Tagged: seed saving

Strange seedpods add spice to summer garden

“Persian Jewels” variety of Love-in-a-Mist includes several pink and purples variations. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Love-in-a-Mist produces pretty flowers and a bonus Are those pod people in my plot? Space aliens have invaded my garden!...

Will ‘old’ seed grow?

This Dutch Baby Ball beet sprouted from 6-year-old seed. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) It’s a common dilemma: Leftover seeds. Like most longtime vegetable gardeners, I accumulate way more seed packets than I can actually grow...

Seeds will carry on Ashworth’s work

Suzanne Peabody Ashworth was instrumental in the growth of Sacramento’s farm-to-fork movement. (Photo courtesy Del Rio Botanical) Sacramento lost a force of nature with the passing of Suzanne Peabody Ashworth. But many of the...