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Category Archives: Seed Saving
Saving Seeds: Okra
My neighbor (where I grew the zucchini this past fall) grows okra every summer. They eat most of it, share some of it and always save a bunch of seeds to use to plant next years crops and share. I … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Food, Garden, Seed Saving
Tagged Hill Country Red okra, okra, okra flowers, Seed Savers Exchange, Seed Saving, Star of David
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Harvesting Poppy Seeds (papaveraceae)
You may remember my beautifully blooming red poppies back in March. The seed pods have now dried and it is time to collect the seeds. I harvest the seeds for two reasons. The biggest reason is control. Poppies re-seed very, … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Miscellaneous, Seed Saving
Tagged harvesting poppy seeds, papaveraceae, poppy's
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Blooming right now: Poppy (papaveraceae)
The poppy is in the genus papaver and there are over 50 species in that genus. Papaver somniferum have different many different sub-species ranging from the opium poppy to poppy that we get edible poppy seeds to the common garden … Continue reading
Spring Planting
The past two years I have been trying to follow moon planting (I am not even sure that is the correct name for it). Friday and Saturday were the best days for planting above ground grown vegetables (veggies that you … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Seed Saving
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Saving Seeds
Saving seeds is important to me. It gives me a chance learn, enjoy and admire plants in a different way. I grew up in a family that enjoyed being outside doing many different activities and I learned early on how … Continue reading