Published On Sep 19, 2021
I love collecting seed from my own garden, don't you? I will be talking about the miraculous seed, and referring to a fabulous old garden book, circa 1916, which was written to teach gardening to children. Afterwards we'll head into the Potager where fall and winter crops have just been sown from seed and a new chapter begins for Autumn and Winter gardening.
For a more in depth video on collecting various seed, see this video of mine from July 2019 entitled: "Garden Frustration/ Easy Perennials and Collecting Seed:
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For some reason, my text is out of sync with the video clips...
0:00 Collecting Seed Intro. no talking
2:01 Lesson about seeds from an Antique Garden Book
9:23 Collecting and storing garden seed
22:24 Fall Sowing and growing in the Potager
Today's tea is Harney and Sons, English Breakfast Tea; a strong blend of black teas.
Although my copy of "The Mary Francis Garden Book" is the original 1916 edition, the book can also be purchased as a REPRINT in Paperback or Hardback from the 1970's.