A penny saved…

I just spent the weekend digging, pulling weeds, removing thistles - getting pretty dirty.  Part of my frugal plan to eventually plant 2 acres worth of gardens focuses heavily on using seeds.  Between collecting, swapping and using seeds, I want to get a large variety of fruits,vegetables, perennials and herbs established.

One of the things I love most about working with seed is that it is a system that self-perpetuates.  By this I mean that once you’ve grown a plant from seed, eventually you cano collect more seeds and start more plants.  The more plants, the more seeds - you can grow a huge volume of plants or choose to swap or sell your seeds for a different variety.

And start growing again.  I’ve used seeds that are 4 or 5 years old and started new and robust little plants within a few weeks.  It’s exciting to be able to help something grow, to nurture it from a tiny seed, full of promise to a hardy seedling.

After digging new rows, I planted 3 different types of melon, cantaloupe, squash, pumpkins, corn, gourds, borage, lavender, coral bells, sunflowers, poppies, sweet William, columbine, cosmos, morning glory, sweet peas and stock.  That’s about half of what I’ll be planting.

Seeds rock my frugal world not only for the plants I can start with them now, but for the commodity they’ll be later.  The seeds I collect can be used to swap or sell with others next year.  I can continue to grow delicious fruits and vegetables, not only for my family to consume, but for sale or trade.  I can grow more plants and herbs to expand my personal gardens or sell to others.
These little seeds are the currency of my frugal future.

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