So far I've collected petunia, snapdragon and gazanzia seeds...
I'm learning. :) I have some awesome blood-red velvety marigolds I would like to save, and a strawberry plant that sent out huge amounts of berries for it's first year (started it from seed. it was the only sprout that lived.)
This is fun. I can't wait till next year. :bounce:
1. I've never had petunias and marigolds go to seed.
The only thing I've been able to collect this year is cypress vine seeds--I have a million of them. I think I'm going to pass them along to my gardening friends at work and keep some for next year, of course.
4. Iraqi's are no longer allowed to save their crop seeds
some crap *Co wrote into their laws, they have to use GM seeds. :mad: these farmers had been planting the same seeds for hundreds of years. it's disgusting.
I get several catalogs from companies that sell "heirloom seeds"--I wonder what effect this has had on them? There are a few that have really rare seeds, and I would bet that they can't be "legal" under those rules.
I don't understand the logic behind this, other than it being just another way to line Shrub's buddies' bank accounts. Anything to restrict our freedoms and make them more money . . . .
If anything it helps their business.. the heirloom movement is there to help preserve older nonGM varieties. Also if you notice in a lot of the catalogs they sell books and little kits to help you save seed.
the seeds that are illegal to save and sow are genetically modified by companies <like Monsanto> and have a patient on them... Amazing you can patient a seed huh...
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