Sunday, May 26, 2013

Getting To Know Seeds For Survival

By Patricia Clark


The three main types of seeds are as follows:

1. Organic seeds are the first type of seeds typically grown following a strict set of guidelines set the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA. These seeds will then be used to grow organic fruits, vegetables and grains and to be able to pass as organic seeds, they should be free from any chemicals and there should not be any changes genetically in any way. When these plants grow, they will then produce seeds that are considered as organic seeds once again.

2. Heirloom seeds- these are seeds that was grown during earlier or ancient times and is still being grown today. One example of this type of seed is the apple seed. There are different guidelines to be considered as an heirloom seed, there are some experts that say that the seeds must be at least a hundred years old while there are some that say it should at least be fifty years old.

3. The third and last type of seed is the survival seeds which are ideal and recommended for endurance storage. Survival seeds are utilized in the event that there will be food shortage. These type of seeds can be bought in seed banks and are able to produce numerous number of non-genetically modified and garden-fresh fruits, vegetables and grains for the price typically of pennies per lb. Survival seeds produce large number of produce is typically more than enough for consumption of one family.

Now let's focus on Survival seeds, what are its other characteristics and what can you get in planting them? Typically, these seeds are individually-packed in a rain-proof container known as the survival seed bank, thus they have longer life spans. Usually the survival seed banks is composed of twenty-two different seeds such as lettuce, beans, squash, carrots, cucumbers, spinach, onions, etc. When planning to plant survival seeds, it is important to know the age of the seeds since it is an important factor for plant growth. It is important to know how long seeds will last and here is a list of seeds and how long they usually last:

-Cantaloupe seeds that lasts six-ten years

-Turnip-five to eight years

-Cucumbers-five to seven years

-Tomato seeds last four to seven years

-Watermelon seeds that last four to six years

-Sunflower seeds last four to six years

-Broccoli-four to five years

-Cabbage-four to five years

Proper storage of survival seeds is another important factor to consider in order to ensure proper growth of survival seeds when planted. airtight containers, ziploc bags and vacuum-sealed bags are different options where to store your survival seeds. And then these containers will then be placed in different places in your home like refrigerator, basement, freezers or even cupboards.Survival seeds are quite different from normal seeds in terms of growth and production rate because survival seeds have higher growth and production rate compared to regular seeds. Another good thing that survival seeds offer is that they are suitable to be reused compared to normal seeds which are not.

It is important to store, plant and grow survival seeds because nowadays there is a constant increase in prices in almost all commodities therefore the tendency or food shortage is not very impossible to imagine. this is where survival seeds help individuals, by making sure that if ever there comes a time that there is scarcity in food supply, they will be able to harvest from the survival seeds they planted and they will be assured to have food to be consumed by themselves and their family.




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