It's all I can think about! Not only have I been thinking about what seeds I should be getting for my patio garden, but I have seeds on the brain for my community garden project, and to top it all off, I read seed book after seed book to the kids I nanny!! My life is full of seeds. Kind of. They're there in theory, but I have no seeds very few seed packets in my possession.
So my question is, where are the best seed sources? I'm fully aware of potential sources, I do have a framed piece of paper that says I know enough about horticulture to deserve that. What I want to know are the favorites. Because I am by no means an expert. After all, this is the first time I've had my "own garden" since I lived at home.
My first choice will be Mom's seed drawer this weekend when I spend a couple of days at home. There is a good selection of left over seed packets from our home garden, not sure how old some of them are, but they all have been pretty viable in the past. It's free. Can't get any cheaper than that!
Whether you snag seeds from Mom, have a collection of your own, or just go out to your local garden center and purchase them, turn it into a family affair! Get the kiddies involved! I will be starting my community garden project in a couple of weeks with the Boys & Girls Club kids and I am letting THEM pick out their own seeds. Yes, this could be madness. But to me, that's the best part! Let them take the initiative to try something new. Let them experience different shapes and colors by looking at pictures in catalogues, on the internet, wherever... just let them do it! They will be more likely to try those foreign sometimes scary veggies if they were grown in the kids' garden. Their kids, but they understand the hard work and time that will go into producing one radish or one tomatillo so they will be more eager to try it because it's theirs.
Get those kids out there! Teach them to plan, teach them to experience the mystery of the plant life cycle. If you allow for their creativity in the garden, you'll be surprised every season! And you will finally get them to eat their veggies! (but don't hold me to it!)
Whether you snag seeds from Mom, have a collection of your own, or just go out to your local garden center and purchase them, turn it into a family affair! Get the kiddies involved! I will be starting my community garden project in a couple of weeks with the Boys & Girls Club kids and I am letting THEM pick out their own seeds. Yes, this could be madness. But to me, that's the best part! Let them take the initiative to try something new. Let them experience different shapes and colors by looking at pictures in catalogues, on the internet, wherever... just let them do it! They will be more likely to try those foreign sometimes scary veggies if they were grown in the kids' garden. Their kids, but they understand the hard work and time that will go into producing one radish or one tomatillo so they will be more eager to try it because it's theirs.
Get those kids out there! Teach them to plan, teach them to experience the mystery of the plant life cycle. If you allow for their creativity in the garden, you'll be surprised every season! And you will finally get them to eat their veggies! (but don't hold me to it!)
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