[Homestead] Seed saving 101

Keith Addison keith at journeytoforever.org
Sun Mar 1 14:48:48 EST 2009


Hi Gene

>Thanks, Keith. Good stuff.

You're most welcome.

I just read a review at amazon by a feller named Gene GeRue of 
Suzanne Ashworth's "Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques 
for Vegetable Gardeners", also good stuff, thanks!
<http://www.amazon.com/Seed-Growing-Techniques-Vegetable-Gardeners/dp/1882424581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235923886&sr=1-1>

>Happy to know that those rumors of you being eaten by the hogs is 
>untrue.

Hogs, naah - it was Muscovies. :-) Lots of hogs here actually, wild 
boar, they come down from the mountains (that's 20 feet away), we 
often hear them scuffling about the place at night, but I still 
haven't seen one, let alone been devoured.

Too darn busy for mailing lists these days.

All best

Keith


>Gene GeRue
>www.RURALIZE.com
>
>
>On Mar 1, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
>
>>  Worth a read - Seed Saving Procedures at Salt Spring Seeds, from
>>  Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada
>>  <http://www.seedsanctuary.com/articles/seedsaving.cfm>
>>
>>
>>>  Greetings Bev
>>>
>>>  Lisa Erwin has produced a useful guide to seed saving for community
>>>  food security. Particulars about seed sources and regional growing
>>>  notes apply to the U.S., but the guide will be useful anywhere. Free
>>>  download - there's a PDF version here:
>>>  <http://mindspinner.net/docs/SeedSaving1-0.pdf> (344 kb, 48 pages)
>>>  and an editable Word version here:
>>>  <http://mindspinner.net/docs/SeedSaving1-0.doc> (476 kb). Anyone is
>>>  free to revise in order to customize the doc for a particular region.
>>>
>>>  Hope it helps - all best
>>>
>>>  Keith Addison
>>>  Journey to Forever
>>>  http://journeytoforever.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>>  I don't save as much seed as I could.  I think that in the future it
>>>>  will be even more important to save seed, because I am increasingly
>>>>  distrustful of seed companies in general.  I'd like to hear how 
>>>>  some of
>>>>  you save seed from things like the brassicas or radishes.  Do you 
>>>>  use
>>>>  paper bags?  How do you affix the bag? Do you bend the stem or 
>>>>  leave it
>>>>  upright?  How do you judge when the to put the bag on?  When I have
>>>>  tried this in the past, I have mis-timed the seed ripening and put 
>>>>  the
>>>>  bag on too early.  Does anyone use plastic instead of paper?  It 
>>>>  would
>>>>  be nice to see the seed/flower through the bag, but I think the
>>>>  greenhouse effect might generate too much heat and moisture.  '
>>>>  So, if anyone is up for writing up a Seed Saving 101 tutorial, I'd 
>>>>  love it.
>>>>  Obviously, I save my tomato, peppers, squash, beans, sunflowers, and
>>>>  corn seeds...large seeds, no problema.  It is the small seeds that 
>>>>  give
>>>>  me pause.
>>>>
>>>>  Also, I'd like to hear how people store their seeds from year to 
>>>>  year.
>>>>
>>>>  Bev
>>>>  --
>>>>  I am having an out-of-money experience.
>  >>> EarthNSky Farm, Northwest Georgia, USA
>
>Gene GeRue
>www.RURALIZE.com



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