Don’t wait too long to buy seeds for your vegetable garden. According to a recent AP story some of the more popular varieties may be difficult to find this year.
A combination of factors could cause seeds for home gardeners to be in short supply. Demand in the United States is up. A record number of people started vegetable gardens in response to the poor economy, the scares about contaminated commercial produce and a desire to be more green. European orders of US seeds have increased as their seed growers had a bad year. And finally, farmers that grow seeds are becoming scarce. It’s more profitable to grow corn for biofuel and many are no longer supplying seeds.
Now would be a good time to check out the seed catalogs. A site that I like is mailordergardening.com. They have links to some of the more popular catalogs plus other useful information.
Very true! Please get prepared and start practicing SEED SAVING! our great grandparent were good at it but our generation has not the first clue.
If it comes down to it, many will go hungry if it is ALL UP TO THEM TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILY. No stores or not enough $.
We just dont know what the future will be….I am sure those in the depression didnt see IT coming. We at least have some time to store up and a few more seasons to hone in our gardening and seed saving skills.
Its fun, affordable, it brings the family together, healthy, MUCH more healthy-lol, AND it could save your family and those around you from desperate times.
The book “seed to seed” by Susan Ashworth is the holy bible of seed saving. It is very indepth and user friendly.
Google some info and print it out…..we have so many resources available to us now.
My site has some seed saving and gardening tips as well.
Grow, Study, Save and have great family fun too.
http://www.backyardheirloomseeds.net
Happy Gardening! Kelley