To sow or not to sow, that is the question?
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Organic Tips for your Garden | Posted:
Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:52 pm
I get many questions from people asking me about gathering seeds in Autumn, from flower heads that have died. I use the dried heads of flowers or their seeds, and sprinkle them in places that were a bit bare during the season. This is the best way to get "FREE" seeds!.
Of course many flowers do self seed and if you do not want this to happen, you must pick off the blooms before they go to seed.If you have kept seeds over from last year, or any time for that matter,here is how to tell if they are still viable, or if you will be wasting your time waiting for them to germinate.
Take a glass, fill it with water, put your seeds into the water, making sure you do not mix up your varieties, and the seeds that sink to the bottom, are viable, those that float on the top, just throw them out, as they will not grow!
This method saves a lot of heartbreak, waiting for a special seed to pop it's head through the soil.
Mrs Greenthumb
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