As I look around my kitchen, I see various collections of seeds...seeds to be banked. They are not organized and they are in all stages of curing.
Some sit on wax paper, others in bowls still contained within the fruit that bore them. Some linger on the windowsill, and others are on the fence in the garden, drying in the sun.
If you are not a gardener, you may think this is an odd arrangement- dried bits hanging around on the counter tops and windows etc, but to me the seeds are as much a part of my future, as they have been of my past. I like looking at them, and thinking about them.
November has arrived and another season of growth is complete...I harvest another generation of plants whose fruit has been chosen for flavor, or bearing or size.
...Some of these have been with me for a decade...carefully selected and set aside for the years to come. Seeds that contain hidden promises, waiting for their season...encapsulated... little miracles of life.
Today I put some of them in my seed bank. Since I have been doing this for many years, I have produced certain seeds that are very well suited to my garden and soil and climate. No company could ever produce seeds like these. To me, they are priceless. Miracles to put in the bank.
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What are seeds at the top? At first I thought that they were cardamon, but they aren't. Nice seed bank collection you have.
Beautiful! Your dedication to this is amazing to me. And inspiring as well.
You are a true gardener Cyndy. You are mighty rich with all this in the bank.
So is your garden completely done now? I let the chickens into the greenhouse garden thinking there was nothing in there for them to hurt...they almost took out my lovage!
Very true on many accounts - and I love, as always, your photography.
Wonderful post. Seeds hold so much promise, I love them too. What are the fabulous yellow seeds in the fourth picture down?
Cyndy, you are an inspration, makes me wish I had done a better job saving my vegetable seeds last year. This year we didn't have a crop of them worth saving....the flowers did well (Marigolds).
Ginny
Your post reminds me of how rich a garden makes a gardener! Thank you for such wonderful images. My husband used to be a fabulous seed saver; I must encourage him to explore this again in next year's garden, wherever it will end up being!
I'd never thought about generations of seeds from one bit of soil becoming a match for that plot. Makes me rethink my laziness in procuring seeds from sellers.
Wonderful photos, as always!
Your love of gardening shows.
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