{"id":35166,"date":"2016-11-21T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T09:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saving-seeds-one-teaspoon-at-a-time\/"},"modified":"2016-11-21T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T09:44:08","slug":"saving-seeds-one-teaspoon-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saving-seeds-one-teaspoon-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving seeds, one teaspoon at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom blue-black peonies to fluffy grasses, the Hardy Plant Society sends out thousands of packets of seed every year. Anthea Sokell explains how it\u2019s done and offers up some seed saving tipsEvery year, members of the Hardy Plant Society embark on an epic project: parcelling up thousands of packets of seeds to be shared among other members and the general public. The HPS seed distribution scheme has been going since the 1960s, and encourages members from across the globe to send in their seeds saved from garden-worthy hardy perennials. Last year the Society parcelled up 40,000 packets. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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