Seed Saving

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Seed Saving

Postby wildrose » Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:07 am

Saving Marigold Flower Seeds & Money! :thumb:
I've done this with marigold seeds on many occasions. They're probably the easiest seed there is to save and use the following year. I've also had good luck with radish seeds and a few others too.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby panamint_patty » Mon Sep 02, 2013 8:53 am

How to Save Onion Seeds - Seed Saving Series :sun:
Not the best explanation, but it's pretty good. At least good enough for you to get the basic idea.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby hungrybill » Mon May 05, 2014 8:01 am

My parents used to save seeds from one year to use the next year. Some plants were easy and reliable as far as the seed goes, but for others it was better to just buy seed at the store. Onion, garlic, marigolds, radishes and a few others were easy, but we never had great luck with a few others.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby shotgunmary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:38 am

What is the Scatterseed Project?
Interesting project. I like the idea of maintaining biodiversity and the work this guy does to undermine the corporate agenda to make farmers dependent on their products.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby shotgunmary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:47 am

How to Save Seeds
Will Bonsall demonstrates how to save seeds. He uses a poppy pod in this video.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby shotgunmary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:56 am

The Importance of Seed Saving
Will Bonsall talks about the difference between genetically modified organisms and transgenic organisms. Then he gets to the topic of seed saving and why it's so important.
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby shotgunmary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:07 am

Will Bonsall - Seeds
Bonsall shows his seed cellar and talks about the importance of seed saving. This guy is a national treasure!
MORE INFO: https://www.scatterseedproject.org/
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby panamint_patty » Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:19 am

My Lazy Seed Saving Technique Really Works!!!
A garden can pay for itself if you recycle, reuse, and get organized!
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby rainbow » Sat Jan 01, 2022 6:07 pm

Harvesting poppies
Poppies produce some of the most interesting seed pods!
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Re: Seed Saving

Postby cloud » Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:12 am

How to collect Balloon flower seeds
Very attractive and interesting plant!
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72/
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