#native seeds

[snekdood]

so I found this really cool website that sells native seeds- and you might be asking me "snekdood, haven't you posted an entire list of websites that sell native wildflower seeds that you're going to add on to soon?" and yes that's true, but that's not the kind of native seed im talking about rn.

see, on my quest to find websites that sell native wildflowers, I came across this dope ass website that sells seeds that have been farmed and harvested by ntv people traditionally, i'll let the website do the talking:

so anyways this is the coolest website ever. you can find the wild relatives of chiles on here called chiltepines, you can find different colors of corn and cool squash's, and every seed from whichever farm has it's own lil origin story written about it. you can also find other veggies here that are already commercially available to help fund and support this organization. as well as there being a cool gift shop with a lot of art made by different native folk from all around as well as cookbooks, jewelry, pottery, weavings, and clearly plenty more:

as well as a pantry?? with premade soup mixes??? and i really want to try them now??????

anyways I think its worth snoopin' around bc I'm almost positive you'll see something you think is cool (oh also if you happen to have some seeds passed down from ur family too and ur also native they seem like they would gladly help produce more)

[aroace-avenue]

Made up the angry aro seeds packs I was dreaming of last year!! 💚🐝 This seed pack is made up for Valentines Day and for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week.

They are meant to call forward the vast networks of relationships we are in that reach far beyond the couple form and the nuclear family. An invitation to support and grow our relationships with pollinators, plants and land.

Plus, St Valentine was also the patron saint of beekeeping so I think it's a good excuse to make it! (Although this is targeted at supporting native pollinators of all varieties, not just bees and not honeybees)

It contains a mixture of plants native to my area (Coast Salish land) that are ok to plant in February and March. Most native plants do best when planted in the fall or early winter so these are extra special in that regard.

I'm dropping a few off at my local anarchist bookstore and some more are being given away at a valentines craft fair!

[thoughtportal]

Overseeding is a long shortcut. Instead of removing existing grass before planting, you sow new seeds right over an area partially covered by vegetation. Gardeners often overseed to fill in patchy lawns with grass seeds, but you can use prairie grass and wildflowers to bring a more natural look to your backyard landscape. Prairie plants take several years to establish, but they ultimately can reduce lawn maintenance, encourage the presence of birds and other wildlife, and create a scene of beauty offering daily pleasure.

Overseed your yard in fall or early winter. Seeds exposed to winter weather generally germinate better.

Rough up the bare spots of your backyard with a spade or rake. The prairie grass and wildflower seeds do not root and grow unless they are in contact with bare soil.

Use a mix of seed that contains half prairie grasses and half native wildflowers, a total of 10 pounds of seed per acre. Mix in 10 pounds of sand or sawdust to make it easier to spread. Broadcast the seed mix by hand, spreading it very lightly until every bare area is seeded. Repeat the seeding process immediately so that each area is sown twice. Rake or tamp the seeds into the soil. Water well after planting.

Control weed growth by mowing the area whenever weeds are over 15 inches high. Cut all plants to a height of 6 inches the first season, a height of 12 inches the second. Do not mow while your flowers are blooming.

[rjalker]

[ID: Two cropped photos, showing the front and back of a seed packet for "Wild Luffa". The front has a round logo that reads, "Native Seeds Search" in the center, with a stylized drawing of a person running through a plain with the sun above. The top of the seed packet reads: "M012, Luffa - Wild Luffa from our Seed Bank Collection.". Below the logo reads, "A nonprofit organization conserving arid-adapted crops to nourish a changing world." with the website address of www.nativeseeds.org. The back of the seed packet has more information, reading: "M012: Wild Luffa

From dooryard gardens along the Rio Mayo. Produces copius quantities of 2-3 inch fruit. Removing the thin skin reveals the small scrubber 'sponge'. In low desert, plant with summer rains. Small yellow flowers and full vines make this an attractive trellis plant. Contents: +/-25 seeds (1 g). Luffa - Luffa operculata. Various species of Luffa are grown worldwide for food and to produce natural sponges. Culture: Scarify and presoak seeds for 24 hours. Sow 1 inch deep in the spring when temperatures are warm. May take several weeks for germination. The long climbing vines require plenty of room, plant next to a fence or trellis. Required plenty of water throughout the long growing season. Seed Saving: Annual. Varieties will cross-pollinate. Fruits should mature on the plant until dry and seed can be loosened by shaking."

