tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post5580404367440044840..comments2024-03-02T12:16:05.362-06:00Comments on Sowers4Pastors: My garden at the end of MarchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-73241548812734726742011-04-04T20:38:20.172-06:002011-04-04T20:38:20.172-06:00Beautiful garden!!Beautiful garden!!Randall and Rachel Beitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152516016119531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-22287956810210081772011-04-04T08:09:56.869-06:002011-04-04T08:09:56.869-06:00Hey Kris - I'll have to look into Moringa tree...Hey Kris - I'll have to look into Moringa trees. I haven't heard of them, but I wonder if we have them, and call them something else here? Thanks for the info on ECHO, too!<br /><br />Thanks Laurie - I'm liking the raised beds, but there's still a ton of work involved in keeping the plants alive, especially during the dry season. I still have a lot to learn about fertile soil, as well. Sigh. There's really a lot to learn about gardening. Happily, I'm still enjoying it, though. <br /><br />Brenda - thanks so much for the seed saving advice! I'm pretty sure I didn't dry the green bean seeds enough, and some may not have been mature enough when I pulled them. I'll keep trying!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707876118083759696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-89375809387240991322011-04-04T00:24:29.842-06:002011-04-04T00:24:29.842-06:00Pick the seeds off of the plants just before it lo...Pick the seeds off of the plants just before it looks like either the pod is ready to burst open or the seeds look like they are ready to fly away, depending on the plant seed form.<br />Let them dry some more inside and then when totally dry, wrinkly and hard,store them.<br />Germination rate will stay high if they are stored in a cool,dry place until the next year. I used to put one of those silicon moisture catching things they put in pill bottles, etc.,in the bags with the seeds to keep any moisture from going into the seed.<br />If you want to plant them right away instead of storing them, as soon as they are really dry, hard or wrinkly depending on the seed they should be ready to grow for you. An immature seed will not grow of course.<br />If you want to test whether the seeds will germinate or not put a few of them between layers of wet paper towels in a plastic bag. Check them in a few days to a week or so depending on the germination rate of the seeds and if you see a tiny little growth coming out of the seed then you know they are viable seeds and you can plant the rest of the seeds with confidence they will grow or at least some of them.<br />Have fun with your garden.Brenda Maashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451724306271286173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-68164016260134404822011-04-03T16:51:53.379-06:002011-04-03T16:51:53.379-06:00I like your raised beds. I started a garden with s...I like your raised beds. I started a garden with some chldren and volunteers last year, but it died without the TLC it needed. I think raised beds like yours is one key to success.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913240698925025195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-32781136573805374232011-04-03T15:24:48.598-06:002011-04-03T15:24:48.598-06:00Do you have any Moringa trees in the area. The lea...Do you have any Moringa trees in the area. The leaves are very good for you and the young seed pods taste great too. You can get seeds from the ECHO [Educational Concern for Hunger Organization] organization in Florida. They also have very knowledgeable people and information about growing plants all around the world. If you describe your soil and weather they can advise you what will do well. FaucheKris Thedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950931357872702691noreply@blogger.com