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    A Seed Saver's Garden

    Dale Thurber has a listing for Debbie - is this the one you are looking for? ETA: he also lists it through SSE.
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    What are you planting "new to you" this year?

    The Blue Flax is most likely Linum usitatissimum while Scarlet Flax is Linum grandiflorum which probably explains the different characteristics.
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    What are you planting "new to you" this year?

    Perhaps the Golden Flax needs vernalization as is typical with perennial flowers?
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    USA source for 'Quintal d'Alsace' cabbage seeds?

    @Jack Holloway and @Branching Out - the membership side of SSE does require an account to access its listings but it is a free account; you no longer need to be a paid member to exchange seeds.
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    Central Michigan Seed Swap 2023, February 25th from 11am-4pm

    Michael Lordon is at Nature & Nurture's booth; Zeedman is the smiling gent in green with his DW at the table with big bags of beans.
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    2023 Little Easy Bean Network - Beans Beyond The Colors Of A Rainbow

    Three clubs that should do well for you in the lower Hudson Valley are Jezka Hladka, Ostka Skomoroska, and Sandomierka - all fall-planted.
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    A Seed Saver's Garden

    Mother Nature is kind to seed savers of corn on a small scale in that crosses are evident in the first season. Your two corns are so distinct that when you harvest you can put the kernels that aren't to trait in your eat pile. Of course planting them as far apart as possible is helpful.
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    2023 Little Easy Bean Network - Beans Beyond The Colors Of A Rainbow

    There is the Central Indiana swap in Noblesville next weekend.
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    2023 Little Easy Bean Network - Beans Beyond The Colors Of A Rainbow

    It was great seeing you in Goshen Russ - looking forward to Midland! =)
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    A Seed Saver's Garden

    From its tall pointed ears and long narrow snout, that is a coyote, which imho is even more dangerous than a wolf since coyotes are absolutely adapted to live among people, taking whatever they want, whenever they want (small pets, free-range livestock, ...) I would seriously reconsider feeding...
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    Finding a Seed Swap?

    And of course for those in Canada Seeds of Diversity sponsors many a Seedy Event to tide you over 'til planting time arrives.
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    Growing Chickpeas up north? (Zone 5a)

    If you haven't grown chickpea before - something to keep in mind is that their germination is hypogeal, meaning the cotyledon leaves remain below the surface, not emerging like they do with common beans. I had someone reach out in a panic thinking something ate the leaves from their newly...
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    Growing Chickpeas up north? (Zone 5a)

    I grow several varieties of chickpea in southeast Michigan. Though I direct seed chickpea when I sow my common beans, I have on occasion started a variety indoors and transplanted. I use heat mats and allowing for a few days to germinate, depending on the season's progress towards warm soil (I...
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    Finding a Seed Swap?

    For those in the area 5th Annual Central Indiana Seed Swap in Noblesville on January 28th
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    Finding a Seed Swap?

    I think you are thinking of the Central Michigan seed swap that's in Midland, MI on February 25th - that's the one you attended pre-pandemic. The Goshen swap is typically much smaller.
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    2023 Little Easy Bean Network - Beans Beyond The Colors Of A Rainbow

    A heads up for those in the area - LEBN's Bluejay is listed as a vendor at Merry Lea's 5th annual seed swap Saturday January 21st at Goshen College in Goshen Indiana.
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    Finding a Seed Swap?

    A heads up for those in the area - Merry Lea's 5th annual seed swap is Saturday, January 21, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Goshen College Church-Chapel Goshen Indiana And bonus news! TEG's BlueJay of LEBN is listed as a vendor!
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    Looking for guidance

    Thank you @nune for the shoutout! Overall our focus is on staple crops for northern growers but recently our emphasis has turned to small-scale grain production as it's apparent there is growing interest ( ;) ) in adding these crops to personal and community gardens. @Northern Gnome I would...
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    2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

    Bean coat appearance is governed by the "mother plant" which means if you harvested non-true-to-type seeds from an entire plant you planted a seed that was the result of a cross in its parental generation.
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