The very bottom of the packet reads in smaller print: "Germ Date: 06-22-2023. Sell By: 06-30-2024/ ID: 16021. 3584 E. River Rd, Tuscon, AZ 85718/ Written sideways next to the barcode is text that reads, "Acceptance of these seeds is an agreement that they will not be used for commercial breeding purposes with a patent outcome unless there are written agreements with the originators of teh seeds in Native Seeds Search's collection". End ID.]

Clickable link to the site: "www.nativeseeds.org"

[uswildflowers]

http://wildflowerid.info/seedgall.htm Our new native seed gallery now has 700 entries - stay tuned, only 1/3 of what we have scanned to upload!

[emrysposting]

Good evening I have even more seeds now

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Hey y’all, if you’re a jewelry fan, the Native Seed Search website has dropped a jewelry update to help support their work: A Native American seed bank focused on the indigenous food of the American Southwest. Most of the jewelry for sale is silver and turquoise: a traditional art of the Diné (Navajo).

A selection of things for sale at the time of this post:

This sick gecko pin

These gorgeous dangle earrings

And these delicate feather earrings

Plus much more! I know none of us on this site have any money, but if you find any down the back of the couch, this is a great cause and some gorgeous wearable art.

(If you need international shipping, I would inquire with them directly, since I think their assumption is that most sales would be domestic.)

[andr0nap]

cowboy au worldbuilding with the thoma

as you can see im taking some creative liberties with the giant emu by making them more diverse bc canon isnt enough for me and i have the brainworms

extra notes below the cut

standard thoma:

the original thoma and most common type available

perfect for travel, can pull wagons or carry light cargo

fast with good stamina, fastest over short distances

friendly, intelligent, energetic and quick to learn

the most diverse in terms of colors, patterns and extra traits

well rounded in all departments (theyre like the AQ horses of trigun)

draft thoma:

uncommon outside of major cities (kept by specialized breeders)

used for construction work and long haul heavy cargo transport

gentle, patient and eager to work

not built for speed but can walk for days at a steady pace without rest

dense feather coat protects them from the heat and sand

expensive to maintain and keep due to their size

theyre a relatively new type that came from selective breeding

"wild" thoma:

actually feral (aka. previously domesticated), not wild

originating from lost/runaways that have not been in contact with humans for generations

rare and elusive with a small population, sometimes spotted living near shipwrecks

people will pay top $$ for their capture

begin to exhibit adaptive mutations that help them survive the wastelands

smaller and less fluffy than their standard counterparts

dont come in many colors, mostly bays, chestnuts and blacks

hardy with incredible endurance

very stubborn, temperamental and intelligent, cant be forced to do something they dont want (like donkeys)

rarely ridden, mostly kept for crossbreeding

cattle-type thoma:

related to the standard thoma but NOT the same species

common pack animal in caravans, sometimes ridden as a cheaper alternative to the standard thoma

mainly bred for meat, hide and eggs

kept in huge open range herds that travel along worm swarms for feeding

sometimes kept as a form for anti-worm pest control

keratin crests are lightweight and used for protection and display

ranchers will paint patterns on their crests as a form of identification

not the sharpest tools in the shed, tend to bite and trample people

[antimony-ore]

Yo, but literally a lot of plants look like pot.

