Garlic Bulbils are Available!
While supplies last, we have 48 varieties of garlic bulbils available for planting this fall. Bulbils - not the large bulbs that you're probably used to, but the tiny nuggets that grow in the scapes at the tops of the plants, are a very economical way to collect and grow a vast assortment of garlic varieties!
If you plant bulbils, be prepared to wait for two full years before harvesting fully-grown garlic, but the results should be better than clove-planted garlic, and growing from bulbils is a very economical way to scale up a diverse collection of varieties. Read our article to learn more: How to Grow Garlic From Bulbils
While supplies last, we will send you a good amount (at least 10) of bulbils for 5 different varieties for $15 including shipping and handling. Please order at seeds.ca/store.
We cannot guarantee specific varieties, but if you have a favourite, please ask and we'll do our best to provide what you want.
Grow Garlic from Bulbils!
While supplies last, we have 48 varieties of garlic bulbils available for planting this fall. Bulbils - not the large bulbs that you're probably used to, but the tiny nuggets that grow in the scapes at the tops of the plants, are a very economical way to collect and grow a vast assortment of garlic varieties!
If you plant bulbils, be prepared to wait for two full years before harvesting fully-grown garlic, but the results should be better than clove-planted garlic, and growing from bulbils is a very economical way to scale up a diverse collection of varieties. Read our article to learn more: How to Grow Garlic From Bulbils
Re-organizing the Seed Library Collection
One of the core elements to Seeds of Diversity's work is the Seed Library, the complex storage system for the hundreds of types of seeds that have been gifted, purchased and grown out over the many years of Seeds of Diversity's work. This system is crucial to the work of preserving and cultivating heirloom and endangered seeds, and like any good system, it requires maintenance in order to work optimally. This year, the Seed Library team dedicated time and resources to the complete reorganization of the library and its collections in order to support the ongoing work of Seeds of Diversity for years to come.
Seed Libraries Across Canada - A Series
In a previous article, we shared the stories of a couple of Seed Libraries in Canada - Naramata and Calgary. Since that article and a social media post about it, we’ve heard from a number of other individuals and organizations spearheading similar efforts all over the country.
So, we’ve officially decided to make this a series! Considering there were at least 50 Seed Libraries sprinkled across Canada as of 2015, and that number has almost surely risen since then, this could be a very long series!
In this issue
Re-organizing the Seed Library Collection
Seed Libraries Across Canada - A Series
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