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Nothing against Heirloom Organics, but just holding seeds is not a good plan. You need to experiment with growing the same ones you’re holding. Unless you’re pretty lucky, not all those heirloom seeds are going to do that well where you live.
Heirloom vegetables were developed over long periods of time, for a particular climate..that of northern Europe, which is on the same latitude as Chicago.
There is good reason why hybrids were developed. Not GMOs, but ordinary Mendelian crosses. I damn sure hope that science is not lost.
I bought a “Canned Seed Stash” the sellers of which I won’t mention. After a year, I decided to plant them all. Some germinated. Some did not. Some grew okay. Many did not, at least here in the hot south land.
Having some seeds is good. I buy mine from a variety of sources. In fact I buy seeds whenever and wherever I see them for sale. I have them in the freezer, in the fridge, in a cool dry room, everywhere you look I have seeds. Seeds are ridiculously cheap, if you’re talking small scale food gardening.
But I plant them and evaluate them too. And what grows this year might not do as well next year. Gardening takes far more than seeds. Plant a garden if all you have is an apartment with a balcony. Nobody should be without a garden.
Eddie, not to disagree with yourmain point but Northern Europe is on the same latitude as Hudson Bay, more or less.
600,000 Chinese Die Each Year From Working Too Hard
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/30/2014 – 20:53
Here are two very disturbing statistics:
Every year, 300,000 Americans die from obesity (Source: NIH)
Every year, 600,000 Chinese die from working too hard (Source: China Youth Daily, China Radio)
I guess it’s better to live in a socialist welfare country and get food stamps…..who needs seeds?
Thank you, I stand corrected. I think I was trying to misquote one of my teachers, who said something along the lines that heirlooms, having been developed in Europe, don’t thrive as well on latitudes much further south than Chicago.
I raised Herefords thirty years ago. I have a long history of growing food and thanks to a depression era mother, can can most things.
This year my gardens are worthless. The weather has been awful. The bugs are worse. Depending on growing your own in a crisis is going to be hit or miss. The miss will be very uncomfortable.
Last year i had beautiful tomato vines, but no fruit. This year I can’t keep them picked, The cool weather has favored gardening here, this year. But it’s always hit or miss. You’re very right. However, luck favors the prepared.
I have done better with my saved seeds than with store bought. I avoid hybrid and favor heirloom. Our garden is of moderate size (180 ft²) and provides well. Have a good growing season in north Georgia. I use wood chips to keep the weeds and vermin under control and the soil moist. This year I have had a lot of volunteers from last years tomatoes, squash, melons, and potatoes and I just let them grow wherever
Because of the warm waters of the Gulf Stream the climate of Europe is a lot like the eastern USA and most heirlooms do quite nicely. I lived in England for four years and the weather was very similar to the weather in NC and VA.
more valuable than a lot of things but I doubt gold – or silver for that matter..
“Last year i had beautiful tomato vines, but no fruit. ”
I don’t think it is common knowledge to folks in cooler climates, but tomatoes will not set fruit if night temperatures stay above 70+ degrees. If you happen to have a summer where temps stay too hot at night you get what you describe.
The key, once you get started in gardening, is to save your own seeds. You select the best plants with the best flavored, healthiest fruits and save those seeds. Every year your production will improve and your seeds will become specialized for your particular environment. Of course you must take into account the basics like crop rotation, tilth, soil chemistry, but those are minor tasks once you understand the basics. The amount require to sustain an individual for a year (if you eat as much as you can seasonally and learn how to properly preserve and store for the non-productive season) is less than 200 sf.
Acres USA, Back to Eden Gardening are excellent resources for anyone interested in organic production.
I have found that heirloom seeds in general had only a 50% success. I tried treating the like my flower bulbs. Placed them in paper sacks and placed in fridge for two weeks. Before planting soaked them in water overnight. It was a success about an 80 increase in seeds that sprouted.