"Garden Seeds"
In fact nearly all fruits and vegetables grown from hybrid seeds WILL reproduce, but not as efficiently as the first time round! Collect a few seeds from your cucumbers, tomatoes, melons, and any other garden vegetables or fruits. Dry them carefully and store in an airtight container. Make sure they are totally dried before you seal them, or the seeds will grow mould and disintegrate before you even open your seed pots in the spring. There are many plants that will re-seed themselves without even bothering to collect them. In ideal conditions, coriander is a prolific self-seeder! Find out more about coriander on this page...Growing Coriander   Label them carefully. Here is a perfect example of what happens when you don't label your garden seeds carefully....I collected many different seeds from the garden one year, stored them well, and planted them out in good faith the following spring. I planted the 'courgette' ( zuchini ) seeds in the greenhouse as it was a little early in the year. With the warm wet spring weather, the greenhouse soon resembled a jungle.'Going to be a bumper courgette crop this year' I commented smugly to my long-suffering gardening partner. After planting out, strange things started to happen. The courgette fruits grew but changed shape and colour as they did so. Uh Oh....so much for my free crop of courgettes from my very own garden seeds. Here's the resulting harvest!  Oh well, the gourds, or whatever they were, made great halloween gifts and stunning displays in the house throughout winter. Totally inedible though!
Keep them in a container that is mouse resistant. Mice love seeds - don't put anything past them. They get hungry during the winter months and a generous supply of fresh garden seed in your shed will be very tempting! Find out more about collecting flower seeds on this page..Flower Seeds Before you can start collecting your seed, you have to grow the plants. Which came first, I wonder? :-) Thompson and Morgan are online award winning suppliers of seeds and other products and they have some great pictures to drool over! Read the instructions on your seed packets:Every variety of every garden vegetable or flower will have its own special needs: -Full sun, part sun, shade etc; -Spacing between plants Some garden seeds will need to be started off in trays, then potted on before planting into the garden. The instructions on your seed packets will give you further advice on growing your seeds; watering, Read the instructions on each packet -garden seeds vary greatly, vegetable to vegetable, flower to flower. Keep your seeds in a container and sort them into 'planting months' For example, place all seeds to be planted in March before those that need planting in May.It's also not a bad idea to keep seeds that need planting inside in a separate box/container than those seeds that are planted directly outside. A little organising here will really help when you start sowing. Lots of salad vegetables can be planted every couple of weeks. This gives you a constant supply of fresh salad throughout the growing season. Plant a very short line at a time. You'll be surprised at how many lettuces need planting out from a 30cm ( 12 inch ) line of seed! Fruit can be grown from seed, or pip! Find out about growing cherry trees at this page... Growing Cherry Trees Happy Gardening! Grow Your Own Winter Food: A good diet incorporating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a must if you want to stay fit and healthy and keep the bugs at bay during the cold winter months. Growing your own winter food is just one way of ensuring you get the freshest, tastiest produce packed with goodness straight from the garden to the kitchen table. This easy-to-follow self-sufficiency book shows you how to grow your own fruit and vegetables for winter use and includes facts on each fruit, vegetable or herb as well as nutritional value, recipe ideas and storage suggestions.  Grow Your Own Winter Food is perfect for those with limited gardening experience, with gardens big or small who are looking to become more self-sufficient. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow Your Own Winter Food Grow It, Cook It!: Many crops, including herbs, can be produced in a relatively small space with a little pre-planning and organizing: in containers, on a balcony, and indoors. Herbs are perfect for enhancing the flavour of cooking, treating minor ailments, and preventing colds and flu. Your own back garden will not only produce the best food on the planet for you and your loved ones, it is also economical, environmentally friendly and more fun than shopping. Gardening is more than a hobby; it's a way of life. .  This book provides all the information you need to keep your family and friends healthy, fit and enjoying life to the full. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow It, Cook It! Grow Your Own Pharmacy: If, like me, you want to be able to eat the best food on the planet, grow your own!  • Clear instructions on planning, planting, growing and harvesting the fruits, vegetables and herbs required for a healthy vitamin intake. "And generally lots of good advice for your garden seeds!" • Recipes and menus to help incorporate the fruit and vegetables into your daily diet. Grow Your Own Pharmacy Herbs and Spices: Some herbs grow vigorously, some are tender and need special growing conditions, some are annuals, some perennials, some you can grow indoors, all can be grown in pots or directly into the ground. There are also certain spices, such as chillies, that can be grown in temperate climates.  This clear and concise directory of herbs and spices provides all the essential information to help you grow a selection of these flavour-enhancing foods in small or large spaces. Ideas for which herbs and spices go best with which foods also accompany each description, so that you can really enliven your repertoire of recipes. Order it now direct from the publisher... Herbs and Spices Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense is packed full of great ideas and tips. Granny brings traditional home-making up to date with cooking, gardening, needlecrafts and even games to play with the kids...Click on the link below to order your copy.  Cooking doesn’t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainly keep them away from the goodie shelf. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kids involved too. Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you! Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense Back To Gardening Back to Flower and Garden Tips Homepage Click Here To Subscribe to "Creative Gardening" - Your FREE monthly ezine! www.flower-and-garden-tips.com/gardenseeds.html |
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