market Job Title: CPO (Chief Pest Officer) Job Responsibilities: Pest Control, Quabitty Ashuance, Employee Morale School: Mousing Degree from Mouseachassets Institute of Felineology Pawdelphia, Catifornia Favorite Movies: C...
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Terms and Conditions of Seed Sales
Terms & Conditions - True Leaf Market TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SEED SALES A condition of being a wholesale customer is acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. By placing an order for seed with Seeds by Design or True Leaf Market (“Seller”) the buyer of the seed (“Buyer”) agrees to these Te... -
The Ant's Advice By Jordan Freytag The Ant's Advice We are all probably familiar with Aesop’s fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, in one form or another: A grasshopper sings one summer day when an ant passes by, carrying a great ear of corn. “Come sing with me,” the grasshopper says. The ant s...
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The Art of Composting Leaves by Chelsea Hafer Turning a Seasonal Chore into Nutrient-Rich Gold Fall often marks the arrival of crisp air, vibrant foliage, and the annual task of raking leaves. While it's tempting to bag up this natural debris and send it on its way to the landfill, there's a m...
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The Benefits of Wheatgrass for Pets!
The Benefits of Wheatgrass for Pets! By Jordan Freytag Published July 18, 2017 Updated January 24, 2023 I have often caught my cat, Curie, coming in after a long day of cat stuff with blades of lawn grass stuck in her teeth and whiskers. Or, I have come into the kitchen and caught her nibbl... -
The Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Fermented Vegetables
The Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Fermented Vegetables By Kat Jones We live in an age of antibiotics. Miracles that they are, if there is a drawback from taking an antibiotic it is that the antibiotic not only kills off the bad bacteria in the body, but can also kill off beneficial bacteria th... -
The Miracle of Trace Minerals by KK Fowlkes Add Trace Elements to your Soil with Azomite Trace Mineral Fertilizer! The challenge with the soil in which most of our food is grown is that it has been leached of most of its trace mineral content over the years. As modern farming techniques have e...
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The Winter Season Plant Based Kitchen
The Winter Season Plant Based Kitchen By Kat Jones What is an Ideal Plant-Based Kitchen Setup, especially through the winter? Being successful at sticking to a new vegan or vegetarian diet is very easy if you have the right tools and get set up for success. In a perfect vegan kitchen, you woul... -
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Vintage Seed Packets by True Leaf Market
Vintage Seed Packets by True Leaf Market By David Bernal A gardening tradition since Victorian England, artisan hand-crafted paper packets have heralded the growing season for nearly two hundred years. While many things have changed in the seed industry, this is one tradition we are proud to ... -
Water Conservation - The Garden and Beyond
Water Conservation - The Garden and Beyond By Ashleigh Smith On average, each person uses about 80-100 gallons per day. Wow, that is a lot of water. Did that number surprise you? It surprised me. But then again, think of all the ways you use it. Drinking, cooking, washing hands, flushing the ... -
We've Got You Covered: A Guide to Cover Crops
We've Got You Covered: A Guide to Cover Crops By Jordan Freytag We've Got You Covered: A Guide to Cover Crops Cover crops offer a wide range of benefits to your garden or farm including preventing winter erosion when under-planting for weed control amid growing crops and revitalizing your soil... -
What Are Cover Crops? By Jordan Freytag Download Your Free Cover Crop Growing Guide Cover crops are seeds that are planted en masse for several reasons that benefit the soil and/or the local environment. Most often cover crops are grown by farmers in rotation with their cash crops to protect a...
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What Are Cover Crops And Green Manures Used For?
What Are Cover Crops And Green Manures Used For? By Ashleigh Smith Cover crops and green manures are plants grown because of their soil restoration properties to combat detrimental soil erosion, suppress weeds, and restore depleted soils. These plants can help deposit import... -
What Does Amend The Soil Mean?
What Does Amend The Soil Mean? By Ashleigh Smith You may have been told by someone, or read somewhere that you should amend your soils. So what exactly does that mean? You see, soil is much more than a pile of dirt. Soil is made of different components that come together forming a structure th... -
What Is Agriculture? By Ashleigh Smith Agriculture is defined as the science of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock to be marketed and sold. Agriculture has several segments to it. The different types of agriculture include: Nomadic Herding, Livestock Ranching, Shiftin...
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What Is Coco Coir? By Ashleigh Smith What Is Coco Coir? You may already know what Coco Coir is, but this article is for you if you don't. Coco Coir is an organic product from coconuts. It includes anything from the shell to the outside of the coconut. This fibrous section of the fruit is not e...
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What is Does "Organic" Really Mean?
What is Does "Organic" Really Mean? By Kat Jones There is quite a bit of confusion about what “organic” really means, and we often get asked about it. Hopefully this quick tutorial will help you better understand how to be a better consumer of organic products. Levels of Organic: Certified Org... -
What is Horticulture? By Ashleigh Smith Horticulture is defined as the art of plant cultivation for ornamental, comfort, or culinary purposes. Throughout history gardens have been central to the culture of different groups of people. All you have to do is look at what is almost always present w...
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What is Rapeseed vs Canola By Ashleigh Smith Many people wonder: What is Canola Oil made out of? Is Canola a vegetable? What do Canola plants look like? And more! We are here to help you understand what Canola is and where it came from. Canola was developed through breeding Rape plants. Rape i...
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What Is Soil Erosion? By Ashleigh Smith Simple Definition of Soil Erosion: The erosion, or loss of, the top layer of soil (topsoil) over time. This layer of soil contains the nutrients vital for life. It forms at a rate of 1/10 mm per year, but it is estimated that globally soil is eroding at a...
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White Label Service / Bulk Paper Pack / eCommerce
We do offer white label services: • *Option 1** is to purchase our branded packets. This is faster, less expensive and ensures compliance with Federal and State regulatory requirements. Minimum Order Size: 50 packets per variety chosen and at least 500 total packets. (For example, you could orde... -
Why Vegetables Are So Good For You
Why Vegetables Are So Good For You By Kat Jones We all know that vegetables are good for us, right? I’m sure we all remember our parents telling us again and again that we should finish the vegetables on our plates because they contain fiber, vital vitamins, and minerals that our bodies need. B... -
Why We've Switched to Generic Packaging
Why We've Switched to Generic Packaging By Jordan Freytag We've received many questions about our new packaging and what it means for our seeds. Rest assured, our seeds are the same high quality seeds that we've been providing for decades. In short, our new packages help up to stock inventory a... -
Winter-Killed vs. Overwintering Fall Cover Crops
Winter-Killed vs. Overwintering Fall Cover Crops By Ashleigh Smith How to Plant Cover Crops Cover crops are a fantastic tool to keep your garden in tip-top shape. But how should a cover crop be planted? The most common way of actually spreading the seed is by broadcasting. Broadcasting means y... -
Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes - Demystifying the Confusion
Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes - Demystifying the Confusion by Chelsea Hafer If you've ever strolled down the produce aisle or perused the canned goods section at your local grocery store, you might have found yourself pondering the difference between yams and sweet potatoes. Are they the same? Why ar...