Yes it is a lot of seeds. Not only for my garden at home but I also have a community garden which currently has 11 4X20 raised beds.
Oh by the way, I bought the seeds at rareseeds.com not the autocorrect version of rapeseeds, which I don't even want to know what that is. I don't always have luck planting from seed, I'm not good at soil testing. Everyone says do it but I never have.
Would love for you to do a post or series of posts on seed saving. All the seeds I just bought are non-GMO. I need to learn the proper way to save them year to year. Apparently I don't need a post on soil testing since I won't listen anyway.
Thanks
Good day
Marty
Karen
Marty - Most seeds are easy to save. You pluck them out, dry them and plant them next year. (provided they aren't hybrid seeds ... they need to be heirloom/heritage seeds that have never been modified) Some plants are biennials which means you save the plant, replant it the next spring and it grows a shoot of flowers and seeds. Celery is an example of this and some radishes. Carrots too. One of the only things that has a trick to saving the seeds is tomatoes. Here is my post on it ... https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-save-tomato-seeds/ ~ karen!
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I don't garden (yet) but even I appreciate the time saver this is! Despite my love of veggies, I just don't get enough sunlight anywhere on my wooded property to plant a garden... or even a container. I have just recently kill an innocent basil plant that my friends convinced me would be hardy. I'm doomed to be dependent on the grocery stores!
OK..I just realized that I don't understand a couple of things..Yeah..a real amateur..Does "When you can plant outside.(from your frost free date) mean that is when you can plant the seeds directly into the ground?? Also I am not sure what "Setting out date" means..Thanks again Karen..
This is so awesome Karen..Thanks to you & Wayne & Selina & also to Jennifer Graham for the link to Dave Garden to calculate frost dates..This is all so helpful for an amateur like me..I think I shall do the happy dance now..
This is so cool I've already Pinned it (you taught me how to do that! Thanks!)! If only I knew how to figure out the first frost-free day thingy. Yes ... I'm new to gardening. Does it show?
Hi Leslie - Just google it if you're in Canada. If you're in the States, somewhere in the comments above someone has linked to a site that will give you your frost free date based on your zip code. ~ karen!
Hahahahahahahahaha. Frost free! Hahahaha. Sorry, just got a little overwhelmed there. I can get frost in July.
I live in a little town in north central Alberta that, while not in the mountains, is at the same elevation as Jasper. Basically, I'm zone 1. My dearest, darlingest husband has promised me a greenhouse since that's about the only way we're going to get tomatoes that taste like tomatoes. And he likes tomatoes.
I love your blog, I read it every morning while I should be getting ready for work. If my husband knew about it he would blame you for my new obsession with pressure canning.
Because of your post last week, I got the seed starting medium/seeds over the weekend. So I am good to go now! I copy/pasted/printed this off so I can keep it by the seed trays.
BTW - have you/anyone you know ever tried malabar spinach? Supposedly it is a vining plant, and actually likes hot weather, so lasts longer.....
Susan - You're welcome! I knew the vegetable gardeners would appreciate it. :) I have a feeling I tried Malabar spinach when I was touring Linda Crago's Tree & Twig farm last year, but I can't quite remember. :/ I should look into it. I had trouble with spinach last year. ~ karen!
OMG!!! On my to-do list for today it was to write down when to start my seeds indoors and get started gathering everything together to do that because time is going quickly. And here is your post! Thank you!!
Thank you oh so very much! The time that you took to do this, saves me so much time, frustration and plants that are all scraggly from starting them too early.
Just printed a blank chart off the Farmers Almanac site. I kept thinking why they hadn't used Exel. Was going to do it myself but this is better. Thank you. I love your blog.
GTFO! This is amazing. I like that everything is in one place instead of jumping aroudn to find all of the info. I've already started most of my seeds but this will help to streamline the process in the future. Thanks, Karen!
I bow to your awesomeness!!!! Thank you
I don't have a clue when my first frost-free day is here in Florida, but thank you all the same!
Thanks for a great post! Had to forward this one to my sister with the green thumb! Cheers.
This is by far the best thing to find today. I just bought 100.00 worth of seeds from rapeseeds.com
That's a lotta seeds! ~ karen!
Yes it is a lot of seeds. Not only for my garden at home but I also have a community garden which currently has 11 4X20 raised beds.
