tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870001353604561760.post4622229346692263915..comments2023-10-21T04:21:52.712-07:00Comments on CSA days: Tossing seeds and germination tests...CSA Farmer Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17898965124214555064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870001353604561760.post-31269110148500952482008-02-18T11:11:00.000-08:002008-02-18T11:11:00.000-08:00Thanks for the great ideas! A seed swap might be ...Thanks for the great ideas! A seed swap might be a fun fall activity for the farm. If anyone else would be intrested let me know, I will keep the idea in our possible event list!CSA Farmer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898965124214555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870001353604561760.post-58306438429871544792008-02-13T16:07:00.000-08:002008-02-13T16:07:00.000-08:00it's alway sad to toss out old seeds. all of the ...it's alway sad to toss out old seeds. <BR/><BR/><BR/>all of the literature is conservative in their estimates of seed life, which is important for market gardening, but not necessarily for school gardens or hobbyists. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>some ideas for future seed room clean-outs: <BR/><BR/>1. sprinkle the orphans on a patch of garden that you may not get to cultivate and see what grows. i once had a friend that had 10 year old parsnip seeds in his freezer, which usually last only one season. he did a germination test and nothing came up. then he tossed them on the edges of his compost pile and had a parsnip garden! <BR/><BR/>2. don't have any spare garden space? sprinkle the seeds along the edges of a(n) (sub)urban alleyway. guerrilla gardening is fun!<BR/><BR/>3. donate the seeds to a school garden project, or <BR/><BR/>4. bring them to your local seedswap. (don't have a seed swap? start one!) other people may not care that there may be low germ. rate. <BR/><BR/>5. sow thickly to use them up quickly!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>best of luck with those germination tests!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com