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**Author:** [@Hugo](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Hugo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/assisted-forest-migration/5036 "2026-09-24T22:05:57Z")
The El Nino of 2026 has brought a lot of heat and drought to Europe especially France has been hit. So this is on top of climate change moving warmth north so quick that nature has trouble adapting.. Many alarms have run… --- ## [How are your seedling fruit trees?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/how-are-your-seedling-fruit-trees/4850)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/how-are-your-seedling-fruit-trees/4850 "2026-09-24T18:52:09Z")
I’m loving my fruit trees that I’ve started from seed. So far, all of them have proven to be extremely tough survivors that are well-adapted to my climate. I direct sowed all of them – I’ve had zero success transplanti… --- ## [A banana for the desert](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-banana-for-the-desert/330)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-banana-for-the-desert/330 "2026-09-23T23:21:58Z")
I’ve chatted about this in a few threads, but I haven’t put it all into one place before. So I’ll do so here. One of my major projects is to breed some cold hardy bananas that can do well in my zone. Here are my goals… --- ## [Drought :( a rant](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/drought-a-rant/5071)
**Author:** [@heatherweather](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/heatherweather)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/drought-a-rant/5071 "2026-09-23T22:25:43Z")
It was a really hard summer. I live up a mountain and in a rain shadow. Usually we get months of evening rainstorms, but this year we got like a week. I’m pretty sad about the state of the garden, very little has come up… --- ## [My garden, my chicken coop, my efforts](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/my-garden-my-chicken-coop-my-efforts/3566)
**Author:** [@MamaRachael](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MamaRachael)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/my-garden-my-chicken-coop-my-efforts/3566 "2026-09-23T21:44:23Z")
Hello all, I thought I’d pop on and give my gardening update. I realized last week that though I love the idea of just putting out seeds and see what they produce, I love gardening, I love getting in the dirt, I love the… --- ## [Interesting video dump](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/interesting-video-dump/2136)
**Author:** [@Hugo](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Hugo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/interesting-video-dump/2136 "2026-09-23T18:49:34Z")
I came across this interesting video, at least i thought so. And thought why not have a little place for dumping all those interesting videos we come across… plant communication --- ## [Wisconsin fast plant crosses/hybrids](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/wisconsin-fast-plant-crosses-hybrids/4853)
**Author:** [@Azrael777](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Azrael777)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/wisconsin-fast-plant-crosses-hybrids/4853 "2026-09-23T18:43:58Z")
Has anyone experimented with crossing Wisconsin Fast Plants with other Brassica cultivars or species? I’ve been thinking about an interesting long-term breeding project and was curious whether anyone here has tried some… --- ## [Okra Adaptation Project for Northern Climates – Quebec, Canada](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/okra-adaptation-project-for-northern-climates-quebec-canada/4868)
**Author:** [@RobyGobeil](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/RobyGobeil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/okra-adaptation-project-for-northern-climates-quebec-canada/4868 "2026-09-23T14:42:05Z")
Okra Adaptation Project for Northern Climates – Quebec, Canada I’m very happy to be participating in this okra adaptation project for a third year. This season, I started seeds indoors in early March. The results were … --- ## [Lauren's 2026 garden notes](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/laurens-2026-garden-notes/4459)
**Author:** [@Lauren](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Lauren)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/laurens-2026-garden-notes/4459 "2026-09-23T04:38:10Z")
Peach Apricot Plumxpeach with figs on the side --- ## [Tri-Species Bean Landrace Phaseolus?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tri-species-bean-landrace-phaseolus/4198)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tri-species-bean-landrace-phaseolus/4198 "2026-09-23T00:31:28Z")
Has anyone tried crossing Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) x Runner Beans (Phaseolus coccineus) x Tepary Beans (Phaseolus acutifolius)? How epic would a tri-species landrace be? I’m thinking the high heat & drought tol… --- ## [Growing American chestnuts](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/growing-american-chestnuts/5073)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/growing-american-chestnuts/5073 "2026-09-22T22:58:33Z")
