#saving seeds

[tomorrowsgardennc]

seed saving scares big companies so much that even a government deemed it "illegal" - from 2012 until today:

Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional

A high court in Kenya has declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds

if it's important enough to scare law makers and their close constituents, then it's an important skill to learn.

[gargelyfloof118]

Recently, the family and I went to a local farm to pick out a couple of pumpkins. The self serve setup made it easier to pick up more... and more.. and well... we ended up with more than a few.

One large pumpkin for carving. White pumpkins for painting. Pie pumpkins for the obvious. Acorn squash for the dog food. All the extras for fall decorations or baking.

This place had more varieties than I have seen outside of a catalog. Snake gourds, cheese wheel pumpkins, the knobby green ones, giant Connecticut fields, and small jack-be-littles. If I pass by again, I really need to get a picture.. or 5.

The best part of all of it, besides the affordable fresh pumpkins, are the free seeds! I bought a couple of varieties so we can use the flesh AND save the seeds to try to grow here!

These seeds are from two acorn squash that I am using for dog food today! Pay for the flesh, get seeds! Love it!

[floramama]

Seed Saving 

2.Calendula Officinalis (Pot Marigold)

When the flower closes, slowly the seeds will start to form ( all the little curls you see on the photos are seeds). Once they are dry, wrap them in paper and save them in a dry place.

If you leave calendula on its own, it will drop its seeds on the soil around it and new sprouts will come out! You can then transfer the seedlings elsewhere in the garden. It will save you time and effort to grow new plants!

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Tohum Saklama

2.Calendula Officinalis (Aynısefa)

Çiçekler kapandığında yavaş yavaş üzerinde tohumlar oluşmaya başlar (fotoğraflarda gördüğünüz her küçük kıvrımlı parça birer tohumdur).Çiçek başları tamamen kuruduğunda, ya bütün olarak ya da her bir tohumu ayırarak bir kağıda sarın ve kuru biryerde saklayın.

Eğer aynısefayı kendi başına bırakırsanız,etrafına tohumlarını saçar ve dibinde yeni yeni filizler çıkar. Bu filizleri daha sonra bahçenin başka yerlerine taşıyabilirsiniz. 

[bambuita]

🍅... tomato seeds fermented and rinsed ... took 2 window screens, one divided with tape and labeled. The other one used as a cover ... now we let them dry...

👩🏼‍🌾

9/2/21

[pumpkin-patch]

Any advice on how best to save seeds?

The tedious part is getting the goop off. If you let the guts all dry in a pile it’ll be one hard stuck together mass. People say to use a strainer but I don’t think there’s any better tool than your hands. Drop all the guts into a bowl of water, and swish and rub the seeds til they’re reasonably clean and separate. You don’t have to get every molecule of goop off. 

Spread the seeds out on newspaper or paper towels and let them dry, if you live somewhere humid it might help to put them in the sun for extra drying power. Very important that they’re 100% dry before you put them into storage. Store them in an envelope or some container that isn’t airtight so there’s no risk of trapped moisture. 

Don’t forget to label the container with the date and variety. If there’s any chance it crossed with a different variety, write that down too. 

[thegardendiary]

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

For the past couple of years I have been saving some seeds from my favourite vegetables and herbs grown and growing them the next year or next couple of years. So far I could not be happier with the results through time. The flavour is real and the results are wonderful.

I started my garden in 2014? On a mission. To reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible. I may have been side tracked a little but forgot I was doing a small part all along. This have a wonderful impact on my garden and extends the gardening season for me well i to the winter.

I always make sure not to pick vegetables or herbs where any of the plant has been "compromised" by anything (bugs, diseases, etc.). That way the next crop will continue to get better and better year after year.

This year I am "re-growing": cinnamon basil, lavender, red bell pepers, mini sweet peppers, yellow pear tomatoes and dill (I'm sure there are a couple I forgot)

What are some seed saving techniques you have used?

What are your favourite seeds to regrow year after year?

[tomorrowsgardennc]

behold!

my lettuce.

[tomorrowsgardennc]

if you're wondering why seed laws are even a thing and why i get my panties up in a knot over the minor details, HAI always does a wonderful job with anything they talk about and summarizing seed patents isn't any different. it's an amazing video that should help you realize why saving seeds, even on a small scale, but why i'm pushing to save seeds on a medium scale through my non-profit, is such a massive deal.