SEEDS

Timing Find out the average or typical last frost date in your area and count back 8-10 weeks depending on what you want to plant. Sometimes starting too early can result in root bound plants that can require more space than you can give them inside, and starting too late can result in a short to non-existent harvest. Tomatoes: 6-8 weeks Peppers and Onions: 8-10 weeks Squash, Zucchini, Cucumbers, and Pumpkins: 3-4 weeks For root crops like carrots, radishes, parsnips, etc., i

Got cluttered window sills full of seedlings or plug trays taking over shelves? Here's the solution for you – a revolutionary seed-starting method that will save space while improving seedling health and success! In this video, Ben demonstrates the ins and outs of making and using seed snails.

Winter-sowing seeds is one of the easiest methods to germinating any seed. Use this method with any species regardless if it requires cold stratification or not. In this complete guide, you will learn: What is Winter-Sowing Winter-Sowing vs. Cold Stratification How to Winter-Sow with Milk Jugs How to Winter-Sow with Other Containers How to Winter-Sow with Trays/Domes Mini-Greenhouse Lessons Learned / Tips and Guidance for Winter-Sow Watch the complete video here:

Rich, sweet, and earthy, beet flavour is in part determined by its levels of geosmin, which Solveig Hanson has researched in detail. In this webinar, recorded on July 29th, 2021, The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security learned more about this work, the impact of geosmin and other flavour compounds in beet cultivar popularity, and how to select beets for flavour.

Our wonderful Canadian public broadcaster CBC has recently posted a list of ten Canadian seed companies. For the full list of almost one hundred, visit www.seeds.ca, but here is a darned good start (thanks, CBC) on where to find good, local seeds: https://www.cbc.ca/life/home/10-canadian-seed-companies-that-you-can-still-order-from-online-1.5533464

Humans have been growing and gathering food for millennia. During this time, we have learned how to save seeds each season and replant them the following year. By doing this, we are participating in the natural cycle of plant regeneration and also to a certain extent using it to shape the future of the plants that we grow. The process of seed saving and selecting which seeds to save are formally called seed propagation and roguing. By selecting which seed to save, we have man

At some point in the evolution of life on earth, plants discovered sex. This may sound mysterious and exciting, but, simply put, the ability to mix and match genes allowed for better adaptation and evolution as conditions on our planet changed. Plants did this by creating mechanisms for pollen to be moved between flowers or between plants. When pollen finds the pistil of a female or bisexual flower, what results is germination, the combining of genes from the two parent plant