Seed Saving January 15, 2019 Link to excellent article by Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds. https://www.saltspringseeds.com/pages/how-to-save-seeds
Saving lettuce seeds August 8, 2016 Ralph Watts has the following method for saving lettuce seeds. "For some this may be an easier way to save lettuce seed." he says. Get…
Tomato pollination and isolation June 9, 2016 http://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-pole-beans-planted-next-sunflowers-57178.html Link to pollinating tomatoes with an electric toothebrush for better yield. An Interesting question is whether to isolate tomatoes or not; whether to bag or…
Saving squash seeds July 1, 2015 Squash cross pollinate readily with other squashes of the same variety. They are insect pollinated so the insects are flying quite long distances. First…
Bag isolation of tomatoes. June 12, 2015 June is here and the tomatoes are flowering. Time to bag them! Many of us have small gardens and want to grow several types of…
Gem squash – a South African delicacy March 18, 2015 As a South African expat I grew up with gem squash as being the one and only squash we ever saw at our table. We…
Seed packing bee November 8th 2014 October 17, 2014 FIRST SEED BEE FOR THE SEED EXCHANGE Seed savers had their first packing bee on Saturday, November 8 at Lush Valley, 1126 Piercy Ave in Courtenay. Only…
Storing seeds September 30, 2014 At the September 2014 Seed Savers meeting, Ellen Rainwalker gave a presentation on cleaning, drying and storing seeds To see the powerpoint of this talk…
Local farmers saving local seeds – farm tour September 9, 2014 Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers Garden Tour- Sunday, September 21 – Local Farmers Saving Local Seeds The Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS)…
Saving Kale seeds June 3, 2014 I have two varieties of kale and want to save seeds from both of them. One has smooth, tender green leaves, the tenderest kale I…
Seed Saving 101 November 20, 2013 CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION OF THIS PAGE Amaranth Method of Pollination - Amaranth is self fertile, but is occasionally wind pollinated. Time to…
The second year’s crop comes in for the Seed Bank September 19, 2013 Article by Vivien Adams Photos by Joyce McMenamon The Comox Valley Community Seed Bank members are harvesting the seeds of the second year of our operation. …
