Post by coppice on Jan 18, 2011 8:14:27 GMT -6
Please let me be clear. I have an ulterior motive. I want people to learn how to save seeds. I don't care Why they save seeds, its just a skill I want to see more of in the average gardeners hands.
Flower gardening is a good way to make very small test patches (one might say even microscopic) to learn with.
issues of genetic manipulation, or hybridization receed for a flower gardener. So your skill set can build faster than your aquired botany skills. You can get those as you feel a need for them, rather than before the fact in order to garden. I want your hands and knees dirty!
Even raised beds (which I favor) can become a secondary luxury for a flower bed. or pot.
If you can read this you are already at a jump off spot to solicit seeds with a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope). There are many gardening forums you can also beg seeds from.
First here IS here.
Trudi Davidoff at www.wintersown.org/ still packs up flower seed for requestors.
Next.
Janet Abramson is the seed bank manager of a yahoo group (tomatomania). Application to that list is: tomatomania-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Robin Tavares manages need4seed@yahoogroups.com
You will need to subscribe to either one to obtain direstions on how they disburse seed. Play nice and paint inside their lines. Both will supply copious amounts of good advice for free with seeds.
Have fun and stay dirty!
Flower gardening is a good way to make very small test patches (one might say even microscopic) to learn with.
issues of genetic manipulation, or hybridization receed for a flower gardener. So your skill set can build faster than your aquired botany skills. You can get those as you feel a need for them, rather than before the fact in order to garden. I want your hands and knees dirty!
Even raised beds (which I favor) can become a secondary luxury for a flower bed. or pot.
If you can read this you are already at a jump off spot to solicit seeds with a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope). There are many gardening forums you can also beg seeds from.
First here IS here.
Trudi Davidoff at www.wintersown.org/ still packs up flower seed for requestors.
Next.
Janet Abramson is the seed bank manager of a yahoo group (tomatomania). Application to that list is: tomatomania-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Robin Tavares manages need4seed@yahoogroups.com
You will need to subscribe to either one to obtain direstions on how they disburse seed. Play nice and paint inside their lines. Both will supply copious amounts of good advice for free with seeds.
Have fun and stay dirty!
My boy's sent to here and she blessed their socks off!
but think of him often ;D TY Containerted I will def look into these sites TY 