It is possible, says Barbara Melera, owner of the oldest seed house in the country, D. Landreth Seeds, formerly of Baltimore and now of New Freedom, Pa.
After back-to-back good years — 2008's salmonella scares and 2009's poor economy send homeowners into the garden to grow their own food — you might expect a backslide in seed sales, Melera said. New gardeners get discouraged or bored.
But, she said, “In 2009, we had the worst growing season in 50 years.” Rain and disease destroyed crops and with them, the seeds for next year's garden.
“Onion sets. And a cucumber seed shortage,” she predicted. “We are being told that the cucumber harvest was catastrophic, attacked late in the season by woolly mildew. There was fruit, but no viable seeds inside.
“We are being told that many, many varieties simply won't be available.”
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I remember what a Hopi Elder told me concerning seeds ...
ReplyDeleteHe said:
"START SAVING
YOUR SEEDS NOW."
I got lucky and managed to get a huge stash of seeds cheap because they were expired (they can last for several years if taken care of). I have started researching and do feel overwhelmed on collecting seeds from a harvest but it must be done.
ReplyDeleteOH NO THE SKY IS FALLING
ReplyDeleteWHERE WILL I GET MY ONIONS AND CUKES FOR MY WIFE?
GET A LIFE DOOMSDAY PUSSIES
He is just paid to talk like that.
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@ 3:07 at least he won't rot in hell for that kind of thinking
ReplyDelete428 there is no hell, hell in on earth, just ask the haitians moron
ReplyDeleteI am sorry that you have troll's EA. You must be doing something right and good to garner that.
ReplyDeleteMoisture, light, and warmth are the enemy of seeds. Always store your seeds in a glass jar/container in the fridge. Never plastic, as it is porous and they will absorb moisture from food in the fridge.
ReplyDeleteI'm an OSU trained Master Gardener and we teach classes year 'round about seed saving.
2:16 Are there specific strains of seeds that are best for greenhouse gardening? I have a small ( 8 X 16' ) greenhouse & I have had some sucess - but some things I have had difficulty
ReplyDeletewith ( like walla walla onions )
Thanks for the seed saving tip,
3:12 you are correct. Truth is the greatest enemy of governments.
ReplyDeleteThe Israelis for instance run huge massive disinformation campaigns to cover up the facts about their brutal occupation of Palestine and/or their involvement in 911.
This is all temporary though. With Internet2 you will have to register each time you log in and verify you are who you say you are; then you are monitored.
Unlike today, where you can say whatever you want, we will follow the model of the Euros where certain speech is punishable by imprisonment (such as the Holocaust).
Enjoy places like this while they last. Yes, it will be illegal to say bad things about the Fed, the government, etc.
That is coming for sure.
To 2:27pm, let me keep this brief:
ReplyDeleteAll root crops must be grown in the ground, none are successful grown in greenhouses. Walla Walla onions are a two-year crop..it takes 2 growing seasons until harvest. Wallas are also what are known as "short term" onions, meaning after your two year investment, they need to be used in less than six weeks (or they go bad), unlike many other root crops. Finally, there are some crops (onions and strawberries are two) in which their maturity is controlled by the length of the day. To explain in more detail, all of these things, do a search using these terms:
"day length and growing onions" and "growing Walla Walla onions from seed" and you'll begin to see why it's not the easiest thing.
Also, consider contacting your local county Cooperative Extension office and inquire about Master Gardener classes. They are usually (pardon the pun) "dirt cheap" as they are sponsored and subsidized by each state's major public universities. January is the time of year when they begin to fill the available slots! Good luck.
3:31
ReplyDeleteThank you