~ Plant profiles, seed pods, seeds ~

I've been busy gathering helpful information on identifying and collecting seeds.   This part of my website is continually growing and changing.   I do not claim to be a professional or a master gardener. The information on my webpages is from my personal gardening experience in zone 5b Canada.         Want to try Nature's way of sowing seeds? Sprinkle a few seeds around your main plant in the fall, lightly cover, and let them germinate over the winter.   I bet you will be surprised when you see some new plants growing in the spring.	Saving seeds and seedpods will give you many seeds to plant in your garden next year. Trading seeds with other gardeners provides you with new plants for the cost of a postage stamp. The pictures on these pages will help you identify various seedpods and seeds and some tuber roots.  Many of the plants have printable seed packets and/or seed labels.   Although plants need to be deadheaded to ensure continual bloom through the season you can always leave the odd flower to develop into a seedpod.  At the end of the season I leave all the flowers to dry out and produce seedpods.   Be sure all seeds are dry before you package them - especially if you are using the mini plastic zip lock bags.  Store seeds in a cool location over the winter. Some seeds need to be stored in the refridgerator before germination.  When mailing seeds it is best to use a bubble envelope to protect the seeds as they go through the various postal machines.   You can buy packets of 100 mini zip lock bags from dollar stores to package and send your seeds in.  Many of my printable labels fit onto the small zip lock baggie. ~ Annuals ~ Apple of Peru Calendula Castor Bean Cleome Cosmos 4 o'clocks Godetia Hyacinth Bean Vine Marigolds Morning Glory Nasturtiums Petunias Poppy Scarlet Runner Beans Sunflowers Venidium Zinnias ~Biennials/Perennials~ Chinese Lanterns Chives Columbine Coreopsis Daisies Daylilies Delphiniums Echinacea Hollyhocks Hostas Liatris Lily of the Valley Lunaria Lupins Mallows Rose Campion Rudbekia Sedum Solomon Seal thyme ~ Bulbs/Tubers ~ Alliums Canna Dahlias Egyptian Walking Onions Jerusalem Artichokes Parrot tulips     ~ House Plants ~ Christmas Cactus	Be creative with what you plant in, it doesn't always have to be a flower pot.               Having a hard time remembering where you planted all those seeds and bulbs? Make some plant markers.         ~ For Trading ~ Printable seed packets printable seed labels     Sow Then Grow
I'm sorry but I do not give away, trade or sell seeds/bulbs on the Internet. Everything I have I either save to grow myself, give to friends and family or give away on a local Freecycle group. The photos and content on this website are ©Crafty Gardener unless otherwise posted. Please do not post them any place without my permission. This includes saving and then adjusting the images, sending them in email, posting them on a message board or anyplace else. Please share the link with others and let them visit my blog and see the photos. If you really want to use my images and ideas please ask first.  Thank you. craftygardener.ca Please sign or view the guestbook. Updated August 2009