[snekdood]

hey if ur in the midwest or more specifically missouri here’s some websites i’ve found helpful for finding native seeds and live plants (they’re not all in missouri or the midwest specifically but have some seeds from around here too bc truly human made borders are fake and plants go wherever they want so):

wildseedproject.net

mowildflowers (this websites cool bc they’ll deliver live plants to you if you live nearby enough and they also go to different places around missouri all year to sell plants at festivals or events or whatnot)

nativewildflowers.net

swallowtailgardenseeds.com

strictlymedicinalseeds.com

toadshade.com

treeseeds.com

ouriquesfarm.com

putnamhillnursury.com

sugarcreekgardens.com

prairiemoon.com

seedvilleusa.com (also on etsy)

mybutterflylady on etsy

everwilde.com

and if u ever need help or info or whatever about plants or even find a place to exchange plants and buy some on a forum check out dave’s garden

if anyone knows any other websites and wants to add them on i’d totally appreciate that c: !

(i will update this with more websites too if i come across any)

[sarahmackattack]

Saw ur post on insta about milkweed. Are you telling me that I’ve been manually separating my seeds from the fluff for years and am only just now learning this trick?!?!!!!???

Mind = blown, thank you so much for sharing

Happy to assist.

For those who haven't seen it:

[dandelionbitch]

Today I planted cardinal flower, swamp milkweed, and Canadian milk vetch at the bottom next to a creek. I hope they get enough sun, I had to plant them pretty close to the trees to protect them from the lawnmowers.

[headspace-hotel]

I have a follow up question from your seed bombing post, how do you go about finding the seeds? My friend asked I help her seed bomb the abandoned lot behind her house in CO and I know a lot of the native species that would do good there but she's had little luck finding any of these at stores near her. Where I live, I have been able to source seeds from my old college or garding stores have had them but she doesn't have those same connections and stores there dont seem to carry most native species. Any tips?

When you grow your own plants, they will give you a WEALTH of seeds. I impulse ordered swamp milkweed (young plant in pot) from a native plant nursery early in 2022 and it not only flourished and raised monarchs, but gave me hundreds and hundreds of seeds.

In late fall and early winter, also, many plants are going to seed, so you can just...gather from the side of the road basically. Where I live, goldenrods, asters, and ironweed still have seeds hanging onto them.

I got a lot of my seeds by collecting at the nature center where I volunteer, especially in their prairie area

[leafie-draws]

applying for a volunteer position at a native plant conservation organization!! *crosses fingers* ʕ •`ᴥ•´ʔو ♡

[dykepoet]

hi friends, i have more earrings for sale !!! u can message here of on my instagram (@galvquodi) to buy, i’d appreciate shares if ur unable to purchase - all $$ going to rent bc it’s ridiculously expensive to live in santa fe <3 info below the cut!

earring 1: claimed

earring 2: claimed

earring 3: claimed

earring 4: claimed

earring 5: claimed

earring 6: claimed

us shipping is 6, can is 16, message about anywhere else. tips are greatly appreciated <3 mvto!

[gardenvarietygay]

All the babies. Of the ~550 trays here, I personally seeded about 240 of them. Only the very early stuff is coming up, mostly the alliums and violets. Every single one of these was seeded by hand from seeds we stratified (unless they don’t require stratification). There are 70,040 cells in here and our germination rate is very high, we usually have just as many finished plants as there are cells started. So around 70,000 native plants will be sold to the public and some local government programs but they’ll all get planted somewhere. 70,000 more links in the chain for the ecosystem. 70,000 more chances a pollinator finds the plant they need to survive. 70,000 more root systems anchoring degraded soils. 70,000 more reminders that the earth is home for all of us, including those who cannot speak and are easily ignored.

This is the 5th season my boss has grown native plants for sale at this scale. So there may be as many as 350,000 plants out there that he ushered along into existence. To do all this work, stratifying and hand seeding, takes about two weeks (not including the 90 days the seeds just sit in the fridge). It’s not impossible, there’s very little mystery, once you find your rhythm it’s all very doable. You take the time to tediously tweezer a little gooey clump of seeds into a seedling cell 128 times and that’s one tray. You do that for 20 trays, that takes about 5 hours. You go to lunch. Repeat for two weeks. Your coworkers come in after you and do the same thing. Three people make enough plants to cover about 1.5 acres of land. It’s not changing the world but it is changing my town.