Saving seed is sound economic sense

Imagine if next year’s garden depended solely on the successful harvest of seeds from this year’s crops?

A scary prospect but traditionally this is how all gardens were managed. While today’s seed catalogues are ubiquitous, seed saving is a traditional skill that every home grower should cultivate.

It makes good gardening sense as it increases self-sufficiency, saves money and allows plants to adapt to local climate and soil conditions, particularly those of your own garden. In light of food security, preservation of heirloom varieties and biodiversity, seed saving is a must.