Every time I turn on the television I hear how the sky is falling and how I should be buying gold and heirloom seeds. Well, I agree with part of that–the part about the seeds.

According to Dave Ramsey, gold is a lousy investment because of its lousy track record. He believes if you are in debt you should sell your gold and take the money and pay toward your debt, sounds fair.

Glenn Beck agrees with Dave—kinda. He has said gold is a lousy investment and he and other wealth holders are buying gold as insurance. In short, he is trying to protect his wealth and hedge against inflation, sounds fair.

Whatever—you make up your own mind about gold. I think there’s gold in them there seeds—heirloom seeds and that is where I’m investing a small sum of my money.

Heirloom seeds are the seeds our grandparents used in their gardens. They are non-hybrid open-pollinated seeds. The kind of seeds you can keep every year, saving money and ensuring a food source for years to come.

Hybrid seeds you can’t keep every year. Hybrid seeds are a cross of other breeds and their seeds are totally worthless.

So what? So, Chicken Little, if the sky did fall and if the US economy did collapse ask yourself this: What do you want in your cellar? Seeds that can reproduce themselves or seeds that can’t. This is a no brainer for me.

There are a lot of fly-by-night companies popping up everywhere selling heirloom seeds and seed vaults. Be very careful who you buy from. Google the name of the company for reviews before you buy.  I would hate to see you end up with fool’s gold, from someone trying to make their first million. And don’t forget to get a garden plan together before you order.

Happy Gardening!

Sis

You want to know another frugal secret? I collect tired once frozen, dried up marigolds (and zinnias.) It’s what I do in the fall.

This year, our eldest, W wasn’t as confused as to why his weird mother does this. Having helped him with his science test on the life cycle of a flower, I knew he understood that the last thing a dead flower will do is lose it’s seeds, causing a whole new generation to grow next year. Even armed with that wonderful truth, he didn’t want to help me gather them. But the up side to that is, he didn’t think quite as weird.

“Let me guess. You’re saving money,” as he threw he knife that he got at the gun show into his target.

Okay, so it’s not that much money. But it’s what I do. I have enough flower seeds to plant acres, I’m sure. I love being able to share perennials and hand-me-down seeds when people comment on my flowers. My house and yard reflects me, no doubt.

Do you save seeds? Or am I just weird? Don’t answer that!

Simply,

Sis