The seedbox has arrived! Are you curious about what the seedbox is and how I received it from @beatitudes8?
Here's the original post with all the details.
In a nutshell, it's an awesome way to share seeds and meet some fellow homesteaders.
Each person receiving the seedbox will take a few of the seeds while adding more to the pack for the next person. At the end of December 2018 it will be returned to @beatitudes8.
Here's what we got in the seedbox.
What we are putting back in the seedbox
There are two types of green beans. These are special to us as they have been in our family for over 100 years! We call the Clovis beans, but that's because it's the name of the original family member that started sharing them 100 years ago. In these parts good seeds are shared forever because they are proven to grow well in our harsh winters at 3000 ft of elevation.
The other green beans have also been passed down in our family for a very long time and are called "cut shorts". Obviously these are not scientific names :)
The third thing we added is heirloom German Pink tomatoes. These came from our 92 year old neighbor who said he has grown these from the same seeds his entire adult life. They were great for us.
Lastly we have added some very hardy zinnia flower seeds. We love these because it's one of the few things the deer doesn't eat here.
Thanks to @beatitudes8 for starting this and @goldendawne for all the help and support.
Who will get it next??
awww, i love handed-down seeds! what a thoughtful way to share stories of people that we've interacted with <3
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Thank you. Me too, it's nice to think about where they came from while eating them :)
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it reminds me of that saying "you really die twice - once when you take your last breath & once when your name is said for the final time" ... or something like that. sorta morbid, but more hopeful and happy, i think!
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You added some great seeds I cant wait to see who's next. Thanks for participating.
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I am glad this was started, this is how people did it years ago. A neighbor would grow something and you would grow something different and everyone shared seeds. As a kid, I remember neighbors stopping by grandpa's house and they would sit and tell stories and swap seeds with those stories.
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Yes, that is some good memories. My grandpa sitting on the porch with 8" of whittling chaff on the ground below him while talking about the crops. Thanks for supporting.
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What another GREAT way to support the homesteading and gardening community on steemit!
WONDERFUL to see so many awesome seeds in this carousel!
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Thanks very much. And, thanks for the resteem!
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Good news for those who need seeds. It will be for them as a gift. Thank you, that you started a good business!
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very far if I order it .. hehee
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Ha, I think we'll have to keep this contest to U.S. only @gumegxgolgom. Thanks for checking it out as always.
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I am just kidding. I am happy to learn many things from you @qberry I have not been up to 1 month using steemit
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Happy to help. You are doing good here!
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yes @qberry
glad to get to know you
success continues for you
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I love this idea!
How exciting to have heirloom seeds passed down from your family. One of the things I love most about heirlooms is that so many of them come with a story.
I would love for my legacy, one day, to be the seeds that my children and their children have passed down from me. 😁
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Thanks, I think it's great too. I was glad to get to participate.
Story time.. We were having green beans one time and my wife's father said they were turkey craw beans. We said what is that? The answer was that many years ago a friend had killed a wild turkey, and the green beans planted were the ones he found in the turkey's craw when cleaning it and passed down thru the years :)
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Ya know, I'd like to recycle that story this weekend when my mother-in-law visits, just to see her reaction! lol
I got a laugh out of that, thanks for telling that story!
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Thanks. We have to mention it almost every time we eat green beans!
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