tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post1412527356345043047..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Easy Seed Viability CheckMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-44855245889090540872018-02-14T16:45:47.498-06:002018-02-14T16:45:47.498-06:00wisps of words - You're very welcome!wisps of words - You're very welcome!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41430482631717304092018-02-14T16:43:52.296-06:002018-02-14T16:43:52.296-06:00MrsDM - Good ol' Scarlet Nantes have been my m...MrsDM - Good ol' Scarlet Nantes have been my main carrot crop for many years. An old standard that has been very reliable for me.<br /><br />Blogger is still giving me fits, too. Grrrr!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15021970914718230772018-02-14T16:41:37.740-06:002018-02-14T16:41:37.740-06:00Rain - Seeds are getting so expensive that I don&...Rain - Seeds are getting so expensive that I don't think any of us want to discard ones that are still viable! And yet we don't want to plant ones that will never germinate either!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-59941564556090597362018-02-14T14:23:06.511-06:002018-02-14T14:23:06.511-06:00Thank you for your comment on my blog, today.Thank you for your comment on my <i><b><a href="https://wordswisps.blogspot.com/2018/02/valentines-day-and-sigh.html" rel="nofollow">blog</a></b></i>, today.wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7492679877960626352018-02-13T12:04:35.067-06:002018-02-13T12:04:35.067-06:00Hi Mama Pea! I am so far behind in my blogs that I...Hi Mama Pea! I am so far behind in my blogs that I think I am first! This is my second attempt at trying to post this comment...Blogger is cheeky lately! YAY for the seeds sprouting! YAY for scarlet nantes...I love those carrots!MrsDuncanMahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530532280823055509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74069959551939870172018-02-13T08:37:47.623-06:002018-02-13T08:37:47.623-06:00Oh thank you for that advice Mama Pea! I do have s...Oh thank you for that advice Mama Pea! I do have some very old seeds and I'm always worried I'll be wasting my time planting them, now I know! :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-61107111111693838602018-02-11T20:01:36.968-06:002018-02-11T20:01:36.968-06:00Katie C. - I put the carrot sprouted seeds in the ...Katie C. - I put the carrot sprouted seeds in the chicken bucket! There were so few of them they probably went unnoticed by the chickens though!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15414119840303316572018-02-11T19:59:49.864-06:002018-02-11T19:59:49.864-06:00M - Yes, it's those that have been frozen for ...M - Yes, it's those that have been frozen for umpteen years that I find amazing! (That might come in handy up here near the tundra some time!!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-82062258818187610472018-02-11T19:57:57.495-06:002018-02-11T19:57:57.495-06:00Kristina - Great idea before you go to the work of...Kristina - Great idea before you go to the work of removing all the seeds from the pods! I'm betting the seeds will be good.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-50014557577579815632018-02-11T09:05:27.773-06:002018-02-11T09:05:27.773-06:00thank you for this post! I have a bunch of seeds ...thank you for this post! I have a bunch of seeds that I am not sure about. Did you just put the sprouted seeds in the compost pile? In the past, I have put old seeds in the bird feeder though lately, I should call it the FAT squirrel feeder!Katie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38246706922935025782018-02-11T09:02:48.157-06:002018-02-11T09:02:48.157-06:00Yep, I am always astonished at the power of nature...Yep, I am always astonished at the power of nature's seeds.I love those stories where archeologists find, in clay pots or tombs, ancient seeds that are successfully grown out into seed producing plants. Or how about those ancient, viable seeds thawing out of ice age permafrost.Truly amazing and magical!!!-MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-40307873918573476222018-02-11T06:47:01.599-06:002018-02-11T06:47:01.599-06:00I'm actually doing that with my radish seeds r...I'm actually doing that with my radish seeds right now. Before I open all those pods in my garage. Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89327759839210419972018-02-10T17:59:33.082-06:002018-02-10T17:59:33.082-06:00Phil - Yes, by all means do check those "old&...Phil - Yes, by all means do check those "old" seeds. I know gardeners who always toss any seeds left from the past season and buy all new. Whadda waste!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-46929250228193413932018-02-10T17:56:57.436-06:002018-02-10T17:56:57.436-06:00wisps of words - Believe it or not, we traditional...wisps of words - Believe it or not, we traditionally get more inches of snow in March than any other winter month here in northern Minnesota, so there is still hope for us!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-64905699139809631002018-02-10T14:32:16.886-06:002018-02-10T14:32:16.886-06:00I have a lot of old seed packs. What am I waiting ...I have a lot of old seed packs. What am I waiting for? Thanks for sharing!The Wykeham Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223636697571715201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-45227795982115170492018-02-10T10:20:24.963-06:002018-02-10T10:20:24.963-06:00There is a way, to check old seeds! Thank you.
A...There is a way, to check old seeds! Thank you.<br /><br />And I'm so glad your experiment, came out positive.<br /><br />Wishing you snow! So you won't have a dry spring. We still have the rest of Feb., and even March. To get more snowfall. I would send you some of mine, if I could! :-)))wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.com