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**Author:** [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-quinoa/4608 "2026-09-15T18:23:56Z")
Hi Everyone! Tell us about your quinoa grow outs here. I encourage other growers to experiment with “winter sowing”; putting quinoa seeds in the ground outside before the last of the cold weather, to see if we have bett… --- ## [2026 Grow Reports Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and a wild tomato (Solanum penellii)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-grow-reports-tomato-solanum-lycopersicum-and-a-wild-tomato-solanum-penellii/4586)
**Author:** [@WilliamGrowsTomatoes](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/WilliamGrowsTomatoes)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-grow-reports-tomato-solanum-lycopersicum-and-a-wild-tomato-solanum-penellii/4586 "2026-09-15T11:42:50Z")
Here is a new thread for reporting how your 2026 grow out of our promiscuous tomatoes are doing. We have three tomato offerings in 2026. Profoundly Promiscuous an offering of Joseph Lofthouse’s breeding descendants fr… --- ## [FAVA BEANS 2025-26 european focus crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fava-beans-2025-26-european-focus-crop/4378)
**Author:** [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fava-beans-2025-26-european-focus-crop/4378 "2026-09-15T09:08:19Z")
hello all european fava growers, here is the place to discuss our 2025-26 season of fava landrace crops if you want to joint this idea of a combined effort of european breeders to mulitiply, enhance genetics, learn abou… --- ## [What do you select for in zucchini?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/what-do-you-select-for-in-zucchini/4811)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/what-do-you-select-for-in-zucchini/4811 "2026-09-15T06:48:02Z")
Title is self-explanatory: What do you select for in zucchini? Local adaptation is a given, e.g. your specific soil and cllmactic conditions. I am more interested in traits that are relevant in all kinds of conditions, … --- ## [September 2026 Webinar Line Up: Seed Stewardship](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/september-2026-webinar-line-up-seed-stewardship/5059)
**Author:** [@Valeria](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Valeria)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/september-2026-webinar-line-up-seed-stewardship/5059 "2026-09-14T16:14:54Z")
TODAY - Monday 9/14 at 4pm PDT. Register here! We’re asking Jen Williams of Wild Dreams Farm and Seed to discuss operating a small seed company, the importance of diversity, and how our values are reflected in our crops … --- ## [Zuchetta landrace: Very long-necked unripe moschata (tromboncino-type)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/zuchetta-landrace-very-long-necked-unripe-moschata-tromboncino-type/1671)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/zuchetta-landrace-very-long-necked-unripe-moschata-tromboncino-type/1671 "2026-09-13T20:43:25Z")
Based on my first year growing diverse moschata and taste testing every fruit with chef students, I’m considering dividing my hypothetical moschata landrace into two types, one for cooking (ripe), the other for using raw… --- ## [Natural interspecific Physalis Hybrids?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/natural-interspecific-physalis-hybrids/5048)
**Author:** [@ferat](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ferat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/natural-interspecific-physalis-hybrids/5048 "2026-09-13T07:45:51Z")
I threw some compost in a pot and a few days later lots of tomatoes, lettuce and Physalis started to germinate. I didn’t think much of it because I threw lots of tomatoes and Tomatillos in the compost pile, but I noticed… --- ## [Kadence's garden and landrace thread](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/kadences-garden-and-landrace-thread/440)
**Author:** [@KadenceLunemann](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/KadenceLunemann)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/kadences-garden-and-landrace-thread/440 "2026-09-13T00:32:44Z")
This is going to be long :sweat\_smile: Everything I’m planning to grow this year. Subject to constant change until it’s actually planted lol. Tomatoes Panamorous Direct Seeded- 19 Determinant: Big Hill- 6 Exserte… --- ## [Diversifying potatoes in Denmark](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/diversifying-potatoes-in-denmark/4947)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/diversifying-potatoes-in-denmark/4947 "2026-09-12T18:29:18Z")
This year I seem to get my first crop of true potato seed (TPS) from a diverse genetic pool. I got small tubers last year and they’re growing well this year, setting flowers and the first fruit. Criteria Long term goa… --- ## [Book List](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/book-list/214)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/book-list/214 "2026-09-12T14:00:20Z")
I’ve seen books recommended in forums, they looked interesting, I want to collect them in this thread. I’m missing a ton, put your recommendations here! Trees of power, Akiva Silver Enduring Seeds, Gary Paul Nabhan … --- ## [2026 GTS Crop Species Grow Reports: Winter Squash (Cucurbita Maxima)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-winter-squash-cucurbita-maxima/4584)