I’ve been reading Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets (great book!). On page 32, he mentioned that chestnut trees infected with chaga mushrooms don’t seem to get chestnut blight. So even though it’s a parasitic fungus, it… --- ## [Breeding a perennial Tomatillo](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/breeding-a-perennial-tomatillo/5065)
**Author:** [@ferat](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ferat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/breeding-a-perennial-tomatillo/5065 "2026-09-22T16:29:39Z")
so a bunch of Physalis seedlings germinated a few days back in my pot form compost where i threw tomatillos and they seem to be hybrids. They have weird growth, will sometimes grow deformed leaves. Overall the leaves are… --- ## [Chickpea grow report 2026](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/chickpea-grow-report-2026/4701)
**Author:** [@KadenceLunemann](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/KadenceLunemann)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/chickpea-grow-report-2026/4701 "2026-09-22T15:05:04Z")
I didn’t see one yet, so here it is! This will be my first try at chickpeas. I made a note to myself that just says “Plant 1" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Bushy growth.” How do you plant yours? How are your chickpea… --- ## ['Impossible' Landrace Project Ideas](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/impossible-landrace-project-ideas/894)
**Author:** [@kdurivage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/kdurivage)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/impossible-landrace-project-ideas/894 "2026-09-22T13:22:56Z")
Discovering joseph’s book and learning landrace has made me feel like i finally burst through the walls of conventional gardening that told me i couldnt grow a garden because i couldn’t do it the way i was supposed to an… --- ## [Physalis Species ID Guide](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/physalis-species-id-guide/4655)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/physalis-species-id-guide/4655 "2026-09-22T12:32:33Z")
I made a Physalis species ID Guide to help distinguish between Physalis species, especially among cultivated & wild species commonly found growing in the U.S. I figured since we’re gonna be crossing species & making lan… --- ## [Frozen squash smell when gone bad?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/frozen-squash-smell-when-gone-bad/5072)
**Author:** [@KadenceLunemann](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/KadenceLunemann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/frozen-squash-smell-when-gone-bad/5072 "2026-09-21T23:07:38Z")
Random question/topic but can anyone share weird things they’ve had happen when food you’ve put up from the garden has gone bad? I put up a ton of frozen squash (moschata and maxima) in fall of 2024. I still have some l… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Corn (Zea Mays)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-corn-zea-mays/4737)
**Author:** [@Suluye](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Suluye)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-corn-zea-mays/4737 "2026-09-21T04:00:08Z")
Starting up with grain corn! I direct sowed my corn on April 3rd after soaking it in a jar of random local grass endophytes for 12ish hours, then taking them out and wrapping them in the muddy mixture soaked paper towel… --- ## [BEET - 2026 European Focus Crops](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/beet-2026-european-focus-crops/4390)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/beet-2026-european-focus-crops/4390 "2026-09-20T09:09:54Z")
Let’s beet it! Beetroot was one among six crops we chose to put our collective energies in Europe for season 2026. Read more about the overall project here: Focus crops in Europe. I volunteered to facilitate the beet ef… --- ## [2026 Pepper Grow Reports](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-pepper-grow-reports/4590)
**Author:** [@anna](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/anna)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-pepper-grow-reports/4590 "2026-09-20T06:54:04Z")
It’s still a few weeks before I’ll start planting peppers, but post here when you start yours! --- ## [Edible, highly drought tolerant groundcovers](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/edible-highly-drought-tolerant-groundcovers/2760)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/edible-highly-drought-tolerant-groundcovers/2760 "2026-09-20T01:40:43Z")
I want recommendations of edible, highly drought tolerant ground covers. Right now, I have loads of bindweed in unirrigated spaces, and I suspect this is because the dry-as-dust soil wants highly drought tolerant ground… --- ## [Letting fruit ripen to save seed stops production. What do you do?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/letting-fruit-ripen-to-save-seed-stops-production-what-do-you-do/5028)
