Seeds!
I finished reading through my seed catalogues and cross referencing the offerings against my Maritime Northwest Garden guide. My goal was to increase both the variety, quality and uglyness* of this year’s garden. I found that Seed Savers Exchange had the most seed varieties I wanted to get this year, so I will be ordering from them.
*Heirloom tomatoes are less attractive thain their mainstream siblings, but can be more flavorful.
A variety of seeds offered by Seed Savers
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Item
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Price |
| Kraft White Self-Sealing Env. , 50 Envelopes (3.25×4.75″) | $5.00 |
| Collection, Sunflower | $13.50 |
| Carrot, Danvers OG, Packet 250 seeds | $2.75 |
| Arugula, Sylvetta , Packet 500 seeds | $2.75 |
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Broccoli, DeCicco , Packet 50 seeds
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$2.75 |
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Broccoli, Romanesco , Packet 50 seeds
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$2.75 |
| Lettuce, Reine des Glaces OG, Packet 250 seeds |
$2.75
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Pepper, Marconi Red , Packet 50 seeds
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$2.75 |
| Chard, Five Color Silverbeet OG, Packet 100 seeds | $2.75 |
| Runner Bean, Sunset , Packet 25 seeds | $2.75 |
| Tomatillo, Purple de Milpa OG, Packet 25 seeds | $2.75 |
| Tomato, Stupice , Packet 50 seeds | $2.75 |
| Tomato, Siberian OG, Packet 25 seeds | $2.75 |
| Tomato, Black Krim OG, Packet 25 seeds | $2.75 |
| Tomato, Green Zebra , Packet 50 seeds |
$2.75
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| Herb, Rosemary , Packet 100 seeds | $2.75 |
| Herb, Green Culinary Sage , Packet 250 seeds |
$2.75
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| Total: |
$59.75
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That’s a lot of money for seeds! I need to see if someone wants to share some of these seeds with me. I will gladly share a seed packet with anyone in the area for half the price. I may also need to remove a few packets from my order before clicking ‘Buy”.
Thankfully, a seed packet will generally last 3-5 years. I am still successfully germinating seeds from 2005, and I haven’t made any great attempt to preserve my seeds. Going forward, I am going to store my seeds in an airtight box with a few of those desicant gel packets in it to keep everything completely dry. I should store it in a cool dry location to increase the duration where they will be viable.
Seedy Thoughts…
TOM ALPHIN builds