When it comes to saving seeds, there isn’t an easier way than the method that my grandma taught me. You will love it too if you want to save seeds.
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Tomato seeds can be easy too. I detest the idea of having to ferment them, too much work for me. But what I have had success with and do EVERY year is, take said tomato seeds and place them on paper towels. That’s it. When it dries out I roll it up and label it, come starting time I do pick them off and plant them.
The loss of germination is called natural selection. You don’t want the ones that fail to germinate. They will be weak seeds and may have variations that you do t want introduced into the gene pool.
The older generation is a WEALTH of wisdom! So glad you listened to her! No one taught me how to seed save, not even my super-duper penny-pincher dad, who was a young adult when the Depression began! I was just curious about the zinnias I had planted and wondered about the dead flower heads. When I took them apart, I recognized the seeds! Duh! For a long time, all I saved were zinnias and marigolds. I used to collect them during November when I was sure they weren't "juicy." Once I forgot until like January. I thought they wouldn't grow, but they did! I've also saved lettuce seeds, and they work just great!
That is not all Calendula seed the only seed are the little round doughnut thing in the middle. I am tired of companies selling me more chaff than seed. Actually compared to others your's had the most seeds but why do you send us chaff at all?
Thank you for sharing!!
0:19: 🌱 Effortless seed saving method shared by a 72-year-old gardener for beginners.
3:01: ⚙️ Efficient seed saving tips for better germination rates and quality.
5:41: 🌱 Effortless seed-saving method demonstrated with dried flower heads, yielding abundant seeds.
8:52: 🌱 Effortless seed saving process demonstrated with dry, pollinated seeds ready for planting.
11:58: ⚙️ Efficient seed-saving method passed down through generations simplifies gardening process.
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One: Thank you so much for this video!
Two: Is there a possibility of a blog post with a list of all the plants you can do this with?
Three: When will your shop restock with more seeds?🤓🌿🌱🌼
I do this but in a paper lunch bag. If the wind kicks up your seed’s won’t blow away.
This is kind of my methodology.
Only exception is smaller tomatoes and peppers. I toss them in the fridge whole and let them ferment and dry out all winter. Then I turn them inside out in spring and plant the seeds. Killer germination rates!
Thanks for another sensible and helpful video!
Thanks for sharing. Great idea, a couple months ago. There are no seeds left on anything outside now. You apparently have an incredibly mild winter there.
So that means that the seeds you pay for are based on the labor to collect them and how much demand there is. Since most plants produce more seeds than you could possibly need.
Just started saving seeds from flowers. The common milkweed seeds I pulled from a dry seed pod in the garden a month ago I figured were naturally cold stratified so I scarified, soaked in water a day, and I now have about 70% germination. I just planted saved Zinnia seeds and Bee Balm seeds off dry plants and am looking forward to seeing seedlings (hopefully)! Thanks for the video!
Yup! But here in the Pacific Northwest, a lot of things will rot in all the rain, even on the stem. So I don’t wait too long usually November to save my seeds this way.
I don't deserve this advice 😂 Thanks
I've done this to save seeds of all the local coreopsis and swamp sunflowers. The goal is to create a no-mow buffer zone in front of my house with
Can you save these seeds for next yr if collected from overwintered plants?
SWEET GRANDMA ❤😊
I save my okra and beans like this. Just leave some on the vines and stalks at the end of the season. On one random sunny day in late winter to early spring, just grab them up. I leave them in their pods in a bag til I’m ready to use them. 💚🪴👩🌾 I think propagating is important also. Our grannies used to visit and take a pinch of this and that from each others yards and gardens to share. 👩🌾💚🪴🥬🥕☀️
I thought that's what everyone did 💀
I have to restrain my hubby from ripping out my plants in spring before I can do this and some of the critters are still sleeping.
Also, if any needs to be cold stratified, they've done it on their own…. and you save yourself all the fall cleanup of the old plants. Just get rid of the old plants in spring.
Wow. He's not all that much younger then me, but his mom and grandma must have had families super young because his grandma is closer to my moms age. My grandma's would be 97 and 99 if they were alive today
I have let my flowers winter stand before, but then in spring, I sprinkled the seeds back into the flowerbed. They never came up, I think the birds got them.