Oh by the way, I bought the seeds at rareseeds.com not the autocorrect version of rapeseeds, which I don't even want to know what that is. I don't always have luck planting from seed, I'm not good at soil testing. Everyone says do it but I never have.
Would love for you to do a post or series of posts on seed saving. All the seeds I just bought are non-GMO. I need to learn the proper way to save them year to year. Apparently I don't need a post on soil testing since I won't listen anyway.
Thanks
Good day
Marty
Marty - Most seeds are easy to save. You pluck them out, dry them and plant them next year. (provided they aren't hybrid seeds ... they need to be heirloom/heritage seeds that have never been modified) Some plants are biennials which means you save the plant, replant it the next spring and it grows a shoot of flowers and seeds. Celery is an example of this and some radishes. Carrots too. One of the only things that has a trick to saving the seeds is tomatoes. Here is my post on it ... https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-save-tomato-seeds/ ~ karen!
I don't garden (yet) but even I appreciate the time saver this is! Despite my love of veggies, I just don't get enough sunlight anywhere on my wooded property to plant a garden... or even a container. I have just recently kill an innocent basil plant that my friends convinced me would be hardy. I'm doomed to be dependent on the grocery stores!
You're AMAZING!!! You're the BEST!!!
Thank you!
OK..I just realized that I don't understand a couple of things..Yeah..a real amateur..Does "When you can plant outside.(from your frost free date) mean that is when you can plant the seeds directly into the ground?? Also I am not sure what "Setting out date" means..Thanks again Karen..
Hi nancy - Setting out and plant outside are the same thing. And yes, it means the day that it's safe to plant your seedlings outside. ~ karen!
This is so awesome Karen..Thanks to you & Wayne & Selina & also to Jennifer Graham for the link to Dave Garden to calculate frost dates..This is all so helpful for an amateur like me..I think I shall do the happy dance now..
This is so cool I've already Pinned it (you taught me how to do that! Thanks!)! If only I knew how to figure out the first frost-free day thingy. Yes ... I'm new to gardening. Does it show?
Hi Leslie - Just google it if you're in Canada. If you're in the States, somewhere in the comments above someone has linked to a site that will give you your frost free date based on your zip code. ~ karen!
Hahahahahahahahaha. Frost free! Hahahaha. Sorry, just got a little overwhelmed there. I can get frost in July.
I live in a little town in north central Alberta that, while not in the mountains, is at the same elevation as Jasper. Basically, I'm zone 1. My dearest, darlingest husband has promised me a greenhouse since that's about the only way we're going to get tomatoes that taste like tomatoes. And he likes tomatoes.
I love your blog, I read it every morning while I should be getting ready for work. If my husband knew about it he would blame you for my new obsession with pressure canning.
Brilliant. Thank you!
Thanks SO MUCH Karen!
Because of your post last week, I got the seed starting medium/seeds over the weekend. So I am good to go now! I copy/pasted/printed this off so I can keep it by the seed trays.
BTW - have you/anyone you know ever tried malabar spinach? Supposedly it is a vining plant, and actually likes hot weather, so lasts longer.....
Susan - You're welcome! I knew the vegetable gardeners would appreciate it. :) I have a feeling I tried Malabar spinach when I was touring Linda Crago's Tree & Twig farm last year, but I can't quite remember. :/ I should look into it. I had trouble with spinach last year. ~ karen!
OMG!!! On my to-do list for today it was to write down when to start my seeds indoors and get started gathering everything together to do that because time is going quickly. And here is your post! Thank you!!
VERY cool!
What an awesome gift! Thank you so much Karen. I will use this for my entire garden! This was my whole goal this week!
Great tool!! Thanks for the work and the sharing! ~:)
Wow, this is so great! Last year I had tomatoes just ripening in November, because I planted to late. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Thank you oh so very much! The time that you took to do this, saves me so much time, frustration and plants that are all scraggly from starting them too early.
How Perfect - hubby and I were just having this discussion - THANK YOU
Just printed a blank chart off the Farmers Almanac site. I kept thinking why they hadn't used Exel. Was going to do it myself but this is better. Thank you. I love your blog.
GTFO! This is amazing. I like that everything is in one place instead of jumping aroudn to find all of the info. I've already started most of my seeds but this will help to streamline the process in the future. Thanks, Karen!