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Post by oldie on Oct 21, 2020 4:29:22 GMT
How many of you have been able to save seeds for your next garden? Were you able to save enough for all you want to plant, maybe a few to share. I watched the local seed markets run out of seeds, shovels, hoes, rakes, and just about everything else you would need to get a garden started. The price on tillers shot up, and repair parts became hard to find. Think ahead now, Baker Creek Seeds is taking pre-orders for their seed catalogs now. Don't wait till it is too late to start thinking about what you want to be growing next season.
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Post by robert on Oct 21, 2020 5:10:53 GMT
How many of you have been able to save seeds for your next garden? Were you able to save enough for all you want to plant, maybe a few to share. I watched the local seed markets run out of seeds, shovels, hoes, rakes, and just about everything else you would need to get a garden started. The price on tillers shot up, and repair parts became hard to find. Think ahead now, Baker Creek Seeds is taking pre-orders for their seed catalogs now. Don't wait till it is too late to start thinking about what you want to be growing next season.
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Post by robert on Oct 21, 2020 5:14:32 GMT
I have save seed for years herb seed garden seed and i currently by more seed all the time .?
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Post by aariell on Nov 1, 2020 1:25:41 GMT
I save most of my seed because I'm expecting knocks on the door from unprepared neighbors with no gardens. My preps are for my family but I will gladly share seed. I also bought enough seed for a long while.
*Most people aren't buying cold weather crop seed. With this "ice age" whatever we are going into, I looked up what varieties of tomatoes, peppers and everything else that people grow in zones 3 and 4. Super short season stuff. Johnny's seed has a cold crop guide.
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Post by oldie on Nov 1, 2020 3:54:45 GMT
As we have replaced the seeds we have used, and the new varieties we have tried, we have gone one zone colder. I don't know if it will be enough but it's a start.
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shawnb
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Post by shawnb on Dec 2, 2020 17:26:31 GMT
It may be time for people in local areas to start a seed bank for varieties that do really well in that area. We are new to the Ozarks and have no idea what varieties do best here....so what varieties of vegetables do really well here? We need to try to find some ASAP, and then plan on saving seeds next year.
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Post by aariell on Dec 3, 2020 2:56:36 GMT
I'll post up the stuff I grow tomorrow.
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Post by shawnb on Dec 3, 2020 8:20:11 GMT
I just ordered some seeds online....hopefully they will do well. One of those "survival" packages.
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Post by oldie on Dec 5, 2020 2:02:34 GMT
The problem with the survival seed packages is they usually dont include the varieties that grow in our area.
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Post by aariell on Dec 5, 2020 3:29:32 GMT
Ugh I totally forgot to post my list! Ill add it to my to-do list. Yeah, I agree, buying survival packs usually isn't a good idea. Did you buy a north or south pack?
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Post by shawnb on Dec 5, 2020 5:03:53 GMT
Aariell, I got them from purepollination.com, there was a sale and I couldn't help myself. I hope they ain't yankee seeds!
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Post by aariell on Dec 5, 2020 14:20:45 GMT
I hope they ain't yankee seeds! Hahahahaha!
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Post by janinfl on Jan 31, 2021 23:07:33 GMT
What about seeds from organic produce bought at the store? I dried out some butternut squash seeds so are there any opinions as to whether I should try planting them? TIA!
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Post by oldie on Feb 2, 2021 5:11:14 GMT
janinfl... I would go ahead and try them, you may want to try a few inside a little early to be sure they germinate. If they do you can move them out as transplants and plant more if you want them. If they dont sprout, you might be able to get some.
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Post by mandcfamily58 on Feb 2, 2021 15:34:13 GMT
We saved seed from that squash from last year's crop. We'll see what happens. And acorn squash too
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