SQUASH FAMILY CROSSES, By Nick Guthrie March 10, 2013 Members of the Squash (or Cucurbitacaea) family are many and varied – in size, shape, colour, & storability. Most of those grown in this…
SOME VEGGIE SEED SAVING, by Nick Guthrie March 10, 2013 All the plants we want to save for seeds: must be non-hybrid – often designated as open pollinated, - and non GMO. must be…
OPEN vs. HYBRID PLANTS vs. GMO (or GE) PLANTS, by Nick Guthrie March 10, 2013 One of our goals in CVGSS is to share vegetable seeds among us which breed “true”, that is, will go from seed-to-plant-to-seed giving reliable…
Ellen Rainwalker’s List of Resources for Growing and Saving Your Own Seeds February 10, 2013 Ellen Rainwalker’s List of Resources for Growing and Saving Your Own Seeds * indicates that item is available through the Vancouver Island Regional Library system Books &…
Islolation Distances by Nick Guthrie December 19, 2012 [important] From the February 2008 Newsletter [/important] One part of our mandate in CVGSS is to exchange vegetable seeds which breed “true”, that is, will go from…
The Book: How to Save Your Own Seeds, 5th edition November 24, 2012 How to Save Your Own Seeds, 5th edition [caption id="attachment_738" align="alignleft" width="151"] $12 from Seeds of Diversity[/caption] Written by gardeners, for gardeners, this is a manual…