Choosing heirloom seeds

Radio interview source: Diane Whealy, co-founder, Seed Savers Exchange

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When starting your flower or vegetable garden from seed, consider incorporating some heirloom varieties into your plan. Your flowers won't look like everyone else's, and your vegetables will be unique in both appearance and flavor. It's really no more expensive to plant heirloom seeds than modern varieties, and it's fun to try something "new" in the garden, even when it's really something "old."

For more information on heirloom gardening, we recommend these links:

Living the Country Life television program: See beautiful heirloom flowers and tomatoes for yourself in these clips from our show.

Heirloom garden plans: Download free heirloom flower and vegetable garden plans with detailed planting guides, and turn a piece of your property into a piece of history.

Starting garden seeds indoors: Give your heirloom seeds a jump start by sowing them indoors, then transplanting them into your garden.