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Home » Podcast Episode #5 How to Interpret a Seed Packet

January 6, 2022 By Candace Godwin 1 Comment

Podcast Episode #5 How to Interpret a Seed Packet

Are you ready to get growing? In this podcast we’ll talk about the benefits of growing your vegetables from seed and I’ll help you decipher all that great information found on a seed packet or in a seed catalog. From understanding terms like hybrid to days-to-maturity, you’ll be primed to begin growing your garden from seed.

Podcast #5 Show Notes

The Coeur d’Alene Coop’s Gardening Series of blog posts provides a bushel of information on seeds — from how-tos on seed starting and seed saving to organic seed, days-to-maturity and much more.

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Filed Under: Garden Seed Series, Gardening, Podcast Tagged With: days to maturity, direct sow seeds, gardening terms, hybrid seed, open pollinated, organic seed, reading seed packet, seed starting, starting seeds indoors

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So, what did you do today? "Oh, not much, I just f So, what did you do today? "Oh, not much, I just finished sowing a couple flats of tomato seeds... about 1,400 seeds, give or take. 😁

🍅 Tomato lovers, this is your moment to shop more than 30 open-pollinated and heirloom tomatoes: Beefsteak, slicers, canners, salsa-makers, cherry, and dwarfs. Old favorites and unique varieties.

🍅 All grown right here--no plug imports from "over the mountain or beyond."

🍅 Many grown from organic seed; all grow with organic growing practices.

Find your favorite or a new one, here 👉 https://thecoeurdalenecoop.com/shop or link in bio.

#thecoeurdalenecoop 
#organictomatoes 
#heirloomtomatoes 
#homegrowntomatoes 
#tomatoseedlings
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