By Alfia Menke, Co-Chair Diggin’ Shoreline
Did you know that you don’t need to buy seeds for your yard every year? With a little knowledge you can save the seeds from the plants in your own yard and place them back in your yard the following year for free!
It is fun to know that your seeds are already acclimated to your own yard, your own micro-climate and your own soil. Each year these plants will become stronger and stronger because only the strong seeds will successfully grow into beautiful plants.
You can encourage the qualities you want to grow by selecting the plants that look the best to you or grow the tastiest food.
Maybe you don’t like that one lettuce plant because it bolted too early. Well ,… don’t save that plant’s seeds!
Another advantage to letting your plants go to seed is that the birds love to eat those same seeds (as in bird seed)
If you like learning this kind of information the free Seed Saving Presentation at SCC at 7pm, September 29, 2012 is for you.
Diggin’ Shoreline is very happy to host this community event for you and all your gardening friends. Hope to see you there!
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