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Seed saving is important when it comes to cultivating plants designed for your environment. This will result in plants that are stronger and able to produce fruit with ease.
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The audio is here is a bit off, I had some street work happening but needed to get this filmed before i went to Winnipeg!
You CAN save Patented seed you CANNOT sell them!
Tomato seeds can be ready the second day as picked.
First day put seeds into gar with half full of water and tightly put on lid and vigorous shake several times that day and First thing next morning.
By mid day the seeds should be on bottom of water .Now pour on a bridle typt fabric not a paper tissue or towel because they hold moisture and plastic porous cloth or screen fabric the seeds will dry quickly and scrap off into your seed container much easier.
I have a tiny 6 inch fan that dry mine and all done and packed in 48 hours.
Please give this a try.
Thanks again Smart Lady 👍
Cucamellon seeds need to ferment too!
Thank you! I let my lettuce plants go to seed this year and was wondering how to collect them. Is it best to place them in a jar with a tight lid or in a plastic bag? What do you recommend?
loved this one ! I have a seed bank of sorts… there's something sooo cool about saving your own seeds and growing them generation after generation. To see the traits passed on. I think its amazing that information can be updated and stored in this way !! Seeds are like writable hard drives for plants!! Stay bright ! And cheers
Thanks awesome vid.
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I’ve been collecting seeds for the last 2weeks I have a couple packets of brown envelopes at the ready large and smaller size and a ✏️ pencil beside them to write the names of the flower or vegetable seeds I’m saving . It works wonderfully well as I never know what seeds I’m going to find next and envelopes help to dry out the seeds fully and most importantly separate them from each other and keep them all safe and organized till next Spring. ✏️I jot down the date I collected them also it’s my favorite thing to do in my favorite season in my favorite place to be ‘my Garden ‘ ✍🏻🍁🌹🍀🌻🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂💁🏻
I found a site that said that if you cut the tips off of Cucumbers, Squash and Zucchini seeds they germinate faster. MMMMMMM So I tested this. On the 3/Sept I planted 6 cut and 6 not cut. The cut ones came up on the 6 of Sept (broke soil). The uncut seeds came up on the 11 of Sept… I am going to redo the experiment to see if I get the same results…
This year I added Grand Rapid lettuce and carrot seeds from a plant I had last year, to my seed-saving repertoire. I'm hoping to have Detroit red beet seeds next year. Crossing my fingers that I can save a few beets in the ground over winter. Zone 5b PEI….
Good info.
I recently watched a secrete watch to save tomato seeds….. the presenter soaked them in diluted detergent water for two days.
Thank you kindly.
Good morning. I always have problems saving seeds from marigolds .I know sounds silly but I buy new every year. Some say they are EASY not easy for me. Help Ontario
Seeds to save should be open pollinated. Hybrids might not come true to the plant you took the seed from. Just a thought.
Nice info on seed saving. You can also use powder milk. Put in a tissue & in container to help absorb moisture in your storage bin.
I have a ‘mystery’ tomato, probably beefsteak, from 2014 that still germinates. This year I’m saving some coleus seed and just cut off the dried flower stalks and put in a bag. In a few weeks. Will shake out the seed and put in a homemade packet. I take a business sized envelope and cut it in thirds then tape up the sides. The ones with the gummy adhesive work well because I can open and reclose. I also reuse empty seed packets for seeds from my garden of the same type and just write the year on the packet.
Excellent information Ashley! We haven’t been saving seeds from our outdoor garden, but have from indoors. Our focus is on cold(er) tolerant tomato, bell-pepper, and cucumber plants that can last longer into the fall. It’s a many year journey!
Thank you! I'm slowly building a supply of seeds with intent to become more self reliant.
As far as the patented seeds go, the seed police can carpool with the furniture tag police when they come to get me. I rip those things off regardless of the warning not to… I'm such a rebel!
One common method of preventing cross-pollination of squash plants is to ensure that only different species of squash are planted near each other. For example, zucchini (Cucurbita pepo), butternut (Cucurbita maschata) and hubbard (Cucurbita maxima) can be safely planted together without worry of cross-pollination. Is this not true? It is what I have been doing for years now! I grow 4 varieties each year and I thought I was not getting cross pollination. Thanks for any info on this!
How to deal with F1 seed?
I have been saving seeds for three years now…sooo many. My motivation was for sharing, but nobody seems to want seeds as they can go to the library and get them for free. What really stopped me in my tracks this year was after starting plants and being so careful with pepper seedlings I decided to throw all the seeds from a pepper we just bought for our lunch into a big pot in the backyard that didn't have anything in it yet. Forgot about it until one day was wondering what in the world was growing in there. Every seed seemed to have germinated! Sigh sooooo maybe for peppers and tomatoes you just need to go to the grocery store a week before planting😳!