tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3740940634194584227..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: 2010 Seeds Saved & Seed Saving GoalsLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-7439498119804662322010-11-19T07:22:41.407-05:002010-11-19T07:22:41.407-05:00Upinak, I'll say you have a challenge saving s...Upinak, I'll say you have a challenge saving seed. I love your gumption though. I'm on my way to get that meatball recipe!<br /><br />Phoebe, I appreciate the return visit, and your kind words. They are very encouraging to me. I'm on my way to read your seed saving post. I love sharing information across the internet.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-43370452453152355632010-11-19T02:06:10.725-05:002010-11-19T02:06:10.725-05:00Leigh, I appreciated your visit to my blog http://...Leigh, I appreciated your visit to my blog http://thereluctanthomesteaders.blogspot.com/<br />and I finally had some time to come on over to visit you. Lo and behold I have been posting about seed saving too!<br />You go girl. I think it is so fun and easy to save at least a few seeds each year.<br />Your blog is excellent- really well done. I love how you link so many resources. I look forward to reading and catching up this winter!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38367750958289713792010-11-19T00:16:04.058-05:002010-11-19T00:16:04.058-05:00As I have one of the shortest seasons, it is a cha...As I have one of the shortest seasons, it is a challenge to save seeds. <br /><br />You are doing a great job!<br /><br />BTW I made the meatballs. I posted an update. They turned out well.upinakhttp://gardeninggonebad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-45768947567578750812010-11-18T16:50:20.275-05:002010-11-18T16:50:20.275-05:00Thank you Preston! And thank you for visiting my b...Thank you Preston! And thank you for visiting my blog and taking time to comment. When is your magazine site going to functional?Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-81890153251958524302010-11-18T11:00:06.362-05:002010-11-18T11:00:06.362-05:00It is great to see the variety of what you collect...It is great to see the variety of what you collected and it is not easy to do the different types that you did. Your on your way to being a true seed collector, yeah.Prestonhttp://www.gunnisonmagazine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5131528376614118612010-11-18T08:39:11.363-05:002010-11-18T08:39:11.363-05:00Mr. H, thank you for the book recommendations. Our...Mr. H, thank you for the book recommendations. Our county library has the 2nd one, but not the 1st you mention. It sounds like the more useful (for me) of the two, so I will be on the lookout for it as well. I'll request the one they do have anyway! I don't feel like I can ever learn enough on this topic.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-62653641480819704142010-11-18T07:56:33.093-05:002010-11-18T07:56:33.093-05:00I love that you are working towards saving so many...I love that you are working towards saving so many of your own seeds, we are too. I am reading a book called "The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times" by Carol Deppe that you might find interesting if you ever get a chance to pick up a copy.<br /><br />She talks a lot about seed saving in general and also has another fascinating book called "Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's & Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding & Seed Saving"....they are both good books.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33380308507385952802010-11-18T06:25:42.750-05:002010-11-18T06:25:42.750-05:00Jo, I'm amazed at how many folks have had toma...Jo, I'm amazed at how many folks have had tomato disease problems recently. I hope you'll blog about your tomato seed and the results because I am really curious whether the different seed will make a difference.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44057591699366741882010-11-18T00:27:04.282-05:002010-11-18T00:27:04.282-05:00Wow, that's a lot of seeds! It is a good idea...Wow, that's a lot of seeds! It is a good idea to save more than one year's worth of seed, and to keep some held back, just in case. I've had disease problems with my tomatoes the last few years, so I am going to dump the tomato seeds I've saved recently, and grow out some older seeds, from a time before the problems started. It's always better to have too much than too little!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-75179266452032805972010-11-17T13:34:51.684-05:002010-11-17T13:34:51.684-05:00Theresa, come on up, there's plenty of room :)...Theresa, come on up, there's plenty of room :)<br /><br />Evelyn, you can join us too. I'm glad you mentioned self-seeding. My dill did the same thing and I got spring turnips the same way. I'm pretty happy to let any volunteers that want, present themselves and thrive.<br /><br />Renee, good for you to mulch your garden with leaves for the winter. Leaves make forest soil fertile, and I think they help in the garden too. That's why I like to use them for mulch. I hope your saved seeds do well!<br /><br />Mama Pea, yes, you northern gardeners really do have a challenge in this area. I wonder how the northern seed companies manage? We have the reverse problem of too much heat, which can wipe out a crop too. I'll be interested in what you learn about it.<br /><br />Heather, thanks! I only wish our government would join the non-GMO bandwagon, instead of trying to force them down our throats. Grassroots momentum is picking up however. <br /><br />Thank you Vicki, you're an encouragement!<br /><br />Nina, you mention some of the things I've been thinking about in regard to seed saving, weather and disease. These are common problems for seed savers. The only way I know to address them is by keeping several years worth of seed.<br /><br />I need to follow your lead on garlic planting. I only bought one seed bulb, which made at least a dozen new bulbs, all of which I replanted. That's a slow way to increase our garlic crop and we do use a lot of garlic.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70484958794201785742010-11-17T12:57:20.425-05:002010-11-17T12:57:20.425-05:00Way to go. I really didn't get much of any se...Way to go. I really didn't get much of any seeds saved this year. Our weather wasn't conducive to ripening of plants, so there were few seeds at all. The tomatoes got nasty blight and we had powdery mildew on the pumpkins and something hit the cuks. I wasn't going to save those seeds anyway.<br />I did harvest enough garlic to replant this fall. Considering it cost me $14 for 2 lbs of seed garlic last year, I figure that was a decent savings.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-77802911364650916832010-11-17T12:22:14.967-05:002010-11-17T12:22:14.967-05:00Great job with your seeds Leigh. I'm impresse...Great job with your seeds Leigh. I'm impressed as usual.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237027980475185700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68193956056597838942010-11-17T11:13:03.872-05:002010-11-17T11:13:03.872-05:00Preach it sister! I totally agree on the GMO fron...Preach it sister! I totally agree on the GMO front. Great job on the seeds saved.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70052820205599771342010-11-17T09:58:23.525-05:002010-11-17T09:58:23.525-05:00The whole GMO thing is a horror story that many pe...The whole GMO thing is a horror story that many people don't even seem to care about . . . and probably won't until it's too late.<br /><br />My biggest problem with seed saving is that our short season doesn't allow enough time for many crops to even produce seeds. I have lots of work to do on this.<br /><br />I think you're doing wonderfully and your list of saved seeds is very impressive.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-83705567675540114142010-11-17T08:56:46.575-05:002010-11-17T08:56:46.575-05:00I collected some seeds and will hope for the best,...I collected some seeds and will hope for the best, but as this is just a hobby I expect to have to buy more seeds and maybe even plants next year.<br /><br />I did cover the garden in leaves in an attempt to improve the soil...we'll see how that goes next spring.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-86347948233035561942010-11-17T08:38:30.351-05:002010-11-17T08:38:30.351-05:00I have only saved tomatoes and let a few things se...I have only saved tomatoes and let a few things self seed in the garden - lettuce, salad greens, dill. I'd be up there as well on that GMO soapbox. It is scary stuff and I wish more people were aware of what is happening to the food supply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-90977332667622785982010-11-17T08:15:46.857-05:002010-11-17T08:15:46.857-05:00It's okay about the soapbox. I'd join you ...It's okay about the soapbox. I'd join you up there about the GMO engineering of our food supply.<br /><br />That's quite the list of seeds saved! Way to go.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.com