Seed Saving & Sowing at Home

How to Save & Sow Your Own Seeds

My seed saving obsession started about five years ago. It was a long late summer and warm dry autumn and the first growing season I had been invovled with Blackhill Club Community Garden, I had always grabbed seeds and thrown them down as reflex when I saw them, but this year there was true intention and spotted them everywhere. I collected them from friends gardens and when out and about if I saw them,

I always ended up with seeds in bags and scraps in my pockets. So much so when I was frisked getting into an outdoor event and asked to explain myself as  clear bag was pulled out of my pocket, I didn't even break a smile or a sweat when replying "My wildflower seeds!"

I'm telling you this as fair warning, once you start it is almost impossible to stop collecting and inevitably sowing seeds. It can become obsessive and over time an ingrained relfex you can no longer control.

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