It's time to save those seeds

Vivian Shoalts is a master gardener and an accredited horticultural and floral design judge. With the arrival of August, Vivian shifts her attention in a recent article to the traditional practice of collecting and saving seeds from the past growing season.

"This is not rocket science. It just takes a little attention to detail for the reward of pleasure one gets from watching new plants grow from seeds saved last year" says Vivian in her article. The article further describes the need to understand a plant's lifecycle, in order to collect seeds at the appropriate time, the proper cleaning and storage of seeds.

Once collected, "Spend some time during the winter reading up on the best way and time to start them for spring."

Read full article at the Welland Tribune site>