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Heirloom cucumbers grown last year in my garden.
Experienced gardeners almost always choose heirloom seeds over hybrid seeds. It doesn't matter to them if the tomato is perfectly shaped. It matters to them whether they can save the seeds for future gardens. It also matters to them that it is not genetically modified organism seeds. Saving seeds has been done for centuries. That is the way the immigrants who came from other countries bringing their precious seeds with them to plant in the new world did it. I am glad they did that.
You cannot save the seeds from hybrid or GMO (genetically modified organism), in fact it is against the law to save GMO seeds for the next year. Research Monsanto to find out more on that. It is very important at this point in time for everyone to start growing gardens and sowing heirloom seeds. We need to protect the integrity of our food supply. If we don't do it now, the future food supply will be tainted by Monsanto and nobody will be to blame for it but us. Take a stand now!
How to get started? Easy, as pie! Research the information on line for saving seeds. A good book on Amazon that is highly recommended is The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs
written by Robert E. Gough and Cheryl Mooore Gough. It will explain the process of saving the seeds and give you all kinds of information on how to start.
Hopi squash seeds I saved
The biggest reason to save your own seeds is that you know the seeds hasn't any chemicals sprayed on it to keep it good or to prevent pests from attacking your plants. Yes, it sounds good. But is it? I'd rather fight the pests than to eat what is sprayed on that seeds. Look at how many children are now born with some sort of a disability. Why is that? In my opinion, it has to do with plastic use, microwave use and tampering with the food supply. Let's stop it in our own backyard first!
Copyright © 2012 Kathleen G. Lupole
All Photographs Copyright © 2012 Kathleen G. Lupole
4 comments:
OMG- Never knew about the Heirloom seeds. I just go to my local grocery or landscape place and just buy seeds. Now I feel like I know something significant!
Great Post ! Kat ~ you might think about linking up with Rural Thursday ~ the link is on my blog ~ might bring in some people ~ This is such valuable information you have ~ here ~ wishing you a happy and loving weekend ~ I am trying to take it easy today and stay off the internet a bit more today ~ thanks for coming by ~ always good to 'see you.' ~ ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)
Sue, you may be able to buy them at your local companies. Just check the packaging or search online. Very important not to be GMO!
Carol, thank you! I will link up on your rural Thursday link. I'd like that.
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