Valley Harvest Seeds

05/31/2023

So many tomatoes!!

05/09/2023

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05/04/2023

My Honesty plants are blooming nice this year! Fingers crossed for lots of silver dollars 🤞

02/25/2023

02/04/2023

Winter crafts with thoughts of spring!!

02/01/2023

Let's talk about Victory Gardens...
During World War I, a severe food crisis emerged in Europe as agricultural workers were recruited into military service and farms were transformed into battlefields. As a result, the burden of feeding millions of starving people fell to the United States. In March of 1917¬—just weeks before the United States entered the war—Charles Lathrop Pack organized the National War Garden Commission to encourage Americans to contribute to the war effort by planting, fertilizing, harvesting and storing their own fruits and vegetables so that more food could be exported to our allies. Citizens were urged to utilize all idle land that was not already engaged in agricultural production—including school and company grounds, parks, backyards or any available vacant lots.
Promoted through propaganda posters advocating that civilians “Sow the seeds of victory” by planting their own vegetables, the war garden movement (as it was originally known) was spread by word of mouth through numerous women’s clubs, civic associations and chambers of commerce, which actively encouraged participation in the campaign. Amateur gardeners were provided with instruction pamphlets on how, when and where to sow, and were offered suggestions as to the best crops to plant, along with tips on preventing disease and insect infestations. The endeavor was so well received that the government turned its attention to distributing canning and drying manuals to help people preserve their surplus crops. In addition to the appeal to men and women, the federal Bureau of Education initiated a U.S. School Garden Army (USSGA) to mobilize children to enlist as “soldiers of the soil.” As a result of these combined efforts, 3 million new garden plots were planted in 1917 and more than 5.2 million were cultivated in 1918, which generated an estimated 1.45 million quarts of canned fruits and vegetables. By the end of World War I, the campaign promoting home gardens—which by then were referred to as “victory gardens”—had dropped off, but many people continued to maintain them...the above is shared from history(dot)com...
It's interesting how we've come so far and yet in other areas we move back. In the US we have HOAs that require neat and tidy lawns. We spray medicinal herbs labeled as "weeds" with cancer causing sprays then wonder why the planet is sick. Thoughts?

01/22/2023

French Marigolds (Tagetes patula) are an excellent plant to grow. They look lovely in planters, hanging baskets or ornamental beds or borders, but they can also be an excellent addition to your…

01/22/2023

Update!! 6 days later and check out those sprouts!! I will thin out in a few days.

Starting lettuce and spinach seeds in recycled plastic containers tonight 🥬🥗 I can already taste the salad!!