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organic strawberry seeds? can't find 'em anywhere!

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Where can I get organic strawberry seeds? Anyone? Thanks!
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Hera
I believe it is possible to grow alpine strawberries from seed, but regular cultivated strawberries only propagate by runner. Could be wrong about that, though.

This place has organic runners.

Territorial has open pollinated alpine strawberry seed, I don't know if it is organic though. You could ask...
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Thanks!
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Hm...I'm thinking there has to be a place this side of the pond?
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littlest birds
Try this link for not-certified-organic but Real Strawberry Seed from a company that heavily promotes organic agriculture. Call and ask about the seeds' background, I suggest.

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/p...=552&item=2425
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I don't know if they are organic but I ordered some seeds from this place:http://www.bountifulgardens.org/catalog.html

I think they have the alpine strawberry seeds.I mainly ordered to get some stinging nettle and roman chamomile(doing a chamomile lawn).

Happy growing!
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Found one:
Mountain Valley Growers

They look great, hope they're in stock!
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sapphire_chan
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Originally Posted by mattemma04
I don't know if they are organic but I ordered some seeds from this place:http://www.bountifulgardens.org/catalog.html

I think they have the alpine strawberry seeds.I mainly ordered to get some stinging nettle and roman chamomile(doing a chamomile lawn).

Happy growing!
You bought stinging nettle? You *bought* stinging nettle? What on earth are you going to do with it? I'd love a use other than throwing it into the compost pile and hoping that the pile's hot enough to kill it. Until my neighbors got their yard under control I practically had a stinging nettle lawn in one patch.
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SleeplessMommy
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Originally Posted by sapphire_chan
You bought stinging nettle? You *bought* stinging nettle? What on earth are you going to do with it? I'd love a use other than throwing it into the compost pile and hoping that the pile's hot enough to kill it. Until my neighbors got their yard under control I practically had a stinging nettle lawn in one patch.
In Sweden, they make a tasty nettle soup. The first green thing in the spring! Also, you can pull and dry the mature plants and process it like flax, for spinning fibers.
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That's very cool, thank you.

I suggest you get a pair of tongs to handle the plants when you harvest them. I've found that even leather gloves don't provide enough protection against the stinging.
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You can make nettle beer from nettles. I also make a liquid compost from it. Bung it in a bucket or water & let it rot down. It's very stinky but is full of silica so it good to feed the vege plants especially if they are getting attacked by aphids.

You can use the young leaves like spinach.

As to strawberries. I am sure they grow from seed as I have a volunteer strawberry in my vege garden. You could probably just try growing some seeds off an organic strawberry or you could try growing them once they've been thru someone's digestive system - which is where small children come in useful
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The Cook's Garden mail order....I"m sure they have website...

Seeds of Change?

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange? They are in VA...didn't get where you are from....

these all should have them.
Good luck.
Jennifer
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This is just an idea-ut can you save your own? Buy some og berries and eat all but the seeds?
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littlest birds
The little things on strawberries' skin are NOT seeds. I forget their name...

If you have volunteer, it's runner-produced--strawberries are very prolific in this way yet I have never personally even seen a strawberry seed. That's the reason they don't sell much strawberry seed--strawberries don't rely on seed for their reproduction and I think they don't make much.

Someone must have done selective breeding for higher seed production to develop a variety they can sell seed for.
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