Tag Archives: Saving Seeds

Seed Saving for next year -Musquee de Province Pumpkin

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Each year in the gardens there are the seed savers, most are standard, peas, beans, tomatoes and so on.. Squash and pumpkins be it summer or winter keepers get a bit more tricky as they can and will cross pollinate … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Garden | Tagged Garden, Gardening, grow what you will eat, Musquee de Province, Planning your garden, pumpkiin, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipes, Saving Seeds, Seed Saving, Seeds | 2 Comments

Squash Storage- unknown

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I like squash that will hold for the full season, ideally one whole year for the best, but normally as the next squash crop is growing, I will use up the last of the squash that I have in holding.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest, Life moves on daily | Tagged cucuzza sqaush, Gardening, homestead gardening, Saving Seeds, Saving seeds for future use, Winter keeping of Squash | 6 Comments

Growing Seed..

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Well, as its a time to reflect, there are many things I learned in 2015, I learned how to replace a sub-floor and build a new one, I learned that a certain mix of manure from pigs will cause you … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Saving heritage seeds, Saving seed for the garden, Saving seed in canada, Saving Seeds, Saving seeds on the homestead | 2 Comments

5 Reasons to Join your local Plants Groups

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

No matter where you live, be it city, town, country or homesteading, the odds are good that at some point and time, you are going to want to produce your own food.. its a logical step.. Even if it starts … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, Life moves on daily | Tagged Food for harvest, Gardening, Heritage plants, Homesteading, Local Plant events ottawa, Plant breeding Programs, Plant groups, Raising crops for your farm animals, Saving Seeds | 1 Comment

Winter is coming.. Pantry is loaded.. and I am planning for 2016

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Yup, seems like a odd thing to be doing right.. I keep reading homesteading blogs that are all about hay for the winter, wood for the stoves and talking about how much snow they are going to get.. (I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Canning, Fall, Garden, Growing to fill the pantry, homestead, homesteading Canada, Pantry, Saving Seeds | 1 Comment

A Photo a day- Fall a time of harvest an promise

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

While I am grateful for the harvest, it not just the food that is so excited, but the promise of new life for next year..

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Well the heat is good for drying the pea’s on the vine

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Do you seed save from your garden? If you are thinking about it, I would recommend adding to your book collection Seed to Seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth, its a very! good book … Continue reading →