I’ve compiled a list of supplies that will get most seed starting gardeners excited. I hope these package ideas give you a boost of inspiration to create a box you believe your partner would enjoy.
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You could add 4 seed packets from GrowOrganic.com at $3.99 each
Total $46.09
Each of thee seed starter kits meets the minimum requirement of 3 seed packets and $50 budget. If you’re a seed starter gardener share in the comments below some of your favorite tools to use.
Todays guest post is from Bailey at Tribe Van Tassel & she’s sharing 4 Seed Exchange Ideas to send your partner.
4 Seed Exchange Ideas
I’ll never forget the first seeds I ever planted that turned into real live vegetables that my family ate. It’s some kind of wonderful magic. And really it’s much easier than you think. I promise!
For the last 12,000 years people have traditionally saved seeds to maintain gardens and farms. It’s really just been in the 20th century that people have bought seed packets. These farmers and gardeners from centuries past have utilized faith, knowledge, and community to keep traditions alive. To keep nurturing their family, to keep working with the tides and the moon and the soil and the bees to make so much more than vegetables and flowers. It’s to preserve a legacy of self-reliance, beauty, hope, and perseverance. It’s to witness miracles and inspire us to see the apple within the seed.
My friend Tara at She’s Rooted Home has blessed us all by creating an online seed exchange where we can share knowledge, tools, seeds, and whatever we want to help each other live our best gardening lives. She’s matching people based on their hardiness zones so that we can best help each other, and I couldn’t be more excited. She’s only opening doors for this until the end of next week, so hop on the bandwagon stat. Oh and you don’t need to save your own seeds – packets will do just fine!!
I’ve put together some ideas for what I could be sending my partners below. The options are endless!
Here are some seed exchange ideas to help you plan:
1. Seeds of course!
This year I am really looking forward to growing these mini butternut squashes from Row7 Seeds. This company in itself is so rad, and I’m excited to share about them with anyone who will listen. They also sell out often, so they can be hard to come by!
These are the actual coolest candles on the planet. They are in gorgeous little pots and the packaging is a seed packet of wildflowers! Can you even believe such a thing?! I’m in love.
All gardeners need a basket for gathering their goodies, and this little vintage inspired wire number does the trick! Perfect for a small batch of herbs and perhaps a handful of beans and flowers.
4. A very personal graft
Something I’m hoping to do is get a very special graft from a specific Ojai Pixie Tangerine tree. I grew up running through the groves of a farm in Ojai, and some of my best memories as a kid were there making fresh orange juice and hiding in boxes of puppies while my cowboy parents made lunch and talked about rodeoing. I would love to be able to get a few of these to share and spread the love.
I hope these ideas inspire you to get out there and participate in a seed exchange, virtual or otherwise! To sign up for the She’s Rooted Home Seed Exchange, click here, and join us!
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Annette has been so kind to include 9 pages for you to get your garden plans organized and ready for the year. “Can’t wait for you guys to use this guide. I really hope it is beneficial to you!” You can grab them HERE!
Zinnias-
Annette will definitely be including Zinnias in her partners Seed Exchange package. “These have fast become my FAVORITE flowers!! I feel they are pretty easy to grow! They come in a million different colors and last all summer! If you maintain them they will continue to bloom until it’s too cold. They last forever in a vase and are just so very pretty!”
Seed vs seedlings
“I’ve done both! If you have the time to start seedlings you can start them a few weeks or even a month early. Then that way they are already growing by the time you plant them and you’ll have blooms quicker!”
“There’s nothing more fun than the garden, it brings us life through its’ produce, and builds in us a sense of appreciation and hard work. We believe in sharing recipes that promote a healthy lifestyle and plant-based diet.”
Hey Friends! My name is Annette and I’m a midwest girl turned southern belle after marrying my husband Jared. I studied nursing in college, then designed wedding gowns for many years. Now I’m transitioning to farmgirl and we just added a beautiful baby girl to the mix. Ava Rose was born in May. Homestead living has quickly become my passion. I honestly wish I had started sooner. Learning to slow down and live with intention has been so rewarding. I look forward to learning all I can now that God has shown me the thrill of getting back to nature. l believe in laughter – it truly is the best medicine. I also believe in loving fiercely, and creating community with those both near and far. I hope you enjoy following along our journey.
Learn more about Annette and her farm family at Azure Farm or follow her on Instagram @azurefarm
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A Seed Exchange package guide or the first time gardener.
Don’t know what to send a first time gardener?
It can be hard to remember what got you started gardening, especially if you’ve been gardening for quite some time. I’ve complied a few shopping lists that will help you supply your partner with a fun and useful seed exchange package.
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All of these kits include the minimum requirement of 3 seed packets and reach the $50 budget. You could purchase the supplies to create one of these first time gardener kits or use it as inspiration to come up with even more ideas for your seed exchange partner.
