Seedy Saturdays are seed-exchange and gardening events that pop up all across Canada in early spring. Maybe there is a Seedy Saturday near you! For a listing of events and more information visit Seeds of Diversity, linked here.
I didn’t really need any seeds. I placed a catalogue order that covers most of my needs. However, the weather was inviting for a drive, and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see a wonderful phenomenon: hordes of excited gardeners coming together to talk and buy seeds and get ready for another year in the garden. Finding a parking spot was tough. At some displays, you had to wait your turn to belly up to the seed packets and seek out your favorites. Besides seeds, there were also vendors selling organic products and garden supplies.
Of course, I couldn’t pass up the chance to pick up a few packets of seeds myself. I get a kick out of growing an assortment of tomatoes and I got three to try this year. Captain Lucky, the packet says, is an indeterminate, potato-leaf, mid/late season tomato with green/yellow/pink medium to large fruit. Cool! Nebraska Wedding is a yellow/orange tomato that I have tried in the past and liked. Information online reports that: Nebraskan brides were given seeds of this tomato as a wedding gift. It was said to have been brought from MN by pioneers in the late 1800s via covered wagons. And it thrived in cold, windy Nebraska.” And finally, Ozark Sunrise, which is described as a beautiful anti-oxidant-loaded purple beauty.
I also got some Lemon cucumber seeds to try. They were recommended by Alain at Roche Fleurie Garden. You can check up on Lemon cucumbers here. All in all, it was a fun outing.
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I remember Alain’s lemon cuke post. They sound like something we might actually succeed with. Thanks for the reminder!
It sounds as if you had a very good time. From the pictures, I can see it was much bigger than the Seedy Saturday in Kitchener. There must have been lots of interesting things to see.
Good luck with the lemon cucumbers. It is an heirloom but I was not able to save seeds that look viable. I bought a package from Ontario Seeds here in town because I certainly want to grow them again. This year I am also trying something called Suyo Long, a heirloom Chinese Cucumber. We will see what it does. Have a good week.
sounds like we had similar saturdays!
Love this concept! It does sound like a lot of fun. I’m glad you went so you could tell us about your happy day.
It’s a great forum for sharing seeds! In the U.S., see the SeedSaver’s Exchange: http://www.seedsavers.org/
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