As we are pulling up the black salsify, I am reminded of the hours spent cleaning the seeds last year. We let the salsify bloom for once to restock and ended up with a literal bucket stuffed full. Most of the bulk was just the pappus, though, so for long term storage, I spent the winter evenings mindlessly picking out the seeds while I watched videos. In the end, that whole bucket was about half a jar of seeds.

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My collection of saved bean seeds. Some for culinary use, others for sowing. All are heirloom or open pollinated varieties. One jar contains a cross of two beans as the start of landrace gardening. All the others look true to type.

The bean seeds are all distinct from each other in shape, size or colour.

I’ll be growing 5 more varieties (climbing, dwarf french and broad beans) for seed saving this year. #SeedSaving #GrowYourOwn #SolarPunkSunday