Organizing seeds to sow out in your garden can be easy. Gardener Scott shows how he chooses, organizes, and prepares seeds for planting. (Video #448)
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22 Comments
What are the oldest seeds you have had successfully germinate?
That so helpful! And, I love the fact you were doing this real-time, with shipping boxes, shoe (?) boxes, envelopes, etc. Not saying it was messy, because obviously your main seed collection is extremely orderly, but so refreshing to see a Master gardener who uses what is at hand to keep his organization system flexible and changing during the busy gardening season. Thanks for keeping things real and underwhelming.
I thought you were going to say added to my will!😂🤠
Thanks, it was helpful to see your process, and how it can prevent overwhelm.
Nice to know that you allow yourself to change your mind. When choosing which seeds to plant (from identical packs), do you select the older or the newer ones?
I need my kids to watch this, they think I have a seed problem 😂
Little Fingers! Don't do it…. unless you liked it before. My MI experience was extremely deep ridges, the peeler whittling away too much goodness in between (or requiring too much elbow grease to clean).
I dont have near as many seeds as you have, but the collection is growing. I currently have a photo case like you do, and a separate plastic container with seeds I have saved in prescription bottles. I am done buying seeds this year. One rainy day soon I will clear out a smaller plastic container from last year. It has seeds I planted outside last year. I will organize the new seeds and and put everything in its place. I will put what I plan on planting outside in the small container prioritizing older seed packets to use first.
I told my husband and daughter that if the house is on fire, save my seeds! lol
Good idea !!
Very helpful and informative Scott. I noticed most, or all of your seeds, are packet seeds and not collected from previous harvests. Are you doing this because it is easier? l have learnt that hybrid seeds may not produce exactly what you bought so that maybe an explanation for some. Do you feel that it is worthwhile keeping seeds from your harvests for stronger plants as apposed to seeds that might be a few years older? Also l would like to know if the tomatoes and cucumbers that l have frozen in storage, once defrosted, still contain viable seeds? The fruit and vegetables are soft which doesn't matter to me because l blend them into a juice anyway. If you are able to make some time for a quick response l will greatly appreciate you doing this for me. Thank you for sharing and best wishes to you. Jason from Melbourne Australia.
This looks suspiciously familiar. From the way you organize, right down to the exact mix of boxes you have. I feel so seen.
No saved seeds ? I am hoping not to buy any seeds next year, just me.
Beside my Sweet 100's and Sun gold ( which I will try to keep all winter). I do not want to have any more seed packets.
I am tired of paying $4 to six Dollars and get 10 fricken seeds.
As far as planning, sometimes it is too late and sometimes it is not.
I do not worry about what I should have planted, or not. I am a gardener, and I will screw up. My garden is a shinning example of, just do the best you can.
I have had a lot of adversity in the grow room this year. 1st, a fungi that almost wiped out my onions and leeks, and then APHIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never seen an aphid before. Long story short, I reacted to the threat, and hopefully figured it out.
As final seed planning is concerned, I need to do some soil blocks.
Stay well my friend!!!!!
I use a large binder with plastic photo sheets. All seeds fit well except bulky corn, beans, ect. and those I separate into zip lock bags and store all with a rechargeable dehydrator in dark cool place.
The binder is so quick to flip through alphabetically organized sheets of seeds. It is the easiest, quickest system I’ve seen. These can all be stored in a large box. I never store in refrigerator or freezer.
I just started cautiously planting out onions and celery and today new rows for potatoes and I’m glad I waited to start any plants this year as Spring refuses to spring.😊. Another cold weekend and time to pot on more seedlings that are overstaying their welcome inside and figure out how much more room I will need for all this stuff😂
How do you store seeds or where I meant. Someone told me the freezer. What's your advice? Do you have a video on companion planting?
I have home harvested seeds. which means bigger boxs of seeds. Many varieties of sunflower seeds. Most of my seeds to plant are in seedling pots now. I can not plant till after June 1. Began many early because last year not enough time to maturity due to bad weather conditions and not enough sun and warmth. I live in zone 5 in NW PA.
This made me smile. My seed boxes are all over the kitchen table in what I thought was pretty organized method. The seeds also seem to jump out of the box where they are supposed to be to some other box. Sometimes I search and search for a packet I know I have only to give up then find it too late.
My problem is I have been a seed saver for yrs. (addicted to it) 😂 Whew, I have seeedddsss. 😂😎🐝
My plan is to let the grandkids help me plant. So who knows what will happen?!
Thank You for the tips on how to organize seeds. I am always looking for new ways to organize my seed.
Soooooo many seed packets 😂
I feel your pain brother