Heirloom Seeds, Defined

What makes heirloom seeds so special? How do they differ from other, regular seeds? In “Heirloom Seeds, Defined,” you’ll learn what defines an heirloom seed and why you should care.

Of the many garden maintenance tasks you attend, planting seeds in your garden is most likely on your maintenance list.

Listen to our quick segment on this “DIY Garden Minute” to learn about the different types of seeds and a great company to purchase them from.

This episode is for beginner gardeners who want to learn how about heirloom seeds.

Go to Eden Brothers Seeds for more information on how you can start your own heirloom garden plant varieties!


Are you looking to Save Seeds From Common Garden Vegetables?  Look No Further!

We want to share with you the Simple Seed Saving course!

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Kait’s Garden course called Simple Seed Saving!

Simple Seed Saving is an online course developed by Kait’s Garden, a Homesteading and Family Farming Blog, run by Kait Ahlin who lives with her husband and family in western Montana! She is passionate about organic gardening and seed saving and wants to share her knowledge with you through her course, Simple Seed Saving.

Watch a course demo here and be sure to let her know that Spoken Garden sent you!

Start collecting your garden vegetable seeds by following this easy-to-follow online course with downloadable reference charts and the course never expires because you have lifetime access!   Best of all the condensed information of the course can be quickly completed in an afternoon.


Fall Garden Task Series

For more information on various fall garden tasks, check out our 7-episode Fall Garden Tasks podcast series!!

Our 7-episode, podcast series will outline 8 different garden tasks you should be doing this fall or should consider adding to your list. All of these garden maintenance tasks are crucial to the health of your garden.

The FALL GARDEN TASKS episodes are:

  1. Ep. 22: Introduction to the 8 Fall Garden Tasks and our own Fall Garden Bootcamp Challenge!
  2. Ep. 23: Fall Weeding Tips and Effortless Leaf Clean Up
  3. Ep. 24: Fall Garden Mulching and Lawn Maintenance
  4. Ep. 25: Fall Garden Pruning
  5. Ep. 26: Fall Planting, Transplanting, and Fertilizing
  6. Ep. 27: Fall Equipment Maintenance
  7. Ep. 28: Fall Garden Task Series Wrap-Up and Next Steps

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Today’s Topic:

Heirloom Seeds, Defined

Learn what is meant by heirloom seeds compared to regular seeds.


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Show Notes

Pruning Cheat Sheet at our Free Resources Page


What You’ll Learn:

  • What defines an heirloom seed.
  • Why it’s important to understand the difference between heirloom vs. regular seeds.

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