Dollar General veggie seeds
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Have To Trade Veggie Seed; Need Veggie Seed For Community Garden
Comments (21)Thanks for the trades and the help in our community garden. To ymaddox, Charlie60, NancyPlants, FarnerGreg, mrs.b_in_wy your seeds will be on their way today, roper2008 return postage is headed your way. God bless you all! We STILL have some trades available and STILL need more help. It takes a lot to plant 1� acres and a good variety of veggies. Be sure to check out our initial post and if you have a surplus of seed and would like to trade or can send for SASBE to help the community outreach, please take a moment and respond. We will start our Greenhouse efforts at the end of February/first of March time frame and plan our community garden�s planting locations to ensure good rotation efforts�.just gotta know what we will have available to plan properly. Thanks in advance, ~Arkseven...See MoreWANTED: 2-5 cent seed packets at Dollar General
Comments (8)I posted this in good faith but it has turned into a philosophical discussion. My intention was to let people know of a good deal so they can take advantage of this, if they wish. I looked up on line, clarification: (I don't know if I can give a link here) but if you search "seed companies owned by Monsanto", it comes up with the long list. Monsanto owns "American Seeds" (and I don't think they sell retail because this name does not even come on seed company searches) not "American seed co". Also, I doubt Monsanto would sell their GMO or Hybrid seeds for 2 cents or allow their subsidiaries to do so. The "American seed co" I am referring to is "American Seed Co" by Plantation products LLC". I did not see any Hybrid varieties among those seeds at Dollar General (or elsewhere), so they are all heirlooms. Like others have pointed out, Plantation sells seeds under ferry Morse, McKenzie, Jiffy, NK Lawn & Garden. I have seen these brands sold at major chains. As far as germination rates, I planted same seeds this summer which I had picked up last year for 5 cent per packet. I did not have any problem with any of the veges but did have poor germination with some flowers, perhaps I planted some at wrong time of the year. Even if the germination rate was 50%, at 2 cents a packet, they are still hell of a bargain. Who needs 50 or 100 seeds of one variety any way (except for a few commercial or semi-commercial growers here)....See MoreCheap Dollar General seeds!
Comments (3)Does anyone know where I could get some wiri wiri pepper seeds?...See Morefall veggies and a couple of general garden questions
Comments (4)70 is the magic number. Most of the common veggie seeds sprout when the temps are around 70 degrees, not too hot or not too cold. Plenty of the plants on your list will handle our winters without a problem but they have to be kinda large to do well since once the daylight shrinks in mid November there just isn't enough light to encourage strong growth. So you have to either start seeds indoors under lights and wait for the summer heat to go away (please please please) or buy seedlings from the garden center. I imagine stuff will show up at the end of August. Carrots taste sweeter if grown in the winter. The biggest problem is that it takes all winter long to get large carrots and they don't sprout well in high heat, and they hate being transplanted so you're at their mercy - sow seeds in mid or late August and don't expect big carrots until next spring. Beets taste better if grown during the cool part of the year also. They're easy and grow fast and don't mind the cold. Chard looks better in the winter but you can grow it pretty much all year long here. (It is just a beet that doesn't form much of a bulb). I've planted my last crop of green beans now and should be picking beans up until frost. There's still plenty of time for them. Bok Choy and all the other Asian greens can be sown the minute the daytime temps get under 85 (hopefully 70). They don't sprout much in high heat. They usually hold up during the minor freezes. The leaves sometimes show damage from harsh winter weather - but usually they do fine and taste better with nightly frosts. Brussels Sprouts are only worth growing if you're gonna leave them on the plant through the winter - otherwise they taste just like storebought cabbage. The sprouts will kinda stand still once things cool off but they get candy sweet when the nights get frosty. I get better broccoli in the winter than in the spring but I usually have to plant store bought seedlings a couple of times to get them in the ground right when the temps cool off - it's always a guessing game. If your garlic bulbs haven't rotted they will resprout and grow all winter - they are unfazed by cold. As far as what else can you grow - I like Arugula or Rocket and any of the small Cress greens. Stuff like Fava beans will grow through the winter here but you don't get beans until mid Spring (keep in mind that some people are allergic to Fava's). I would also plant some Shallots - they do well, are as easy as garlic and you can pluck out a bulb or two whenever you want one rather than having a season like garlic. I protect my winter greens (lettuce, spinach, arugula) with a plastic covering and have never had a problem with the cold. A 4 by 4 space devoted to greens will feed you til next spring when you can grow them without protection. Good luck....See Morenaturegirl_2007 5B SW Michigan
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