Yes, we are in *LOVE* with seeds... aren't you?
Though we are a little on the obsessive side ;) we may have hundreds of different kinds, mostly organic and heirloom... we buy, we exchange with friends & family, we save from our own plants... our little treasures... and we save the seeds for years and years in our refrigerator, in the bottom drawer, sealed in Zip-Lock bags...
In our experiment station (aka Grandma), the seeds that are stored in refrigerator performed very well for many years (sometimes 10 years!), except for leeks- we suggest you use them the same year!
Here are our favorite places to get the teeny tiny miracles:
http://www.seedsavers.org/
http://www.seedsofchange.com/
http://www.nativeseeds.org/
Fun Seeds to try in your garden:
Sunberry (also called huckleberry, wonderberry): little dark fruits, a perfect snack during gardening ;)
Arugula: great for salads and sandwiches
Tomatoes: Black Krim, Green Zebra, Black Cherry
Peppers: Black Hungarian kind, hot and dark color!
Kale: Red Russian kind, my all time favorite salad main ingredient!
Swiss Chard: Five Color Silverbeet kind, rainbow of colors, and so good for you too...
Nasturtiums: the more the better, variegated ones are so pretty! We do eat the flowers, and the leaves!
Black-Eyed Peas: Native seeds have gorgeous varieties, beautiful leaves and seedpods.
Peas: Sugar Snap Peas- very sweet (poor guys can never make it home, we eat them when we catch them!)
Though we are a little on the obsessive side ;) we may have hundreds of different kinds, mostly organic and heirloom... we buy, we exchange with friends & family, we save from our own plants... our little treasures... and we save the seeds for years and years in our refrigerator, in the bottom drawer, sealed in Zip-Lock bags...
In our experiment station (aka Grandma), the seeds that are stored in refrigerator performed very well for many years (sometimes 10 years!), except for leeks- we suggest you use them the same year!
Here are our favorite places to get the teeny tiny miracles:
http://www.seedsavers.org/
http://www.seedsofchange.com/
http://www.nativeseeds.org/
Fun Seeds to try in your garden:
Sunberry (also called huckleberry, wonderberry): little dark fruits, a perfect snack during gardening ;)
Arugula: great for salads and sandwiches
Tomatoes: Black Krim, Green Zebra, Black Cherry
Peppers: Black Hungarian kind, hot and dark color!
Kale: Red Russian kind, my all time favorite salad main ingredient!
Swiss Chard: Five Color Silverbeet kind, rainbow of colors, and so good for you too...
Nasturtiums: the more the better, variegated ones are so pretty! We do eat the flowers, and the leaves!
Black-Eyed Peas: Native seeds have gorgeous varieties, beautiful leaves and seedpods.
Peas: Sugar Snap Peas- very sweet (poor guys can never make it home, we eat them when we catch them!)
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