St. Clare Heirloom Seeds

Heirloom Vegetable Seed Lifespan: How Long Do Your Heirloom Seeds Last?

Heirloom seeds are living organisms that require proper care and attention to remain healthy and viable until it’s time to plant them. Even when seeds are dormant, they are still actively maintaining life processes, making it crucial to store them in the right conditions to preserve their viability.

How to Properly Store Heirloom Seeds for Emergency Preparedness?

The length of viability of heirloom garden seeds depends upon the variety. Some will only keep a high germination rate for one or two years, others will keep well for ten years.

How to Grow Microgreens Indoors: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners?

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced gardener, growing microgreens indoors is a snap with the following easy step-by-step instructions. All you will need are a few empty containers, (deli or lunch meat containers work great, save money, and are a way to recycle what you have on hand), soil, water, and light, and you can grow microgreens all year round.

Why Heirloom and Open Pollinated Garden Seeds?

That is a very important question today. Heirloom seeds and open pollinated seeds and their preservation and continuation are vital to the future of us all. As more and more seeds are being genetically modified these days, and hybrids are flooding the market, true-to-type homegrown heirloom and open pollinated seeds are in danger of extinction.