Getting To Know Seeds For Survival

By Patricia Clark


There are mainly three types of seeds and these are the following:

1. The first type of seed is the organic seeds which are grown by organic farmers following strict guidelines set by the USDA or United States Department of Agriculture. For a seed to be able to pass as an organic plant, fruit, grain or vegetable, they should be grown naturally without the use of chemicals and being changed genetically. After sometime and while these plants grow, these seeds will then produce fruits and vegetables that will then produce organic seeds.

2. The second type of seeds is the heirloom seeds which are known to be grown during earlier or ancient times and is still being grown today. These types have sometimes very confusing guidelines since some experts claim that in order to be considered heirloom seeds, they should be at least a hundred years old while other say that it should be fifty years old. One example of heirloom seeds is the apple seed.

3. The third and last type of seed is the survival seeds which are ideal and recommended for endurance storage. Survival seeds are utilized in the event that there will be food shortage. These type of seeds can be bought in seed banks and are able to produce numerous number of non-genetically modified and garden-fresh fruits, vegetables and grains for the price typically of pennies per lb. Survival seeds produce large number of produce is typically more than enough for consumption of one family.

Now let's focus on Survival seeds, what are its other characteristics and what can you get in planting them? Typically, these seeds are individually-packed in a rain-proof container known as the survival seed bank, thus they have longer life spans. Usually the survival seed banks is composed of twenty-two different seeds such as lettuce, beans, squash, carrots, cucumbers, spinach, onions, etc. When planning to plant survival seeds, it is important to know the age of the seeds since it is an important factor for plant growth. It is important to know how long seeds will last and here is a list of seeds and how long they usually last:

-Cantaloupe seeds that lasts six-ten years

-Turnip-five to eight years

-Cucumbers seeds last five to seven years

-Tomato seeds last four to seven years

-Watermelon seeds last four to six years

-Sunflower-four to six years

-Broccoli seeds that last four to five years

-Cabbage-four to five years

Proper storage of survival seeds is another important factor to consider in order to ensure proper growth of survival seeds when planted. airtight containers, ziploc bags and vacuum-sealed bags are different options where to store your survival seeds. And then these containers will then be placed in different places in your home like refrigerator, basement, freezers or even cupboards.Survival seeds are quite different from normal seeds in terms of growth and production rate because survival seeds have higher growth and production rate compared to regular seeds. Another good thing that survival seeds offer is that they are suitable to be reused compared to normal seeds which are not.

Why is it important to store survival seeds? With all the prices increasing nowadays, it is important to make sure that you and your family will have something to consume if in case there is a food shortage. Planting survival seeds will help you have peace of mind knowing that you will be assured to have something that you and your family can consume if ever food shortage may occur.




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