Friday, May 24, 2013

Seeds For Survival

By Patricia Clark


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

1. Organic seeds are the first type of seeds typically grown following a strict set of guidelines set the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA. These seeds will then be used to grow organic fruits, vegetables and grains and to be able to pass as organic seeds, they should be free from any chemicals and there should not be any changes genetically in any way. When these plants grow, they will then produce seeds that are considered as organic seeds once again.

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.

Knowing survival seeds, their characteristics and the benefits that one can get in planting them is the next topic that we will discuss. Survival seeds are individually packed in survival seed banks which are rain-proof containers which enables them to have longer life spans. Typically composed of lettuce, beans, squash, carrots, cucumbers, spinach, onions, etc, the survival seed banks is usually made up of twenty-two different seeds. There are important things to know regarding the survival seeds including the age of the survival seeds, and how long the seeds will last. Below is a list of seeds and how long they usually last:

-Cantaloupe-six to ten years

-Turnip-five to eight years

-Cucumbers-five to seven years

-Tomato seeds last four to seven years

-Watermelon seeds that last four to six years

-Sunflower seeds last four to six years

-Broccoli-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.

It is important to store, plant and grow survival seeds because nowadays there is a constant increase in prices in almost all commodities therefore the tendency or food shortage is not very impossible to imagine. this is where survival seeds help individuals, by making sure that if ever there comes a time that there is scarcity in food supply, they will be able to harvest from the survival seeds they planted and they will be assured to have food to be consumed by themselves and their family.




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