Posted on 03/05/2009 6:21:11 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
IDAHO FALLS - National seed sales are up 20 percent so far this year, according to Time Magazine. Even though most of the plants in the ground are still dormant, the economy has people looking to save money on groceries by planting and growing their own fruits and vegetables in their own back yards.
"The demand for seed has increased quite a bit this year," said Aaron Brown, Eagle Rock Nursery. "Usually this time of year there is hardly anyone buying seed but this year it's been pretty steady."
Seeds are becoming a hot commodity at local nurseries. They are expecting their seed walls to be bare by this summer.
"I think people are just uneasy about the economy so they are storing more seeds than they have in the past," said Christina Gutke, Sunnyside Gardens. "They are learning you can save seed for a number of years depending on what the seed is."
Growing your own fruits and veggies has more benefits than just saving money.
"Not only does it save you money, but it tastes better and it's healthier for you," said Brown. "You know what's gone into your vegetables."
(Excerpt) Read more at localnews8.com ...
This week I’ll be buying seeds - and a new shovel, hoe, and rake.
sounds good, but most folks will stop after a couple of weeks when they realise how much work it is. Even as a hobby it takes some time.
Haven’t done any real gardenin g since I was in my teens but I’m stocking up on seed for this year. Great selection of non GMA seeds at http://rareseeds.com/
I love gardening. But in reality it doesnt save you money. If you add in your time equipment, supplies, tools, water, you could have bought 5 xs the amount of all vegetables.
Hmmm...
seems like I read somewhere that the un was to soon have the only seed bank....said sumpthin bout foods w/seed, the seeds were mysteriously becoming sterile somehow...so then it’s a good thing that the un wanting to help folks as they do will save the day for us when the big crunch comes...right?....right?
I hear ya. Something about a small plot with just tomatoes and beans (Kentucky wonder if I can get the seeds) is appealing...but also a LOT of work. I may just buy the fresh ones in bulk. Then I have to scour the thrift shops for the canning supplies. I’ve never done it before but I’m certainly looking at it now.
While it may not save you money, it provides you peace-of-mind on origin, and gives you a way to teach your kids how veggies grow.
My son can't wait to get the seedlings in the ground, but we have about a month to go.
Not only that, but home-grown veggies simply taste better.
I just sent you a private message, didn’t intend it to be p.m.
Well, you got it anyway.
Especially tomatoes. There is nothing like picking a tomato that is the perfect ripeness right off the plant, washing it and slicing it directly onto a sandwich. Those orange-red things that grocery stores and restaurants call tomatoes were bred for picking, processing, shipping, storage and putting on store shelves. They left out the part about breeding them to be eaten.
“Especially tomatoes.”
You got that right! That’s the only thing we truly miss about not having a garden anymore.
We keep talking about putting one in where we live now, but I’m afraid all we’d be doing is feeding the deer.
Church yard sales are a better deal. Thrift shops want 50 cents each for canning jars, which sell NEW at Walmart, WITH lids and rings, for $8 a case. You can usually get them for a dime at the local church yard sale, and there'll be millions of them. I got my canning kettle with the jar lifter, rack, and Blue Book for $10 at a church yard sale.
Pinging a few good gardeners.
GG, my tomato seeds you sent me are in the greenhouse, but not sprouted yet. The basil goes in today. The tomatos I planted several weeks ago are several inches tall and well on the way. I also have sage, bell peppers, several flowers up.
How’s the LIAM?
-————I love gardening. But in reality it doesnt save you money.-——————
That may have been true for the reality we are departing.
The new economy where government is big and scares the crap out of the market, do you believe it to be true in the coming reality?
There are many of us who will find plenty of extra time on our hands. This could realistically pay off.
And if seed sales are surging, then it seems others have weighed the cost/benefits of the new coming reality and seen that it’s in their benefit.
Garden PING!!!!!!!!!
Seeds are finally starting to show up around here -— thank goodness.
I have the same problem with deer, just have to fence the garden. You can do it fairly cheaply with cheap chicken wire.
Even a small garden can yield a lot of food. Mine (last year) was in raised beds, about 250 feet total, and I still have chopped onions, bell peppers in the freezer for stews, chili, etc. Even froze the extra tomatos for stews. This year I’ve doubled the size.
I use to can, may start again, but it’s a LOT of work. I have the pressure canner, water canner, and jars.
Flower seeds sales are down....vegetable seeds are up
This increased demand is NOT about “saving money” or “being healthy”...
It’s about people preparing for a societal collapse brought on by electing socialists.
While it may not save you money, it provides you peace-of-mind on origin, and gives you a way to teach your kids how veggies grow.
My son can’t wait to get the seedlings in the ground, but we have about a month to go.
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It is super for the kiddies and makes teens responsible via forced labor LOL
I still remember a garden I grew when 11 years old.
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