**Author:** [@DebbieA](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/DebbieA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-winter-squash-cucurbita-maxima/4584 "2026-09-11T04:57:04Z")
Hello, winter squash growers! This is the place to share your C. maxima journey in 2026. This year, Going to Seed offered a kabocha mix and ‘The Other Ones’ mix. If you are planting one or both mixes, we’d like to know h… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Lima Beans (Phaseolus Lunatus)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-lima-beans-phaseolus-lunatus/4965)
**Author:** [@Suluye](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Suluye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-lima-beans-phaseolus-lunatus/4965 "2026-09-11T04:51:28Z")
My Lima bean plants seem to be struggling and I’m wondering if they are going to pod at all :frowning: the corn is thriving, along with my tomato plants nearby, but these bean vines are only about a foot tall. These were… --- ## [Perennial protein plants](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/perennial-protein-plants/892)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/perennial-protein-plants/892 "2026-09-11T01:05:53Z")
Hi, guys! The other day, I was watching this gardening YouTube video where someone went on about how perennial protein crops are really important, and listed a whole bunch of tree nut species as “must haves.” Have I me… --- ## [2026 Pepino grex project](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-pepino-grex-project/4587)
**Author:** [@kelpy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/kelpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-pepino-grex-project/4587 "2026-09-10T23:56:39Z")
Here is a Thread for documenting my ongoing pepino grex project. It was pretty hard to get diverse seeds but i ended up getting 5-6 relatively unique pepinos. I sowed them in late december indoors. I can already see some… --- ## [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:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/how-are-your-seedling-fruit-trees/4850 "2026-09-10T22:53:03Z")
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… --- ## [2026 GTS Crop Species Grow Reports: Winter Squash (Cucurbita moschata)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-winter-squash-cucurbita-moschata/4585)
**Author:** [@DebbieA](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/DebbieA)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-winter-squash-cucurbita-moschata/4585 "2026-09-10T01:05:58Z")
Thanks to @MichaelFomhar for sharing this lovely photo of moschata diversity! Hello, winter squash growers! This is the place to share your C. moschata news in 2026. If you are planting this year’s GTS moschata mix, … --- ## [Community Video Project](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-video-project/5047)
**Author:** [@julia.dakin](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/julia.dakin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-video-project/5047 "2026-09-09T16:24:57Z")
Going to Seed is working on a community video project, and we’d love to include your adaptation story. Share a photo and a few sentences, a short video, or a quick garden tour. This is to showcase the diversity of ongo… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports - Runner Beans (Phaseolus coccineus)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-runner-beans-phaseolus-coccineus/4649)
**Author:** [@suffling](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/suffling)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-runner-beans-phaseolus-coccineus/4649 "2026-09-09T13:23:43Z")
This is a place to share your experiences growing runner beans in 2026! We encourage any and all discussion around growing runner beans, but especially appreciate reports on growing out the 2026 GTS Seed Share mix. Also… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Fava Beans (Vicia faba)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-fava-beans-vicia-faba/4700)
**Author:** [@Taja](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Taja)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-fava-beans-vicia-faba/4700 "2026-09-08T11:09:19Z")
Hello Friends and Fellow Fava Fanatics, This is the place to report back on your GTS Fava beans/ to share all experiences growing favas this season! We encourage any and all discussion around growing Favas, but especia… --- ## [Community breeding of sweet potato within EU for flowering and seed production](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-breeding-of-sweet-potato-within-eu-for-flowering-and-seed-production/3851)
**Author:** [@JesseI](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JesseI)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-breeding-of-sweet-potato-within-eu-for-flowering-and-seed-production/3851 "2026-09-08T06:53:53Z")
This comes a bit late for this year, but gotta start sometime. There is still time to put the idea forward and make notes this year to help for the years to come. I have now 3 years tried to get seeds from sweet potatoes… --- ## [Regular Community Calls](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/regular-community-calls/2215)
