Comments on: Perennials and Herbs From Seed http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:03 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: beats by dre australia http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-75248 beats by dre australia Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:03:25 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-75248 I beats by dr dre,beats by dr dre believe that we are not real social workers. I beats by dr dre,beats by dr dre believe that we are not real social workers.

]]> By: Alvera Montalvan http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-49745 Alvera Montalvan Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:22:12 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-49745 hi from my country~ hi from my country~

]]> By: Jailyn http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-49108 Jailyn Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:17:34 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-49108 No question this is the place to get this info, tahnks y'all. No question this is the place to get this info, tahnks y’all.

]]> By: Green Assassin Brigade http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13710 Green Assassin Brigade Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:36:40 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13710 Fedco looks to have a great selection but what a nasty site and catalogue to manuever. Fedco looks to have a great selection but what a nasty site and catalogue to manuever.

]]> By: Claire http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13709 Claire Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:46:47 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13709 Sharon - how did you start butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in detail? I've tried three or four times, stratified and not stratified, and never got it going. Let me add a couple things to your list of perennials to start from seed: hickory and peach trees. For hickory, stratify the nuts in cold, moist conditions. The ones I got germinated quite well using this approach. Keep them in a critter-proof location when you are stratifying and germinating them; I lost some seeds to critters before I was successful. I started my peach seeds long enough ago that I don't remember exactly how I did it, but I think it was a warm moist stratification followed by a cold moist stratification, basically mimicking first late summer and fall, then winter. My favorite seed source is Fedco: www.fedcoseeds.com Sharon – how did you start butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in detail? I’ve tried three or four times, stratified and not stratified, and never got it going.

Let me add a couple things to your list of perennials to start from seed: hickory and peach trees. For hickory, stratify the nuts in cold, moist conditions. The ones I got germinated quite well using this approach. Keep them in a critter-proof location when you are stratifying and germinating them; I lost some seeds to critters before I was successful. I started my peach seeds long enough ago that I don’t remember exactly how I did it, but I think it was a warm moist stratification followed by a cold moist stratification, basically mimicking first late summer and fall, then winter.

My favorite seed source is Fedco: http://www.fedcoseeds.com

]]> By: dewey http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13708 dewey Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:21:57 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13708 Wow, your medicinal selection is amazing. I have had seeds from Richter's grow up the wrong species THREE times. Once is okay, three p***ed me off permanently. Wow, your medicinal selection is amazing.

I have had seeds from Richter’s grow up the wrong species THREE times. Once is okay, three p***ed me off permanently.

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13707 Sharon Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:47:44 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13707 Jen - Seminis (owned by Monsanto) is one of the largest seed suppliers in the world. Almost every catalog that doesn't explicitly reject them gets a lot of their seeds from them - and I certainly don't blame you for that priority. That said, however, sometimes Seminis is the only source for a variety - and I certainly wouldn't rather have the variety go extinct than have someone give them a little money. That's not always the trade off, of coures, but for some real oddities, there may not be a good set of choices - for most garden vegetables and common plants, though, there are. Sharon Jen – Seminis (owned by Monsanto) is one of the largest seed suppliers in the world. Almost every catalog that doesn’t explicitly reject them gets a lot of their seeds from them – and I certainly don’t blame you for that priority. That said, however, sometimes Seminis is the only source for a variety – and I certainly wouldn’t rather have the variety go extinct than have someone give them a little money. That’s not always the trade off, of coures, but for some real oddities, there may not be a good set of choices – for most garden vegetables and common plants, though, there are.

Sharon

]]> By: Survivalist News » Casaubon’s Book: Perennials and Herbs From Seed http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13706 Survivalist News » Casaubon’s Book: Perennials and Herbs From Seed Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:27:38 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13706 [...] Casaubon’s Book » Blog Archive » Perennials and Herbs From Seed Few of us, I suspect, can afford to fill our gardens with all the huge, healthy plants we’d love to own, ordered from the best nurseries. And yet what are those with dreams of cottage perennial gardens, food forests or big herb gardens to do if we can’t afford to order plants? Well, one option is to get division or other shared plants from friends, but you can also grow an astounding number of useful perennial plants from seed. And if you are prepared to wait a bit for them to hit maturity, you can fill your garden with beautiful plants you’ve known since they were in the seed stage. [...] [...] Casaubon’s Book » Blog Archive » Perennials and Herbs From Seed Few of us, I suspect, can afford to fill our gardens with all the huge, healthy plants we’d love to own, ordered from the best nurseries. And yet what are those with dreams of cottage perennial gardens, food forests or big herb gardens to do if we can’t afford to order plants? Well, one option is to get division or other shared plants from friends, but you can also grow an astounding number of useful perennial plants from seed. And if you are prepared to wait a bit for them to hit maturity, you can fill your garden with beautiful plants you’ve known since they were in the seed stage. [...]

]]> By: Jen http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13705 Jen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:59:17 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13705 I just read the other day that Park Seed, about an hour from me, gets a lot of Monsanto seeds? I was going to order from them but...? I just read the other day that Park Seed, about an hour from me, gets a lot of Monsanto seeds? I was going to order from them but…?

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-13704 Sharon Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:53:45 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/02/03/perennials-and-herbs-from-seed/#comment-13704 Hi Emily - Not on me it doesn't. But people do have different reactions to things. I can see why you'd be cautious ;-). Sharon Hi Emily – Not on me it doesn’t. But people do have different reactions to things. I can see why you’d be cautious ;-) .

Sharon

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