Using Old Seeds in the Garden
Figure out how to use older seeds – pre-sprout and test your germination. … Read More Using Old Seeds in the Garden
Category: Seed Saving
Garden Update 9/4/18
I hope that you have had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. As we have begun our new school year, I have had a distinct lack of time for gardening. My son, however, keeps hounding me to get to the garden. He has been growing one of our community garden beds and his produce is really… Read More Garden Update 9/4/18
Garden Update 7/30/18
This harvest includes the first tomato of the season! For northern gardeners who don’t have greenhouses, this is a great milestone! Also the first red hot pepper of the season. Pretty cool stuff. Both of these warmer weather crops were harvested at the community garden, rather than the home garden though. It gets so much… Read More Garden Update 7/30/18
Garden Update 4/30/18
I was in San Diego for most of last week and so I missed gardening this week. I did plant a few carrots when I returned. But for the most part, it was a slow garden week. Outside… Outside I have planted a few carrots and some beets in the main garden. There are a… Read More Garden Update 4/30/18
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Seed Saving and Cross Pollination
It is fall again and the basil has gone to seed. Though I am down for my surgery recovery, I can sit in one spot and separate basil seeds from the chaff. I am spending time today saving basil seeds and cilantro seeds. Easy to do…I have a previous article on this here. One thing… Read More Seed Saving and Cross Pollination