tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post8631940721106611287..comments2024-03-27T17:05:32.146-07:00Comments on creative savv: Free Garden Seeds From Inside a Store-Bought PepperLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-80557843843367577912023-03-01T19:41:37.761-08:002023-03-01T19:41:37.761-08:00Hi Kris,
I do like to experiment. even if the daug...Hi Kris,<br />I do like to experiment. even if the daughter plant differs from the parent one, I can still almost always use what I can harvest, so long as it has time to grow. The peppers I harvest rarely reach the "red" stage of ripeness, but I'm good with green or yellow peppers that I get from the red pepper seeds.Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-65463898876156877192023-03-01T19:40:08.251-08:002023-03-01T19:40:08.251-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
That's a nice thing to hear...Hi Live and Learn,<br />That's a nice thing to hear about your father. Hmm, I'd say planting seeds from grocery store winter squash has had spotty results. I have often would up with varieties that I didn't think I'd plant. What I have heard about seed-collecting from hybrid plants, like some popular garden tomatoes, the daughter plant is different from the parent plant. I still save some seeds from tomatoes and plant them, because there's always something I can use. I have heard that some dried beans for cooking have been heat treated in such a way (to kill larvae) that they have poor germination. I also realize that some varieties we can get from the grocery store may not be suited to grow in our own locales. In my cool summer area, varieties of pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and corn that do well in my garden are often not ones that I find in markets. But I do think it's fin to experiment and find out for myself.Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-23113128363673164742023-03-01T19:33:59.965-08:002023-03-01T19:33:59.965-08:00Hi Cat,
Oh that sounds like a good podcast. I'...Hi Cat,<br />Oh that sounds like a good podcast. I'll check that out. <br />15 bean soup mix sounds like a great way to get a variety of seeds at a low cost. Thanks for the tips!Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-42047641376393843512023-03-01T06:56:16.585-08:002023-03-01T06:56:16.585-08:00It might be fun to see the differences between the...It might be fun to see the differences between the parent plant and the one you grow. :)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-35402380778755056902023-03-01T04:31:35.385-08:002023-03-01T04:31:35.385-08:00Definitely a good way to get new plants. My father...Definitely a good way to get new plants. My father was a champion at this. Have you tried any seeds or plants that just don't work for propagation?Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19173169743805229952023-03-01T03:40:56.424-08:002023-03-01T03:40:56.424-08:00Funny you should mention this. I've been liste...Funny you should mention this. I've been listening to Ray Lovegrove's podcast, Radical Simple Living, on my walks recently. A couple days ago, in Episode 16, he mentioned that he does this as well (living in Sweden). And there was a whole discussion on this, a very long thread that I read through a while back, on the Permies forum. One person mentioned buying the 15 bean soup mix specifically to plant. I haven't so much but may have to try it as I run out of certain seeds. Definitely a money-saving way to garden!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396716408304381802noreply@blogger.com