NEW YEAR = NEW PLANTS
“Each packet of
commercially sold seed
should have a lot number
or some other identifying
code. Write it down
somewhere.”
information if you should need to contact
the seed company for any reason or if
any kind of recall is issued.
Stay sanitized – As you begin to sow
your carefully selected seeds, remember
that sanitation is important. Clean all
your tools and containers before seeding
and keep them clean during your work
with seeds. If your seeds should have
various bacteria or other pathogens, you
don’t want to unknowingly spread this to
your other seeds.
Save for later – Once your seeds have
yielded you the awesome plants,
flowers, or fruits you were hoping for,
consider saving some of their seeds
for future use. Make sure to select the
seeds with the same characteristics
as those that you originally bought,
remembering that if they were hybrid
seeds, they will not produce a plant
with the exact same characteristics that
may have attracted you to it in the first
place. Save heirloom and open-pollinated seeds for the best results and
to help preserve the variety’s genetic
characteristics for future generations.
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