Posts Tagged ‘barley’

What’s growing in the garden?

Seed Packets

I purchased all of my seeds at Van Dusen Garden’s Seedy Saturday event.  It’s an annual seed exchange so you can come and trade seeds you’ve collected from you garden or you can purchase from local suppliers.  Vendors focus mostly on heirloom varieties.  I spent over two hours reading seed packets and talking to producers. […]


Growing Up

Radish seedlings

Almost all of the seeds have sprouted now.  I wrote down what I planted in each crate, but I like to test myself to see if I can identify each seedling without checking. Some are easy to recognize such as the radishes, squash, corn, and beans but the grains are a bit more mysterious. I believe […]