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Q: I saw an article that you wrote that said there were garden vegetable seed catalogs available at ...

Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Save your seeds, Becky Carlberg column for Lifestyles

Baker Creek Seed Catalog is encyclopedic in its details of the history and stories behind the cultivation of heirloom varieties of seeds. Horticulturist Shannie McCabe contributes to the nearly 500-page 2022 edition.

Heirloom Seeds Turned into Cash for Pandemic Victims Written by:  May 15, 2021 The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is expanding its response to the current COVID-19 outbreak in India thanks to the generous support of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, a Missouri-based business, that donated more than $430,000 to help bolster ADRA’s emergency operations in India. For weeks, the South Asian nation has been struggling with an unprecedented second outbreak that has overwhelmed hospitals and health facilities killing more than 254,000 people and causing daily cases to surpass 400,000 (*...

How to Test Saved Garden Seeds Q: I saved seeds from several of my garden plants last year, including pumpkins, peppers, and peas. I want to store more again this fall, but I wanted to start with a few and see how they worked. Besides just planting them and seeing what comes up, how can I be sure the seeds are still good? A: Congratulations, you are becoming a better gardener by growing your own crops. You started with some good, easy-to-collect seeds that should grow well this year. Collecting seeds is easy; the hard part for many gardeners is keeping them over the winter. The seeds may be t...