Are you a seed saver?

 

Hello Neighbors & Parusers!

It's 6:15 am, I've already been out and watered the garden, no rain in the foercast for today. My nifty rain barrel has supplied water very well so far, with all the rain we've had in recent days.

 I am well pleased with it.   

Aside from the Sunflowers which were not able to bloom, all else seems to be ok. The Borage I planted is going to bloom soon, I'm anxious to see the blue flowers. The squash is loaded with big beautiful yellow flowers, hopefully there will be some pollination going on, and maybe fingers crossed I'll get a pumkin.

 

I'd be tickled pink to grow my own pumpkin.

 

I am a seed saver. It is one of those no brainers isn' it? Free Seeds. Feeding that pantry piggy bank includes seeds too. I have quite a bit of Marigolds regular and those lovely jumbo ones. So easy to gather and so necessary in the garden, plus they are lovely and I like their smell.

The big boy, I didn't plant any this year. The deer won't eat them so next year. 

Marigold, Zinnia seeds are easy to harvest. I also save seeds from my tomatoes and peppers, corn, and beans, butternut squash,winter white (mashed potatoe) squash, and maybe this year pumpkin. 

 

Peppermint Stick Zinnia, I've been calling them Candy Cane, I found a picture of the seed pack from when I posted about these here on the blog last year.

 

 

Enjoying my week getting things done which were on the list. Crocheting and frogging that filet crochet piece, I'm bound and determined to get that figured out. Melting beeswax today into Rosettes for future candles, and the fragrance oil I ordered for the soy candles is arriving today.

 

Thanks for stopping in

~ Faith~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you a seed saver?

Good Day all! We had a good dousing of rain yesterday in the afternoon, so Gerty's Garden as my husband calls it got some good rain water, grateful for that.  I havn't been out yet this morning, it's coming up to 8 am, after I finish my coffee and chatting with  you. I am always amazed by the change in the garden from day to day, nature is awesome.

I think it is of value to save seeds. I save both flower and vegatable seeds from our garden for next year. Sometimes seeds are difficult to find, you have to purchase early. I prefer the Heirloom varieties. Saving seeds from our tomatoes and squash too. Last year my Hollyhock was loaded with seeds at the end of the growing season, I captured as many as I could, sprinkled a few around the yard hoping one would pop again somewhere else. I had way to many seeds, and so I set about 10 seeds in tiny ziplock bags I found at the  $ store, took them out to a local farm where there is a farmstand and they found new homes.  

Hollyhock

Sunflower

                      The two sunflowers and the name escapes me at the moment, were from the same batch.

 

Have a beautiful day!