Your most precious seed

[pondgardener]

Originally Posted by ContainerTed

And, as for precious seeds, I have the one I named Maiden's Gold that was handed down thru the family from my grandpa and came to be with me after my father's passing. But I also have the one I developed and named for my dad - Pappy's Dream. And also the one I developed and named for my mom - Mammaw's Treat. They are all precious to me because they are my compliment to my family.

This year I may have advanced another to release point. It will be named "Judy's Big Heart" as an honor to my wife of more than 55 years. And, lastly, there is one other that is special. One of the dwarf varieties I've been working with is the "Loopy Family". From that effort, I have named one for my dear friend Clara's grandson. "Henry's Sunshine" might make its debut this year.

So, what makes a seed precious? It's all about the meaning it has for you as the holder of that seed. To one person, it might mean only another slicer tomato that tastes pretty good. But to someone else, it might bring back memories of family, or of a special taste, or a special event, or just a really great gardening season. Whatever it is for you, that's what's precious.

Ted raised some good points about what makes a seed precious. For me, I had two seeds left from the original seeds that my now deceased aunt had given me in 2008, which were later named as "Anna Margaret's Heart". My aunt lived every day of her almost 98 years on this earth to its fullest and I miss helping her with her garden and listening to her stories. I planted both seeds in starting mix and fortunately both germinated. So I am eagerly anticipating some good production from both plants this year.