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When my pea crops stopped producing, I allowed those pods that had become to mature to dry on the vine. When shelled, this yielded 3 lbs of snow pea seeds and 2 lbs of shelling pea seeds. I will use these to produce microgreen pea shoots over the winter. This amount of seeds purchased commercially…
Late blight is the nemesis of tomato growers, especially in the damp climate of the coastal Pacific Northwest. Many sources of gardening advice include a lot of misinformation about managing late blight. For authoritative sources of good information, I recommend: Managing Late Blight. Managing Late Blight in Organically-Produced Tomatoes Myths – Crop rotation is essential…
This is my setup for collecting and drying tomato seeds. I cut tomatoes in half and squeeze juice and seeds into a small jars or bottles. These are allowed to sit for 2 or 3 days. The resulting fermentation releases the seeds from the gel in which they reside in the fruit. It is not…
This is the time of year when our mailbox becomes clogged with seed catalogs. It is a trap. The seed merchants clearly share mailing lists. Purchasing seeds from one merchant will cause catalogs from 5 merchants to show up in the mail. I exercised some self-restraint, and didn’t make purchases from any of these merchants.…