Victory Seed Company

A small, family owned organization working to preserve heirloom and other open-pollinated seed varieties for gardeners.

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I hope that you all are well and staying safe! We are attempting to do our best flowing with the times and adapting to the changes that come our way. Although we are unexpectedly running out of stock of some… https://t.co/NxFiOv3O8m

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A bit of a glimpse into what is happening in the garden seed world…

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“Clearly, I was not the only person who felt that the best path through the pandemic was to panic-buy a bunch of seeds,” writes @kendrawrites https://t.co/H9PC0cplng

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We are working seven days a week with twice our normal staff getting orders out as fast as we can. Having to stop and sanitize surfaces and maintain social distances creates challenges, but we are persevering and… https://t.co/jAHYkb3WGz

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I hope that you all are keeping you and your families safe and healthy! Please visit our website, and specifically our blog, for updated information about order fulfillment status updates, as well as news from the farm. https://t.co/x0x1oZNmxJ

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A sunny February day here on the farm, so back outside winnowing more corn. This happens to be ‘Yukon Chief’ that my granddaughter cleaned the other day … Check out this and all the other corn varieties we have… https://t.co/glKlZCSNBO

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It has been too long since the last post. Just wanted to let everyone know that we aren’t sitting around. We are still working on getting seed cleaned and up on the website for your gardens. Watch for corn varieties… https://t.co/Wh9Ldf31tB

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Whatever your family traditions are during this time of the year, from all of us here at the Victory Seeds Company, we wish you a safe, happy, Seasons Greetings!

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#merrychristmas #christmas #christmas2019 https://t.co/QCyfv0MIUu

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From all of us here at the Victory Seed Company, we hope that you have a great Thanksgiving day! https://t.co/Q1qweZxG2I

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With impending rain forecast starting this evening, I am out harvesting all of the dry soybeans that I can find on the plants. Envy, is at the perfect stage for edamame. The trick right now is to harvest any beans… https://t.co/wvTSpDBjml

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Along with harvest related tasks, preparing the farm for six or seven months of cool, wet weather is an annual process here. Since our farmhouse features a heating system designed in the 19th century, wood is a big… https://t.co/FWw4lq1KNR

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Just to show it’s not all about #heirloomtomatoes around here, the order of the day was to get corn ears out of the field to finish drying on screens in the barn before the rain arrived. This lot happens to be… https://t.co/NmPrCL7jx6

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As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, this is the next stage in the seed production process. We use inexpensive coffee filters to dry out freshly washed tomato seeds as they are not hard to find, plentiful (we use a… https://t.co/B8xsM3teZr

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Now a daily task ... Next year’s tomato plants ...
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It must be freezing somewhere! Two posts from Victory Seeds in one day! This is a new variety for 2020 called ‘Farthest North’ and it is a very early maturing, red, cherry-type tomato. You can check it out here -… https://t.co/ru5o3FdlY3

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Can you guess what the main task is here on the farm these days?
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I know that is totally cliché to post pictures of one’s meal ... but isn’t this an awesome time of year when you can eat almost exclusively out of the garden and cut the number of visits to the grocery store… https://t.co/mvRiKYtYVG

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It is with sadness that I share the news of the passing of yet another of my friends and mentors; Dr. Carolyn Male. I just posted some memories on our blog page at https://t.co/IcXVDDUl2k https://t.co/6aACR0bZOv

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If you live in the Raleigh-Durham area and are interested in seed saving ...

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Time to get the field “seedbed” ready. The green houses are busting at the seams and we are supposed to get cooler weather next week which will be perfect for transplanting. Feels like… https://t.co/f4ckQkQOAx

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The 2019 growing season is officially underway at Victory Seeds Company https://t.co/89sPA7xPz7