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| Just look at those mouth-watering strawberries! |
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| Oh, I can't wait to sink my teeth into these! |
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| Broccoli repotted |
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| specimens of Azalea & Hosta |
Friday, May 10, 2013
It Won't Be Long Now
Saving Leftover Seeds for Next Year
For more information visit Underwood Gardens they have an entire site of valuable information for the back yard gardener.
If you are saving seeds from a seed packet where you didn’t use all of the seeds, keep the packet and put it into a Ziploc baggie. Date the baggie and put it into a gallon sized Ziploc that has the date on it as well. If you don’t date everything, you will wonder how long the seed has been in storage… If you are saving seeds from harvest, put all of the info on the baggie- common name, scientific name, date, and any notes you want to remember next year when you pull it out. Seeds can safely be stored for 3+ years.
When time comes for planting next spring, take out the packets you will use, take out the seeds you will plant if there are a lot left, and put the bag back into the Ziploc and into the freezer. Let the seed to be planted come to room temperature before putting into the soil. Most varieties will keep for 3+ years with no loss of germination. There are exceptions, of course. Onion seeds are good for 1 year, no more, no matter the method of keeping. Garlic only grows from the bulb or clove, freezing kills it. There are some other varieties that have a short life in storage, but don’t get too caught up in that. If you plant each year, you will be fine.
If you are saving seeds from a seed packet where you didn’t use all of the seeds, keep the packet and put it into a Ziploc baggie. Date the baggie and put it into a gallon sized Ziploc that has the date on it as well. If you don’t date everything, you will wonder how long the seed has been in storage… If you are saving seeds from harvest, put all of the info on the baggie- common name, scientific name, date, and any notes you want to remember next year when you pull it out. Seeds can safely be stored for 3+ years.
When time comes for planting next spring, take out the packets you will use, take out the seeds you will plant if there are a lot left, and put the bag back into the Ziploc and into the freezer. Let the seed to be planted come to room temperature before putting into the soil. Most varieties will keep for 3+ years with no loss of germination. There are exceptions, of course. Onion seeds are good for 1 year, no more, no matter the method of keeping. Garlic only grows from the bulb or clove, freezing kills it. There are some other varieties that have a short life in storage, but don’t get too caught up in that. If you plant each year, you will be fine.
Potatoes Selected for My Garden
for more information about potatoes visit burpee.com
Potato, Purple Majesty
Deep purple color and sweet, buttery flavor. Pick a peck of perfectly purple potatoes. These
ever-so-delicious potatoes are purple through and through—with wine-dark
skins and succulent purple flesh. The violet-toned, sweet, buttery
spuds add pizzazz to potato salads and mixed vegetable dishes. Surprise
your next sirloin with a helping of succulent purple steak fries.
Formidable!
Sun:
Full Sun
Days to Maturity:
85
days
Height:
18-24
inches
Spread:
12-15
inches
Potato, Rio Grande Russet
Outstanding choice for salads, slicing, and chipping.To your health. High-yielding, nutrition-rich potato loaded with
antioxidants. Extra-moist flesh makes this the go-to potato for salads,
slicing and chipping. Sized 4-5" long x 2-3" in diameter, Rio Grande
has rust-brown skin and white flesh. Well-adapted across the country.
Stores well.
Sun:
Full Sun
Sowing Method:
Direct Sow
Days to Maturity:
59-65
days
Height:
38
inches
Spread:
34
inches
Update on Growth
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| Beans & Cucumbers ready to climb the bean tower |
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| 2nd Bean Tower with Beans ready to climb |
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| Onions & Other Vegetables |
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| Look at the Strawberries ripening up!!! |
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| More Strawberries turning from green to red!! |
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| Tomato row |
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| Tomatoes covered with pine needles to keep moist |
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| Carrots, Cucumbers, Beets, Zucchini, Summer Squash & More |
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