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Julie Bove[_2_] Julie Bove[_2_] is offline
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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> My experience has been that sometimes they sprout and sometimes not,
> if not then a lot of growing time is wasted. I haven't saved seeds
> for many years, I learned my lesson too many times... there's good
> reason seed packets are dated.
>
> Also, never feed agri seeds to wildlife, agri seeds are chemically
> treated with mold inhibitors, etc.... yet another reason why there is
> no such thing as organic food.


I have not tried to save vegetable seeds but I certainly did with flower
seeds. I would harvest them from Poppies, Four O'Clocks and Nasturtiums.
These are all quite easy to harvest. I would also dig up the roots of the
Four O'Clocks and store them in my cellar until the following year. Worked
very well.