Comments on: Heirloom Seeds: A Frugal and Healthier Option for Gardening

By: Linda@GardenGurus

Linda@GardenGurus — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:14:52 +0000

Thanks for sharing your site and info. Looking forward to a new year filled with promise.

By: Jaime G

Jaime G — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:17 +0000

Loved this post! We grew heirloom tomatoes last year, and I'm hoping to plant more this year, but I have still have quite a bit to learn!
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By: Nikki Moore

Nikki Moore — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:04:24 +0000

I'm planning to start my first container garden this year, on my little second-story patio of our apartment. This has inspired me to look to seeds, and heirloom varieties, instead of plants...although I think this year I'll try plants, as it'll be my first attempt at any sort of gardening! Thanks for this great info. I knew heirloom produce was better than 'regular' but I didn't know what it meant at all. :)
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By: Kendra

Kendra — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:24:22 +0000

Thanks for the great post and comment discussion regarding man's cultivation of seeds and the biblical view of it.

http://www.freedomseeds.org is another great source of heirloom, non-gmo seeds. Since Monsanto owns the rights to even non-gmo seeds (that Baker Creek and others sell), Freedom Seeds has carefully spent many months tracking down and finding the varieties that Monsanto doesn't own. So you won't support Monsanto in any way.

By: Patrice Farmer

Patrice Farmer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:57:21 +0000

Yes please only buy Heirloom even Open Pollinated can end up being genetically modified if it crosses with Monsantos seeds. I love the diaper, I had my daughter on cloth only she was allergic to the gel stuff and once I saw what was in them I was glad she was.
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By: Lindsay Burden

Lindsay Burden — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:06:10 +0000

Loved this post! I use seeds for everything except for my tomatoes and peppers. I live in Las Vegas so there is a VERY short period of time to plant before it gets too hot. I'm afraid that seeds wouldn't get mature enough to produce before the plants go dormant (during July and August). Perhaps I should give it a try though...who knows, it may just work.
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By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:54:07 +0000

Hi Nola! I would strongly recommend the book "Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners" by Suzanne Ashworth. It is the best book on seed-saving I've found. Like you, I grow everything I grow from seed and am a seed-saving "dummy" who will be attempting to save seeds for the first time this year! :)

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:51:46 +0000

@Nola,

By: Amy @ Homestead Revival

Amy @ Homestead Revival — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:37:05 +0000

Terri, I agree with you that we are to subdue the earth and be good stewards, however GM seeds are inherently different than hybrid seeds. I'm not a scientist, but from what I have come to understand is that the GM seeds are modified often with the DNA from something outside of the plant kingdom (such as the animal kingdom) to give it characteristics that scientist are looking for. That just isn't right. I recently inquired with a farmer friend about this issue and he agrees, even though his good friend works at Monsanto. They have come to agree to disagree, but my farmer friend isn't swayed by all the salesmanship his friend has tried to convinced with that GM's are safe. He isn't buying it and neither am I.

By: Amy @ Homestead Revival

Amy @ Homestead Revival — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:31:18 +0000

Great post, Pheobe. We want to avoid the GM seeds as well and buy from Seeds of Change or Seed Savers Exchange. It's interesting that God tells the Israelites in Leviticus 19:19 not to sew seeds of two kinds together or to breed two kinds of cows. While I know this was as a spiritual illustration, God often had them do things that later kept them safe when other cultures were doing what was "wise in their own eyes".

Last year I saved two kind of tomato seeds and some bean seeds. We'll see if they reproduce (all heirloom varieties). Readers may want to note that Seed Savers Exchange tells on the back of each seed package how to save the seeds correctly for the next season.