Heirloom Garden Seeds
By: Gene Rodriguez, III
Known for their variety and great taste, heirloom garden seeds have been passed down from generation to generation.
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Heirloom gardening is the practice of using plants and seeds that are 'open-pollinated' instead of plants that are hybrids or genetically engineered.
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In his book, The Southern Heirloom Garden William Welsh writes: "Almost every abandoned homesite in the South is marked by at least one surviving crape myrtle." This beautiful tree can be traced back to Andre Michaux's nursery near Charleston, S.C.
Second, if gardening puts us more in touch, literally, with the earth, heirloom gardening reconnects us, quite literally, to our roots.
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Greg Grant is the Cherokee County Horticulturist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. He is co-author of The Southern Heirloom Garden. He lives in Jacksonville, Texas.
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