**Author:** [@Silvia](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Silvia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/letting-fruit-ripen-to-save-seed-stops-production-what-do-you-do/5028 "2026-09-19T23:25:01Z")
Could you please help me here? I am struggling to know when to stop enjoying the fruits of my favorite plants (the ones I want to save seed from). If I allow the fruit to mature for seed collection, then my plants will s… --- ## [Fruits to harvest in winter](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fruits-to-harvest-in-winter/5058)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fruits-to-harvest-in-winter/5058 "2026-09-19T21:40:44Z")
As part of my goal to spread my harvests evenly across the year (thereby always having a little fresh fruit to eat and not an overwhelming amount all at once), I hope to have fruits I can harvest all year round. I’ve be… --- ## [First time growing Clove Bean, Ipomoea Muricata](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/first-time-growing-clove-bean-ipomoea-muricata/3613)
**Author:** [@Jelliajam](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Jelliajam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/first-time-growing-clove-bean-ipomoea-muricata/3613 "2026-09-19T15:08:49Z")
Has anyone on here grown clove bean, Ipomoea muricata? I’m trying it out for the first time this year. I have two varieties. One I was told has white flowers and the other purple. The white flowered seeds are twice as bi… --- ## [Eat those fig leaves!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/eat-those-fig-leaves/5057)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/eat-those-fig-leaves/5057 "2026-09-19T03:31:39Z")
Fig leaves are edible, and they taste delicious. Or at least, they do to me: They taste very floral, and I love floral flavors. When harvested in summer, the leaves have a bitter aftertaste, but the bitterness fades an… --- ## [Tasty Elaegnus breeding](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tasty-elaegnus-breeding/4289)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tasty-elaegnus-breeding/4289 "2026-09-19T03:30:46Z")
For a few years, I’ve been searching for an Elaegnus that would give me everything I want: cold hardiness, drought tolerance, tasty fruit, tasty seeds, thornlessness, non-invasiveness, and fertility. I haven’t been able… --- ## [Serendipity Seed Swap! (US)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/serendipity-seed-swap-us/570)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 1046\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/serendipity-seed-swap-us/570 "2026-09-19T03:28:13Z")
Serendipity Seed Swap: Do you like fun surprises? Do you want to share your favorite seeds with other people? Feel free to join in! The rules are below. US only. There’s an EU version here, a UK version here, and … --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports - Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-common-beans-phaseolus-vulgaris/4648)
**Author:** [@suffling](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/suffling)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-common-beans-phaseolus-vulgaris/4648 "2026-09-18T23:48:41Z")
This is a place to share your experiences growing common beans in 2026! We encourage any and all discussion around growing common beans, but especially appreciate reports on growing out the 2026 GTS Seed Share mixes. Al… --- ## [WATERMELON 2026 European Focus Crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/watermelon-2026-european-focus-crop/4400)
**Author:** [@ThomasPicard](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ThomasPicard)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/watermelon-2026-european-focus-crop/4400 "2026-09-18T19:36:41Z")
Hi, just to launch that as I’m gonna be the coordinator, as decided in Croatia. This first post will be regularly edited to have a recap of what we are doing together. I’ll keep also a downloadable PDF updated also in … --- ## [2026 GTS Crop Species Grow Reports : Tepary Bean Mix (Phaseolus acutifolius)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-tepary-bean-mix-phaseolus-acutifolius/4571)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-tepary-bean-mix-phaseolus-acutifolius/4571 "2026-09-18T15:03:32Z")
Hello everybody! I’m the seed steward for the 2026 Tepary Bean Crop Species Mix. This years mix includes varieties such as Blue Speckled, Black Tepary, White Tepary, Sacaton, Local Pueblo varieties, many of which were o… --- ## [Landrace Gardening Memes!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/landrace-gardening-memes/1405)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/landrace-gardening-memes/1405 "2026-09-18T13:51:33Z")
Not sure if this belongs in General Discussions, Off Topic or a New Memes Category. But here are some Good Plant/Gardening Memes! Let’s Keep this thread Going by replying with memes! [Next page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md?page=1)