Now is the time to save vegetable and flower seeds for future planting and swapping

Saving flower and vegetable seeds was done routinely not too many years ago. Sharing seeds with friends and neighbors was both helpful and enjoyable. Seeds are expensive and, with the exception of hybrid plants, can still be saved today. If properly gathered and stored, these seeds will produce beautiful flowers or delicious, nutritious vegetables. Saving seeds also helps to preserve some heirloom strains that are no longer commercially available.