I started the final process of sorting, labelling and storing of my saved seeds last week. Some seeds, like chilli, capsicum, and tomato, are collected,
The storage life of vegetable seeds varies depending on the type of vegetable. This page offers two downloadable vegetable seed storage life charts, one listing
There is a common misconception that seeds cannot be saved from F1 hybrid vegetables. While saving seeds from vegetables grown from hybrid seeds is more
Lettuces are ideal plants to save seeds from as they do not cross pollinate, which means the seeds will produce identical plants to the parent
While you can winnow the seeds as soon as the heads are harvested there is a risk that the seeds will be too damp to
There are basically two different methods to collect seeds the Dry Method and the Wet Method. SEED SAVING USING THE DRY METHOD This is the
As tomato plants do not cross pollinate seeds collected from tomatoes will stay true to type, which makes them an ideal vegetable to save seeds
Eggplant (sometimes known as Aubergine) is a tasty and versatile vegetable that is both worthwhile growing and saving seeds from. However, it takes a little
Last spring I saved seeds from one of my broccoli plants. This was a somewhat risky exercise as broccoli plants must cross pollinate with another
Saving your own seeds is cost effective and rewarding, however some seeds are harder to save than others. This page looks at the different ways
If you grow a single chilli plant far enough away (beyond bee flight range) from any other plants of the genus capsicum it would still