Well, I've been waiting for an eternity! Well, not quite. Just a bit over two weeks, although when I consider the excitement I felt, it certainly felt like one.
http://www.annapolisseeds.com/, is the website I've ordered from, a company located in my own province, and they have a quite robust seed bank. I placed my order on a Saturday, two weeks ago, and on Friday just passed, the package came in the mail, so I am quite pleased with the quick delivery time. The only real drawbacks to the ordering process is the website did not update its order or shipping status, which made it a little difficult to curb my enthusiasm. The other drawback, for me, was the method of payment was only through PayPal.
However, with the packets I've ordered, the owner also sent a bonus pack of Mouse Melon seeds for me to try, and I am quite eager to start planting some seeds, and get some seedlings going.
Their bank has many different types of seeds, from grains, to tomatoes, to lettuce, and herbs. I would highly recommend them just for the diverse ranges available.
As to the quality of the seeds, I will find that out over the next few weeks, and hope to have some tomatoes, a couple of the sweet apple pepper, and sweet chocolate pepper plants started. Although I only have a balcony to grow on, its not about what I do not have.
When it comes to learning to grow food, or planning a future, whether it be a self sustaining lifestyle, a market garden, a personalized homestead, or a larger farm, the best start is to learn, plan, and do the things you can do, and do them right now.
No one can move forward if they are always looking back. That isn't to say that we shouldn't remember our mistakes, or learn from them. What we should do is do what we can, and think more about making things happen with what we have available now.
I've stopped saying "I can't!", and "I don't have....."
Instead, I am now saying "What do I have to make this work?"
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