Seed saving and seed swap

Sep 08, 2014by Farmer Liz

If you want to grow your own veges on the cheap, one of the easiest ways to save money is to save seeds. I've written a few posts about seed saving and growing from seeds, see them here.

my seed collection

Seeds that I have to swap

Dill
Poor man's beans
Green beans (climbing) - "Blue Lake"
Yellow beans (bush) - "Cherokee Wax"
Cabbage
Spring Onions (see explanation here)
Leek
Bok Choi
Green peas - "Lacey Lady"
Parsley - flat leaf
Spaghetti squash
Calendula
Marigold
Winter Tarragon
Chilli
Arrowroot
Mizuna
Snake bean
Red mustard
Rosella
Mini capsicum
Tat soi
Broccoli
Lettuce (not sure what its called, like a cos type)
Silver beet (chard) - "heritage"
Coriander
Kale
Thai basil
Mystery pumpkin
Borage
Nasturtium

pea seeds ready to harvest

Seeds that I 'need'

Rocket
Carrots
Turnips, swedes, radishes (advanced seed saving!)
Any herbs
Flowers
Broad beans
All other beans and peas
Surprise me!

If you'd like to swap, send me an email with the seeds you want (eight.acres.liz at gmail.com). I might run out of some of them, but I'll try to send you what I can.

If you don't have any seeds to swap, start saving and send me something later, I don't mind sending some seeds to help you get started with your garden. Or let me know what else you have to swap instead, last year someone offered me old copies of Grass Roots and Earth Garden!

I can only swap within Australia (and I can't send to Tas or WA), but if you are in another country and have something to swap, leave a comment to see who else is out there. If you have a seed swap post to share, leave a comment too.

Let's start swapping!

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