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Free Seeds! How to harvest seeds from your groceries

 
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The nigella seed I planted from the grocery store spice is just about to come into flower.

I had my first harvest of fennel fronds yesterday.  I started that patch from some fennel seed from the grocery store.   The roots tend to be perrenial here but it self seeds beautifully.

We harvested most of the fava beans planted originally as cover crops last fall, but we kept some for snacks.   These came from the bulk food section of the grocery store.

Today is good weather,  so I'm off to transplant the apricot trees that grew in our stone pit.  Aka, where we toss fruit tree stones.  This type should grow true,  but I can always graft them if not.  We only got seven trees this year.

But we did get two dozen sweet chestnut trees from 15 dollars worth of nuts bought from the cheese shop last Christmas.
 
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Photos to show it works - that we really can grow vegetables from seeds and other goodies scavenged from the grocery store shelves.

Well, how about I start?  A quick glance around my garden gives me this.  

All these originate from the grocery store shelves.  
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Basil is sold live in the grocery stores, so once I cut it up, I planted the roots in the garden. They are just coming into flower and I can save the seeds when it's ready.
Basil is sold live in the grocery stores, so once I cut it up, I planted the roots in the garden. They are just coming into flower and I can save the seeds when it's ready.
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Fava beans from the dry food section planted last fall. First harvest today, more soon.
Fava beans from the dry food section planted last fall. First harvest today, more soon.
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Fennel seeds from the spice aisle
Fennel seeds from the spice aisle
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flaxseed from the bulk food aisle
flaxseed from the bulk food aisle
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garlic from the fresh food section planted last fall. Harvested the scapes today
garlic from the fresh food section planted last fall. Harvested the scapes today
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extra horseraddish root from making fire cider tossed in the garden became this in two years.
extra horseraddish root from making fire cider tossed in the garden became this in two years.
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nigella flower just coming on to bloom
nigella flower just coming on to bloom
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an onion that went off in the back of the cupboard got tossed in the garden should produce seed soon
an onion that went off in the back of the cupboard got tossed in the garden should produce seed soon
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poppy seeds from the baking or spice aisle
poppy seeds from the baking or spice aisle
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back-of-the-cupboard potatoes (say it fast and everyone wants to know what variety is that and if it's any good? - it is, it's the potatoes that fall to the back of the cupboard and get forgotten and are found growing come spring, ready to plant)
back-of-the-cupboard potatoes (say it fast and everyone wants to know what variety is that and if it's any good? - it is, it's the potatoes that fall to the back of the cupboard and get forgotten and are found growing come spring, ready to plant)
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A really delicious butternut squash we had at Christmas, so I keep the seeds
A really delicious butternut squash we had at Christmas, so I keep the seeds
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yams and sweet potato I found growing in the back of the cupboard and since I had an empty space in the garden, in they pop
yams and sweet potato I found growing in the back of the cupboard and since I had an empty space in the garden, in they pop
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tomatoes from an especially tasty fruit I had last summer.
tomatoes from an especially tasty fruit I had last summer.
 
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As an amature gardener i found a great read. i love to grow my own plants and veggies now
love how tomatoes are so easy to grow and chillies
i make my own sauces now and home grown have a flavour of its own
as a newbie i found a few tips and tricks that need to be kept in mind  plantsvila.com/from-seed-to-sprout-the-journey-of-a-baby-plant/
i keep a track of all the essentials now to grow my greens

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https://plantsvila.com/from-seed-to-sprout-the-journey-of-a-baby-plant/
 
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