Category: Seed cultivation

We have written about the basics of seed growing in four previous articles. In this fifth article, we cover some complementary topics about seed growing and delve into some others that we have covered previously.

We have written about the basics of seed production in three previous articles. In this fourth article, we will go over how to harvest and care for your seeds in the best way. Seed handling is just as important as how the seeds have been grown to ensure that the end result is high-quality seeds.

This is the third article in our series on seed growing. In the two previous articles we have gone through the basic requirements for seed growing and described how to grow annual plants from seed. Now it is time to tackle biennial plants.

Growing your own onion sets is easy. In a very small area, you can grow all the onion sets you need for your own household, thereby increasing your own self-sufficiency, gaining control over your own seed, and also saving some money. In this article, I describe how we do our onion set cultivation.

This is the second article in our series on seed growing. In the first article, we went over the basics of how to collect your own high-quality seeds. Now we look at practical examples of seed growing. We also give suggestions for suitable annual plants to grow from seed for those who are new to seed growing.

We are a group of five households that collaborate on growing the seeds we need for our home-grown food. We are happy about how this makes it easier and enriching, so we are telling you here how we organize our seed collaboration using the organizational form of sociocracy.

Are you one of those who would like to grow your own seeds, but for one reason or another have not yet gotten started? Maybe you think that it is very difficult to grow seeds and that seeds that you grow yourself will be worse than those you buy? With this series of articles we want to give you the basics for succeeding with your own seed growing and getting your own seeds of high quality, often better than seeds you buy. We hope that it helps you take the step to try your own seed growing. It is a fascinating world that awaits you there!

Have you ever found yourself with seeds left over after you've finished sowing? If not, you either have an extremely large amount of land at your disposal, a very well-planned cultivation, or you've sown way too much and too densely. So what to do with those leftover seeds? Here are some suggestions.

How do you grow carrot seeds, you might be wondering. Well, not really? But turnip seeds? I thought so! In fact, seed growing is done in a fairly similar way for all biennial and perennial root vegetables we usually grow in this country. Most vegetable plants also bloom beautifully, even if the maturing seed pods can look a bit messy to the untrained eye. But they have to bloom and bloom again, that's the most basic thing in seed growing. And harvesting the seed at the right time.

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