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Posts with Category: Seed Saving

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

Posted In: Education, Growing, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Education, Gardening Tips, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Education, Gardening Tips, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Education, Gardening Tips, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Education, Garden journal, Gardening Tips, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Garden journal, Recipes, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Past events, Seed Saving, Uncategorized

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…

Posted In: Resources, Seed Saving, Uncategorized

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)…

Posted In: CVGSS Winnower, Events, Garden Tours, Past events, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Garden journal, Gardening Tips, Seed Saving

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…

Posted In: Education, Resources, Seed Saving

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. …

Posted In: Seed Saving

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