tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post5263703415323966858..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Saving SeedsGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-37566059110955381792008-07-25T01:33:00.000-05:002008-07-25T01:33:00.000-05:00I have a bunch of gourd seeds in the freezer that ...I have a bunch of gourd seeds in the freezer that I've saved. I don't know if they are from hybrids or not, but I imagine that they will make gourds either way. Your tasteless acorn squash may have been a bit "gourdish."<BR/><BR/>My mother was quite a seed saver. She always had sacks of flower heads and aluminum pie pans of tomato and watermelon seeds stashed in the porch cabinets. (It was cold out there in the winter.)Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-66029852777042836832008-07-24T21:33:00.000-05:002008-07-24T21:33:00.000-05:00Heirloom corn! My old Aunties grew most everything...Heirloom corn! My old Aunties grew most everything in their gardens from saved seeds, and I do some of it myself. <BR/><BR/>I tried growing some acorn squash from seeds I saved but I'd forgotten that they were from a hybrid. The resulting squash were shaped like acorn squash, but had bright yellow skins and were almost tasteless.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.com