| Organic heirloom seeds are those seeds from plants | | | | easy to use, grow well, and produce wonderfully |
| that culture themselves. This means, that there has | | | | textured, colorful and tasty produce. In fact many |
| not been any hybrid introduction to the seed | | | | people are realizing that that the hybrid produce at |
| genetically. They produce their own seeds, and | | | | groceries and the supermarket, while they may well |
| continually produce the same type of plant, as well as | | | | be pretty and uniform are actually rather tasteless in |
| the fruit or vegetable from the originals. | | | | comparison. These types of seeds offer a chance |
| Organic heirloom seeds are easily grown due to their | | | | for produce to grow with unique colors, textures, |
| resistance to local pests, drought, frost, and often, | | | | and are often known to be more flavorful than |
| grow very well in local soils without fertilizers. This | | | | hybrid varieties. |
| makes this type of seeds and plants imminently | | | | The reason organic farmers are enjoying it is the |
| suitable for organic farmers. | | | | fact that they reproduce seeds themselves. This |
| Heirloom seeds are those that have not been | | | | gives the farmer an opportunity to either plant the |
| genetically altered at all, many of the seeds you | | | | same crop over and over, or use an heirloom seed |
| purchase in garden stores today are hybrid varieties. | | | | exchange to trade their particular heirloom seed for a |
| These seeds are genetically the same as when they | | | | different variety or vegetable. |
| were first introduced to local farmers. While there | | | | You can research this type of seeds easily quickly on |
| may have been crossbreeding that went along in the | | | | the Internet, and also researched the different |
| late 1800s and early 1900s, these seeds are | | | | varieties of vegetables that are available in in fact, |
| genetically the same as those that were planted over | | | | today, you can also find organic herb heirloom seeds, |
| 50 years ago. In fact, many of these seeds have a | | | | fruit, and of course most of the vegetables that are |
| history, similar to livestock pedigrees; you'll know | | | | in production today. There are certain seeds that are |
| where they came from, how they were designed, | | | | considered on the dangerous species list, so if you |
| and who used them. | | | | choose to grow some of these be sure to save |
| The best part about organic heirloom seeds is they're | | | | seeds away in case you were plants are the last. |