Friday, March 21, 2014

March : Plant Life Cycles and Population Sizes



You have probably already planned your garden and visited March early, as suggested on the winter sheets.



Here is the link to a list of suppliers to trust in once again:
"Heirloom Seed Suppliers"





Companion planting chart on permaculturenews.org





So, from how many plants should you save, to maintain genetic diversity ?


Sometimes quite many ! But this is something I love especially about seed saving:
that it connects us to each other  and sharing ( surplus ).





And the ideal plant to start to save seeds from, partly because it grows so quickly, partly because it tolerates to save from very few plants, is ...lettuce !




Ideally, you enjoy to take notes about your plants. Admittedly, a computer file is most practical, but cards can be more fun :)
Here is a list of plant life dates...repeated from February's preview:



Post edited and image sizes adapted in September 2014