Seed Selection

I spent just five minutes as promised today thinking thoughts of gardening. I choose which plants I would start froms seeds. We settled on green beans, yellow beets (something new for us), spinach and carrots. I learned something about seeds. The hybrid seeds although they may have good purpose for climates where the growing season is shortened or conditions are tougher but in my climate my research seems to imply anything related to genetic modification when it comes to seeds is not necessary. Those hybrids that are often hyped up to be uber-resistant to disease and weather and much more productive just might not be all they're cracked up to be. An advocate oh heirloom seeds (those that have been passed down naturally had three reasons I thought was worth considering"Nutritional Integrity Many vegetables today lack nutrition from over-hybridization. Recent tests are showing that many of the vegetables, grains and other produce you buy, INCLUDING ORGANIC PRODUCE, are nutrient-deficient. If you want to truly be in charge of your nutritional intake, you must home garden. If you want the higher nutrition of original varieties you must use non-hybrids.
Economic security and independence Growing your own food, now, is becoming an economic necessity for many. Even those in cities are growing food on their balconies and rooftops and in suburban backyards. 2009 will likely become known as the year America returns to home gardening (see Victory Gardens of WWII) as a way of defending against the hostile adversary of an economic downturn! Security of Food Supply Securing the nation’s food supply against the “invasion” of GM (genetically modified) and over-hybridization of foods is coming down to the backyard garden. Yours and ours." Something to think about. I love the prospect of eliminating the worry out of what's on your dinner table. Sure, not every thing we here about the latest risks are not certain but not having to worry either way is a better bet for me.
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