Seed Ledger
A notebook of saved seed, kept season to season
Every autumn some of the garden goes to seed on purpose. This page is the running list of what was saved, how much, and whether it came up the next spring.
Autumn 2026
| Variety | Kind | Saved | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Krim | tomato | ~300 seeds | fermented three days, dried on paper plates |
| Lazy Housewife | pole bean | 2 jars | left on the vine until the pods rattled |
| Long Red Florence | onion | small envelope | only four heads flowered, short year |
| Kentucky Wonder | bean | 1 jar | weevil check in January |
| Ruby chard | chard | a lot | second-year plants, cut and hung in the shed |
Spring 2026 germination
| Variety | Seed from | Sown | Came up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Krim | 2025 | 24 | 22 |
| Marketmore | 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| Lazy Housewife | 2025 | 30 | 29 |
| Parsnip, Hollow Crown | 2025 | a row | patchy, as always |
Parsnip seed does not keep. Sow it the year after saving or not at all.