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My Seeds Have Been Saved

by linette on December 29th, 2007

I showed you my before photo on Sunday, now here’s the after. I finally sorted through my seed “collection” and threw out anything not labeled, or more than a couple years old.

After the seeds were sorted I put them in a plastic container to keep the moisture out. I was going to label them alphabetically, but decided to label them by type instead. I made a label for flowers, herbs, vegetables, fruits, tomatoes, and ornamentals. I do better at keeping things organized if my system is simple.

My largest section was the ornamentals. I love novelty plants, and plants I can use to decorate with. I always have broom corn, decorative grasses, gourds, and other novelties in my garden. Since some of them are hard to find I save seeds whenever possible.

The key to keeping most seeds is to keep them cool and dry. I don’t think my cardboard box was doing the trick.

There are a couple good books on the subject of seed saving and storing, Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth, and Saving Seeds: The Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds by Marc Brown. Both books go into great detail on harvesting and storing different types of seeds. They’re a great reference if you harvest and save your own seeds.

Tags: saving seeds, sorting seeds, keeping seeds, gardening

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