seed-saving

Jul 31

Let It Bolt: Free Seed from Lettuce and Cilantro

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post Let It Bolt: Free Seed from Lettuce and Cilantro appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. Every July I watch at least one person in the neighborhood Facebook group post a sad photo of their lettuce sending up a two-foot flower stalk, asking what went wrong. And every July I have to...

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Jul 17

Save Squash Seeds and Grow the Same Variety Next Year

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post Save Squash Seeds and Grow the Same Variety Next Year appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. Last year I saved seeds from what I was pretty sure was a beautiful Delicata squash. Grew them out this spring. What came up looked like a Delicata that had a bad dream about a...

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