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[Keith Addison <keith AT journeytoforever.org>]

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