Category Archives: Saving Seed

Just Add Water

Posted on May 20, 2018 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

It has rained all day, every day for a week now and the sky has run itself out of water!  I stole this break in the rain to check on sown seeds and the herbs and berries. The back half … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Blueberries, Cherry Tomatoes, Chives, Cilantro, Container Gardening, Daikon Radishes, Herbs, Lettuce, Organic, Parsley, Raised Bed Gardening, Sage, Saving Seed, Serrano Peppers, Sustainable, Tomatoes | 2 Comments

Saving (Pretty) Seed – Glass Gem Corn

Posted on September 26, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

My Glass Gem Corn has been happily drying above my home office and today was the day to strip the cobs and put up the kernels for popcorn and next year’s planting.  If you have been following my blog for … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Corn, Drying, Flint Corn, Glass Gem Corn, Heirloom Varieties, Non-GMO, Organic, Saving Seed, Sustainable, Trench Composting, Urban Farming | Leave a comment

Don’t Blink

Posted on February 27, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

During the past week of business travel my indoor plant starts have grown with the vigor of youth into a verdant and slightly unruly bunch of tweens. The tomatoes from my saved seed are particularly in need of thinning.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Indoor growing, Organic, Pro Tip, Saving Seed, Starting Seeds, Sustainable, Technology, Thinning, Thrift, Tomatoes, Urban Farming | Leave a comment

Tender Beginnings

Posted on February 15, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

While winter is having it’s (hopefully) last hurrah outside, I am prepping my indoor garden to be without me for a week while I travel for work. After trying first newspaper pots then peat pots for last year’s starts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amana Tomato, Collards, Heirloom Varieties, Indoor growing, Organic, Paste Tomato, Pro Tip, Saving Seed, Starting Seeds, Sustainable, Thrift, Tomatoes | Leave a comment

New Year’s Resolutions (Then and Now)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

For 2015 I set two gardening goals for myself – begin keeping a garden log and saving seed and I did pretty well on both of them.  My 2015 garden log ended the year with 8 typed pages and containing … Continue reading →

Posted in Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Chili Peppers, Cilantro, Flowers, Garden Log, Kaizen, Mulch, Raised Bed Gardening, Saving Seed, Square Foot Gardening, Squash, Sustainable, Tomatoes | Leave a comment