Blogs Posts on "Seed Saving"

Harvesting seeds from Bhut Jolokia peppers by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 21, 2009I was lucky enough to win some Bhut Jolokia pepper seeds from Red Icculus.  In case you haven’t heard of these they are the hottest peppers on earth having a heat rating of over 1 million scoville units.  Just to put that into comparison...

Harvesting corn seeds (Kernels) by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 1, 2009Corn is one of those crops I really don’t have space to grow but still like to try every year.  This past year I only had one ear that made it to maturity, in the plants defense we have a very hot summer and I didn’t have the most consistent...

Harvesting pumpkin seeds by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 1, 2009The kids and I carved several pumpkins this year but we waited carve the three pumpkins we grew in our backyard until Halloween since these were the seeds I wanted to save for planting next year.  First, I know exactly how these pumpkins were gr...

How to save tomato seeds by No Ordinary Homestead on Oct 22, 2009As the garden season winds down here, it’s time for me to think ahead to next year’s planting. Starting seeds for seedlings will begin in just a few short months which means I better get going on my newspaper pots. But more important wil...

The last rose of summer by The Cottage Garden Farmer on Oct 21, 2009It was just going dark when I took this picture of a single remaining flower of Louise Odier, a lovely old bourbon rose, which flowers properly in midsummer, but I deadheaded it after it finished flowering, and she rewarded me with a few late blooms,...

How to determine your seed’s germination rate by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 26, 2009Whether you are trying to determine if those seeds you have been stored for 3-4 years are still good or questioning your ability to harvest seeds on your own testing germination is a great way to take away from of the guesswork and avoid disappointme...

Alternative seed saving containers by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 8, 2009When I am storing seeds for months at a time my homemade paper seed packets work great, but for seeds I seem to use many times throughout the year I was looking for a new option.  My solution was small plastic/metal resealable containers. ...

Saving jalapeno seeds by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 7, 2009I am attempting to grow the best pepper plants I can indoors (grow box) so I started with jalapeno peppers.  They grow relatively small 2-3 feet and require 2-3 gallon container for growing.  While this is fine for an outdoor garden, though...

Make your own seed packets (packet templates) by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Aug 31, 2009Last year I did origami seed packets last year which worked out pretty good though I only got two per sheet of paper and didn’t hold too many seeds (especially large seeds like peas) with the many types of seeds I am collecting this year I decided...

Harvesting spinach seeds from your garden by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Jul 22, 2009Growing up in rural Washington state, the job market was a somewhat lacking for those under the age of 16.  Given this at the age of 14-15 I was sucked into the attractive and lucrative career of spinach rouging, also known as “The Worst Summe...