Swap your seeds - Kitchen Garden Magazine

Growing our own vegetables relies on a good source of veg seeds and this can be a hefty annual expense. If we learn to save some of our own seeds we not only save money but over time we actually nurture varieties that do especially well on our own plots. Sourcing seeds locally is also a great way to fast track this so visiting seed swap events in your local area during late winter and early spring is a great way to find suitable varieties including some unusual and heritage varieties that need to be kept going by growing. Seed swap events also bring together fellow gardeners who not only swap seeds but ideas and growing information.
Garden Organic, the charity which promotes growing organically, list seed swapping events around the country on their website. Click on the link below to see if you have an event near you.

www.gardenorganic.org.uk/what-we-do/hsl/seed-swaps

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Emma Rawlings

Deputy editor Emma Rawlings trained in horticulture and then spent many years in the industry before entering the world of gardening journalism. She has a small veg plot at home and also helps her brother on his allotment sized veg garden. She loves to experiment with new varieties and enjoys mixing flowers and veg together on the plot. When not gardening she spends time looking after her ponies and cats. The former provide manure for the garden, the latter just demand food and cuddles