tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209795625610717528.post1636758205373677536..comments2023-04-10T06:24:10.787-06:00Comments on Earthly Gardener: Seed hoarding!Bobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209795625610717528.post-49694315119625642762009-01-14T09:14:00.000-07:002009-01-14T09:14:00.000-07:00Thanks, Susan! Great information. I feel better ...Thanks, Susan! Great information. I feel better now about saving these five year old seeds. LOL<BR/><BR/>bobbi c.Bobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209795625610717528.post-54299626315625266362008-12-10T10:54:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:54:00.000-07:00Heirlooms and native seeds are generally viable lo...Heirlooms and native seeds are generally viable longer than hybrids because hybrids aren't bred for the seeds to last a long time. Breeders select hybrids for other traits, not for their ability to wait it out until conditions are right for their success. <BR/><BR/>Seeds are embryonic plants after all, and their ability to survive in this dormant state is all about the plant not wasting its genetic resources. A seed needs to "know" when the best time to germinate is, a time that will be more than likely conducive to it growing into a plant, flowering and setting seeds to pass those genes on into future generations. <BR/><BR/>So think of your hoarded seeds as embryonic plants waiting for their time in the sun. . . . (By the way, seeds of some desert annual wildflowers are still viable after a century of waiting for the rains to come.)Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209795625610717528.post-76558664720488709772008-11-24T07:08:00.000-07:002008-11-24T07:08:00.000-07:00Hi easygardener.....I'd like to get to that point ...Hi easygardener.....I'd like to get to that point where I'm organized enough to do that. I'd also like to phase out the hybrid seeds and focus on the heirlooms, too. A friend told me that they are viable much longer than the hybrids. I didn't know that!<BR/><BR/>bobbi c.Bobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209795625610717528.post-52962369956817284812008-11-23T12:16:00.000-07:002008-11-23T12:16:00.000-07:00I'm the opposite - I sort my seed box at the end o...I'm the opposite - I sort my seed box at the end of every year. I've convinced myself this is an essential trade off if I'm to buy new varieties. I can't resist a new variety!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com