Seed saving

Seed saving is an essential part of becoming self sufficient (which is what we're working toward) & when you have your own garden it's a great practice to get into because buying the same seeds over & over again is going to become very expensive 0_0
Admittedly I don't know a huge amount about seed saving, however it doesn't seem too complicated, basically it's collecting seeds : )


In many cases you can take seeds straight from a fruit or vegetable, ie. capsicum, zucchini, pumpkin, tomato, beans, strawberries, etc. Of course some vegetables don't have seeds in them eg. carrots, beetroot, cabbage, salad greens, onions, etc, this includes herbs too. To acquire seeds for these plants you will either have to buy them (if all goes to plan you should only have to do this once), or you can collect them from plants that have 'gone to seed' : )  If you don't yet have any plants of your own you may be able to collect some from friends, family etc.
Plants that are left in the garden undisturbed, which do not bare fruits or vegetables containing seeds, will inevitably go to seed, so once you have established your garden you can collect seeds from your own plants :D This is a beneficial practice in many ways, one of the best things about harvesting your own seed & replanting is that the plants adjust to your area & become stronger generation to generation, amazing stuff!


I decided to take some seeds from a capsicum that we bought at the market, maybe they won't grow, although I can't imagine why not >_> So I'm going to plant them & keep track of what happens (if anything :p)

Look at all these free seeds!

I hope they grow :p

Seeds are amazing & precious in my mind, many people may be aware that there are certain large seed companies out there that are attempting to genetically modify plants so that they will not go to seed, & as a result people will have no choice but to buy them! This makes me so furious, so so furious, selfishly interfering with nature & depriving people of their right to collect their own seeds, all for the sake of profit! I don't have words for how horrible & wrong this sort of practice is D:< For reasons like this we should all buy certified organic wherever possible, & avoid Genetically Modified foods like the plague, because in my opinion they're worse than one.
Growing a good variety of plants & saving your own seed is a great thing to be doing, many species have already been lost due to ridiculous modern day agricultural techniques & the foolish implication of monocultural practices. Until a few years ago I had no idea that there were so many varieties of tomato, I've only ever seen 3 or 4 varieties in the supermarket, but there are many many more than this. By having your own garden you can greatly increase the variety of foods in your diet, & if you use permaculture techniques/design & grow organically you'll be helping the environment & you're almost sure to improve your health too!


Well that's my seed rant :p


Kinda off topic buuut, super easy curry recipe coming soon...


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