Often times seeds from store bought plants are not viable and will fail to produce. Seeds can be immature or the vegetable/fruit will be hybridized so the plant won’t produce anything.
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Many seeds can be found at the grocery store. Dry beans and quinoa are cheap compared to buying seed packets. This is great for making cover crop mixes or adding genetics to a landrace.
I prefer to save seeds from stuff I grow or get from the farmers market. I don't really want plants that are selected to ship all over the country. Many grocery store vegetables don't taste very good, so I would prefer not grow them.
Yeah, theye seem to spray the ginger with something to stop sprouting. We got turmeric though.
Good call on growing turmeric! I had success with sprouting (unintentionally) and planting store bought ginger last year but also picked up some stock (shell ginger) from a local grower this year. You can steep the leaves to make ginger tea with a milder ginger flavor.
We're going to get some of the fancy organic ginger from another store and try again.
I've had a hard time with ginger