Seed Stories

Welcome to the farm community! Learn about growing seeds from Reyhan Herb Farm here.

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When you receive your seed packets from Reyhan Herb Farm, you'll see that there aren't any growing instructions printed on the packet. The reality is that I have only grown most of these plants for 1-4 years each, and I don't have enough knowledge to instruct you on how to best grow them. In fact, I know very little about traditional Iranian farming, and I subscribe to Western methods of propagation, cultivation, irrigation, etc. I thought it would be a disservice to print such instructions on the packet when they are so far-removed from the ways that these plants have been cultivated by our people for generations. If you are interested in straightforward instructions on growing these plants in the methods used by typical US home gardeners, I assure you they are widely available online.

By contrast, there are likely those among you who have intimate knowledge on traditional farming and gardening practices from back home. In lieu of the traditional instructions on each packet, this page exists to collect stories from you all on how your growing experiences go, how you remember these plants being traditionally cultivated, and more. If you check out the page now, you'll find entries from me on my growing experience from last year. Hopefully with time, this page can become a collection of many of our stories and knowledges. Scroll down to the bottoms of the page fill out the form with your own growing experiences!