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Category Archives: Seed conversation

715: What Is Happening In the World of Seeds

A Chat with an Expert on, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaJanuary 13, 2023Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – This is the December 2022 class discussing what is happening in the world of seeds. Bill recently returned from the 9th Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in New Delhi. He shares what he learned about how the…

696: Warm and Cool Season Crops

A Chat with an Expert on, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaSeptember 16, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – Do we plant cool season crops in the fall and warm season in the spring? How is it that cool season varieties get sweeter as the weather gets colder? Can warm season crops last through blistering heat? Can we strengthen the genetics of any crop through selection and…

691: Seed Harvesting

A Chat with an Expert on, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, Seed Varieties, SeedsBy TheresaAugust 12, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – Before you know it, all your crops will be going to seed. Rather than deadhead and “clean everything up,” learn how to be your own best seed detective. What are the characteristics of the plants from which you should be saving seed? How do you decide when and how to…

683: Pollinators & Wildflowers

A Chat with an Expert on, Beneficial Bugs, Business and Farming, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaJune 17, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – A diverse and integrated garden requires many different elements. Top on that list are pollinators and wildflowers. If you have a robust flower component to your cultivated gardens, so much of the extra workload is handled by these workhorses as they…

678: Seed Saving Myths

A Chat with an Expert on, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, Seed Varieties, SeedsBy TheresaMay 13, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – A myth is an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true, according to Webster’s Dictionary. Seed saving myths are plentiful and often are motivated by large corporations to increase seed sales and profits. You can’t save seeds to hybrids. You need…

675: Seed Dehybridizing

A Chat with an Expert on, Business and Farming, Gardening Basics, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, Seed Varieties, SeedsBy TheresaApril 22, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – This is the March 2022 class discussing seed dehybridizing. We love hybrid vigor and what hybridized seed can offer. The only downside to using hybridized seed is you can’t save it. Wait a minute. What if you found out that isn’t true? That you could capture the best…

660: Harvesting the Future from Your Garden

A Chat with an Expert on, Gardening Basics, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaFebruary 25, 2022Leave a comment

A Garden Chat with Bill McDorman. – Your tastiest vegetables can be grown again and again from your own garden! Future harvests are just a few steps away from what you are growing now and Bill McDorman can help you see the path to the future you want. Explore the benefits of seed saving, learn how to take those…

655: Culinary & Aromatic Herbs

A Chat with an Expert on, Herbs, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – A garden without herbs is like ice cream without hot fudge. It works but you can increase your delight tenfold by adding them to the mix. They enhance any meal and they can be perennial and annual allowing for many different planting opportunities. Drinking teas…

646: Loving Those Legumes

A Chat with an Expert on, Gardening Basics, Nitrogen Fixation, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, SeedsBy TheresaNovember 19, 2021Leave a comment

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – This is the October 2021 live Seed Saving Class discussing legumes. Beans and peas are great to eat and also great for your soil. Incorporating them into your garden rotation is smart and delicious. Pollinators also love legumes so it’s a win-win all around. Plant them along…

618: Wildflowers

A Chat with an Expert on, Ecosystem Impacts, Podcast - Free, Seed conversation, Seed Varieties, SeedsBy TheresaJuly 20, 2021Leave a comment

A Chat with a Seed Expert. – This is the June 2021 Seed Saving Class discussing wildflowers. Bill McDorman draws on his 28 years of careful observation as he shares expert tips for successful wildcrafting and planting of wildflower seeds, including mistakes to avoid. He also clears up some common misconceptions about…

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