When you buy your seeds this winter, consider heirloom and native species! Seed biodiversity depends on backyard gardeners like you. Here is why this matters, some of the best do-it-yourself seed starting mixes, a seed glossary, and six heirloom seed catalog recommendations.
Why it Matters to Buy Heirloom Seeds – Plus About Seed-Saving
The loss of genetic seed diversity facing us today may lead to a catastrophe far beyond our imagining.
Take the Seed Savvy Quiz and see how your knowledge stacks up!
Heirloom Seeds – More What and Why?
Vegetable varieties which predate the current seed production and food distribution systems we have in this country are called heirlooms.
When to Start Seedlings
Most gardeners start seedlings too soon. Do you?
Seeds of Life – Seed Glossary
Humans today rely upon just 20 varieties of plants for 90 percent of their food.
Simple Egg-shell Pots for Sprouting Seeds
Here is an imaginative idea for handy seed-starters that makes a pretty decoration: you don’t need to buy trays or pots to start your seeds when you can use eggshells instead!
About Treated Seeds
Some methods of seed treatment are known to be hazardous to the health of the people who use and manufacture them.
Amy Goldman’s Favorite Squashes
Seed Starting Mix – One
4 parts peat
2 parts perlite
2 parts vermiculite
Seed Starting Mix – Two
1/3 Potting Soil
1/3 Sand
1/3 Garden soil (needs to be well tilled)
Mix all 3 parts together very well
Seed Starting Mix – Three
Just peat
RESOURCES
Rare Seed Catalog (Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds)
Seed Savers
Seeds Trust
Read more: Nature, Lawns & Gardens, seed starting mix, seeds
By Annie B. Bond
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cool. thanks. I've been using salt water ones
Good information. I also found out the collars don't work and putting those drops on them only does …
Ooh, Gabby, that sounds great-- and raw too!
not an easy task at all
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+ add your ownThanks for sharing.
Well done, very good.
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I only grow heirloom varieties in my garden....its well worth the effort.
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This is an awesome article. Thank you.
I bought a coffee can-sized container of nonMonsanto poisoned veggie seeds for my area and plan to use them in the future when we cannot use our dollars for food to trade for food with farmers in our area. Will be buying another in a few weeks.
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Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the article.
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