Seeds I saved this year / 今年とった種

I did not post on Hive.blog for 10 days ... I was busy preparing for market, my family caught cold, work deadlines were approaching etc. Anyway I am happy to be back on Hive.blog.

Spring/summer gardening season is over and I have now some seeds I saved. Interestingly I saved more than half of the seeds out side of my garden.

I have ...

• Shiso (Perilla): I took the seeds from the plants that I bought from a regional farmer to produce Shiso syrup.
• Basil and calendula: I planted them in Spring in containers at a parking space.
• Marigold: I took seeds at a park in a city called Zwickau.
• Beans: Bush beans and fire beans are from my garden.
• Soup celery: From my garden. I found they are making beautiful lacy flowers and some had seeds afterwards.

Some are plenty to share :) I look forward to sowing and sharing them in next gardening season.

春夏のガーデニングシーズンが終わって、種とりした種が手元にあるので並べてみました。自分の庭以外でも、共用のコンテナで育てた植物からも種をたくさんとりました。

紫蘇、カレンデュラ、豆、セロリ、バジル、マリーゴールドなどなど。今年はトマトは不作も不作で、去年とった種や買った種の残りが十分あったので、種とりはせず。

紫蘇やマリーゴールドはかなりの量があるので、おすそわけできたらなと思っています。今年は豆が豊作で他は不作の夏でしたが、それでもガーデニングはいいですね。

来年は何を育てようかな、今から楽しみです。