A Seed Saver's Garden

[heirloomgal]

@Rillowen here is an interesting website where I've learned quite a lot about perennial vegetables. She amazes me with how dedicated she is to growing perennial veg and finding creative ways to use them, as so many have fallen out of favor. I got some alliums from her once and a few others things. It was so funny, I thought she's send seeds and when I opened the bubble envelope there were actually growing onions with little bulbs attached wrapped in moist paper towel, lol. They grew excellent too!

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Welcome. I created The Backyard Larder to share my discoveries about how to grow perennial vegetables and how to cook them too. What are perennial vegetables? Perennial vegetables are vegetables that don’t need replanting every year. Perfect edible plants for a busy lifestyle! They are so much...

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[heirloomgal]

With all the stuff I want to grow each year I feel like I'm always forgetting something(s), and I do. Bluejay sent me these favas 2 seasons ago and I've really wanted to grow them, but they kept slipping from my mind. Somehow, I remembered this year! I believe these were from Joseph Simcox's collection, can't quite remember the exact details. I hope something sprouts!!! It would be so marvelous to have such a rare fava bean!! I have found the germination of old beans & peas to generally be amazing, but I don't have much experience with favas. The packages date to 2015 & 2014, so, over a decade, I'm not sure what to expect so I sowed almost everything in a long shallow tray that I poked holes in. I guess I'll see. There is a lot of seed so I'm thinking that even if the germ rates are low to non-existent I have good odds with such large amount to try with. And at the very least, I can say that I tried!!