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    • Monday, April 19, 2010

    Branching out with new seed sources

    The growing season is short in my Wisconsin climate zone. I don't dare put in tomato or pepper plants until late May, usually Memorial Day. At the end of the growing season, when die-hard locavore gardeners are canning their salsa and preserving their heirloom seeds, I'm starting a new school year. I've used that timeline as an excuse to plant only mass-produced garden center seedlings for years. This year, I'm branching out.


    Thanks to gifts from Hometown Seeds and City Slipper (@CitySlipper on Twitter, blogging at Small Kitchen Garden), I'm starting a few heirloom varieties from scratch.

    Read the whole post at Green Spot-On!

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    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I was laughing listening to Garden Talk on Friday--they were advising a man who wanted to grow melons to find seeds that grew the FASTEST!

    4/20/2010 10:51 AM  

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