NEWBIE SEED PROJECT - NOVEMBER 2017
val (MA z6)
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Comments (46)VERY INEXPENSIVE SEEDS. It always hurts financially to pay $5 for a packet of a few seeds, plus $5-8 postage if mail order. This seed distribution project of Val's is wonderful. And I want to introduce newbies to an additional source of great quality almost-free seed. There is a seed company called American that is always sold at Walmart and sometimes at dollar or discount stores. I have never understood how this company can make much profit because printing the paper seed packets probably costs more than they charge. Their seed packets are about 30-50 cents each. They only sell open-polinated, but often the best cultivars of the OPs. The seed packets are put out in Ohio in walmart in March, and generally sell out very fast. I buy all my herb seed from American at Walmart, most of my vegetables (other than tomatoes), and some flower seeds. I have bought this seed for many, many years, and have always been very hsppy with my plants. When I read about Val's wonderful project, I thought I would buy American seed next March to contribute. Then I realized that the postage would cost more than the price of seeds. So it would be less expensive for people to buy this seed themselves instead of paying more postage....See MoreFebruary 2017 - NEWBIE SEED PROJECT
Comments (40)I am a musician. And when I'm not playing the drums I'm playing in the dirt. I am building my clay soil through wood chips and composting. That takes time. So I have been picking up mulch from the city and last year I laid down a strip across the front border of my property and stuck as many things as I could in there. I have a bee hive and they survived the winter!! I'm excited to see what they think of all the work I've been doing to feed them lol. I have a friend that has over 20 hives and I convinced him to turn his back yard into a bee Buffett. So I'll be setting him up this year. I have mulched about 1/3 of the tree lawn and that is where I put some of the pretty, ivansive plants. Im just discovering the world of hardy/perennial and self seeding vegetables. (Sorrel and arugula are on my watch list) It all started bc I didn't want to mow my lawn but my passion for giving plants a life in my Yarden has beecome so much more...fruitful....See MoreNEWBIE SEED PROJECT - MARCH 2017
Comments (97)Hi All, Thank you for your nice comments and love all the photos of what you've got growing. Surgery went well and PT says I'm doing good.. It's been 2 weeks, tho it seems more like 2 months! ha ha! I'm not used to being almost helpless. My family is taking great care of me, I am so fortunate, and watering my plants/seedlings that I DID start/have growing to plant when I can. My stamina is not great, but it takes alot of energy (apparently) to heal. And I"m doing good. I take one day at a time, and know that each brings me closer to having a "bionic knee" that will perform SO much better than my old one! :D Keep the photos coming, everyone! I love to see them, and hear what you're up to, what's growing and how things are coming!...See MoreNEWBIE SEED PROJECT - MAY 2017
Comments (12)Hello! Thank you so much for putting this together. My name is Nick Greinert, and I live in Round Rock, Texas (basically North Austin). I started a garden in my parents backyard to try and be more self sufficient and provide for them and my finance. Vegetables would be much appreciated; also any herb or flower would not go to waste! God bless! Edit: My garden consists of an upper deck with plenty of room for pots, and a big backyard with a recently constructed raised garden bed that is 6' wide by 11' long. There's also a lot of space that I could use out front because my parents constructed a front garden when I was little, and it has fallen to disuse....See MoreJohn Ries
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