**Author:** [@ThomasPicard](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ThomasPicard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/regular-community-calls/2215 "2026-09-07T23:00:00Z")
Hey friends, that let me think about one thing : my day’s feeling, is that sometimes an internet forum can become some kind of “bottleneck” in itself. That makes me think: why not doing collective calls?.. From time to … --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-potatoes-solanum-tuberosum/4704)
**Author:** [@Suluye](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Suluye)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-potatoes-solanum-tuberosum/4704 "2026-09-07T20:21:06Z")
Didnt see a grow report for TPS, so I figured I’d start one up! On March 3rd I sowed TPS into a covered tray outdoors in a mix of native soil along with a bit of leftover potting soil and some perlite to help with drain… --- ## [A Non-Traditional Fall/Winter Strategy for Coastal Microclimate](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-non-traditional-fall-winter-strategy-for-coastal-microclimate/4974)
**Author:** [@peterd](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/peterd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-non-traditional-fall-winter-strategy-for-coastal-microclimate/4974 "2026-09-07T19:55:11Z")
tl;dr: A Non-Traditional Active-Compost Tote System for Gardening Purposes The Marine Inversion Layer In my work with experimental gardening, I’ve found that pushing unusual or out-of-range varieties always means fighti… --- ## [Physalis Hybridization/ Breeding](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/physalis-hybridization-breeding/4680)
**Author:** [@ferat](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ferat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/physalis-hybridization-breeding/4680 "2026-09-07T08:42:52Z")
I have started seeds from different Physalis species(Physalis Virginiana, Physalis Pruinosa(ground cherries), Physalis Peruviana and giant tomatillos(physalis ixocarpa)). Physalis Virginiana is a rhizomatous perennial up… --- ## [Seed Share 2027: Program Updates (Read more on the blog)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/seed-share-2027-program-updates-read-more-on-the-blog/5033)
**Author:** [@Valeria](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Valeria)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/seed-share-2027-program-updates-read-more-on-the-blog/5033 "2026-09-05T04:42:27Z")
We are gearing up for the next Seed Share and getting ready for the wave of seeds to flow in from your gardens to our hands. Our Seed Share program grew 5x in just four years! Read Anna’s full update on our blog --- ## [Starting three sisters from hard dry clay](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/starting-three-sisters-from-hard-dry-clay/4789)
**Author:** [@heatherweather](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/heatherweather)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/starting-three-sisters-from-hard-dry-clay/4789 "2026-09-04T21:56:26Z")
This spring warmed up faster than usual, but also was extremely dry (see my other post, Mixed success in 2026 spring drought). This was a great chance to get a longer growing season in for the three sisters, but with the… --- ## [Muskmelons, facusa melon and armenian cucs growing together - What will happen?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/muskmelons-facusa-melon-and-armenian-cucs-growing-together-what-will-happen/5019)
**Author:** [@Silvia](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Silvia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/muskmelons-facusa-melon-and-armenian-cucs-growing-together-what-will-happen/5019 "2026-09-03T15:53:00Z")
Dear friends, I am in the mountains of New Mexico in the US. We have a very short season, less than 100 days from frost to frost. This is my first year trying to grow melons here. I am testing several varieties and will … --- ## [Is there really such a thing as "enough" garlic?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-enough-garlic/4791)
**Author:** [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-enough-garlic/4791 "2026-09-03T11:31:55Z")
See, garlic is easy to grow en masse because I give it very little dedicated garden space, very little time, and no water. Garlic goes around all my fruit trees as mulch that keeps out the grass rhizomes, so it actually… --- ## [Maxima for flavor in Denmark](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/maxima-for-flavor-in-denmark/4548)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/maxima-for-flavor-in-denmark/4548 "2026-09-03T10:16:44Z")
This thread documents my growing of Cucurbita maxima. A branch of my other cucurbita landrace projects at culinary school. --- ## [Parnsip seeds! Looking to trade for... other parsnip seeds!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/parnsip-seeds-looking-to-trade-for-other-parsnip-seeds/4916)
**Author:** [@heatherweather](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/heatherweather)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/parnsip-seeds-looking-to-trade-for-other-parsnip-seeds/4916 "2026-09-02T18:12:02Z")
This is my first time harvesting parnsip seeds! I’ll try to keep the info as clear as possible, sorry if I ramble. Parents: I planted 4 varieties from “Annie’s Seeds”, parent varieties are harris model, all american, ho… [Previous page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) [Next page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md?page=2)