Connecting Seed Savers groups located in Australia
Description: There are many food plants in the cucurbit family. The most commonly grown are generically called squash, gourds, pumpkins, zucchini, courgette, melons and cucumbers. Some species have many different fruit and growth forms and varieties that have been selected…
In the context of volunteer groups, like seed saving groups, effective meetings don’t just get the work done they also meet the social needs of those attending. People volunteer for lots of different reasons but having meetings that are pleasant…
All seed saving groups are driven by volunteers. Without them the groups fail. So we should consider ourselves and the other volunteers as even more important than the seeds themselves. First look after yourself when volunteering Organise your time. Time…
The welfare of everyone involved in Seed Saving group activities is important to all of us. One of the main ways to ensure everyone’s welfare is to build a safety conscious attitude into the culture of your group. People are…
Winnowing is more usually considered part of the dry process of separating and cleaning seeds from the remains of the plant material that they grew on – this includes the surrounding pods, fruits and enclosing plant material like stems and…
Many seeds require changes in light levels to start their internal germination chemical processes. This frequently happens when soil is moved around or over shadowing plants die back during cold periods or even fires – or for example are exposed…
This is a general collection of germination temperatures collated and compared from a range of sources including books and online references. It covers some of the more common plants grown in home gardens. Accuracy is highly variable based on a…
Seed Saving and sharing information about seeds and growing plants is not a new thing – it is deeply part of Human history. There are many ways to get information about seed saving. This may include books, research papers, podcasts,…
Peruvian Traveller is a very old variety. It was believed to have been selected over time by locals in the Andes. It is made up of a cluster of smaller fruits stuck together. You pull each segment apart and eat…
An overview of tomato varieties.