Comments on: Free Heirloom Seeds http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/ How to Grow Your Own Food Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Free beetroot & spinach seeds - Vegetable Gardening Forum http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/#comment-14765 Free beetroot & spinach seeds - Vegetable Gardening Forum Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:12:45 +0000 http://happyfarming.com/?p=1104#comment-14765 [...] giving away spinach seeds too, grown in my garden in 2009. 4 bags left, one per person: http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/ __________________ Learn how I grow my own food: [...] [...] giving away spinach seeds too, grown in my garden in 2009. 4 bags left, one per person: http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/ __________________ Learn how I grow my own food: [...]

]]> By: Thomas W. http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/#comment-7228 Thomas W. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:12:45 +0000 http://happyfarming.com/?p=1104#comment-7228 @Mike: Thank you for explaining, and thank you for the tip about the book. I'll definitely consider getting hold of a copy, as I have seen it mentioned a couple of times now. @Mike: Thank you for explaining, and thank you for the tip about the book. I’ll definitely consider getting hold of a copy, as I have seen it mentioned a couple of times now.

]]> By: Mike H http://happyfarming.com/2010/01/22/free-heirloom-seeds/#comment-6733 Mike H Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:56:58 +0000 http://happyfarming.com/?p=1104#comment-6733 Thomas, I was looking back over this thread and your comment about <i>growing plants from 2009 seeds together with plants from 2010 seeds</i> made me realize that I skipped over how you get the seeds from open pollinated varieties to come true. You have to isolate the flower from pollinators and do the pollinating yourself. Once pollinated you have to keep the flower isolated from pollinators until fruit appears. One of the best books that I've come across is <i>Seed to Seed: Seed Saving Techniques for the Vegetable Gardener</i>Suzanne Ashworth. It's available at the http://www.bookdepository.com Thomas,

I was looking back over this thread and your comment about growing plants from 2009 seeds together with plants from 2010 seeds made me realize that I skipped over how you get the seeds from open pollinated varieties to come true. You have to isolate the flower from pollinators and do the pollinating yourself. Once pollinated you have to keep the flower isolated from pollinators until fruit appears. One of the best books that I’ve come across is Seed to Seed: Seed Saving Techniques for the Vegetable GardenerSuzanne Ashworth. It’s available at the http://www.bookdepository.com

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