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Robin Shreeves

Organic seeds for your organic garden

If you're planning your organic garden for the spring, start out right.

Wed, Jan 27 2010 at 3:02 PM EST

There’s a term that has been bouncing around garden blogs lately. It’s garden porn — better known as seed catalogs. I’ve read more than one person who has said she’s curled up in a big chair with a stack of garden porn to dream about what she will plant this spring.
 
It may be cold now, but planting a garden may be a couple of months off, but buying seeds and starting indoor seedlings isn’t far off at all. It doesn’t always occur to those who want to grow their fruits and vegetables organically that they should start off with organic seed. Why start with organic seed? I found two videos that explain why and show you how to identify organic seed. The first is from our friends over at Organic Nation TV. The second I found on 5min.com. 
 
 
What's So Special About Organic Seed? from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
 

 

 
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seedman 01/27/2010 19:54 PM

Promoting organic seeds only for the purchase of seeds is dangerous. The sad fact is the vast majority of the world's seed varieties are not yet certified organic. If we all stop buying seeds simply because they are not organic, we risk accelerating the very real threat to our planet's genetic diversity. We need diversity to sustain our agriculture. We need organic to stop the chemical nightmare. If it comes to a choice between the two, choose diversity. Grow it yourself organically. .... More

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Sherryl 01/27/2010 12:32 PM

Don't forget about your organic insecticide! This is a must in the warmer months. I've been using this and it works great:
http://www.saferbrand.com/store/garden-care/5102
What do you use? Any homemade mixtures?

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