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Seed saving - PEP BB gardening.straw.seedsaving

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Rebekah Harmon
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Hello, SKip team!
For this bb, I saved 4 seeds in glass baby food jars. I will keep them in my greenhouse for the winter, in my seed library.
The kale seed pods, I pulled off the plant and filled a bucket with them, then I stomped on them. Then saved the seeds at the bottom of the bucket.
The lovage seeds just pulled easily off the stalk.
The pea pods, I split with my thumbs and saved each pea.
The green onions I rubbed off the flowers and sieved, saving the little black specs.
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kale seeds in their pod
kale seeds in their pod
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lovage seeds on the stalk
lovage seeds on the stalk
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peas in their pod
peas in their pod
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green onion seeds on the old flower
green onion seeds on the old flower
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each of these 4 seeds, in their labeled container
each of these 4 seeds, in their labeled container

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I love saving seeds!
I have fond memories of my grandmother harvesting beans and magnolia seeds.
She kept hers in old milk jugs, I guess the magnolia pod doesn’t fall far from the tree.

I’m storing mine in sour cream and yogurt containers, as well as film canisters (and several other packets, jars, etc. not pictured)

Seeds saved:
Tomatoes
Dandelion
Plantain
Mustard
Radish
Beans
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Tomatoes cut up
Tomatoes cut up
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In canisters
In canisters
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Harvesting dandelion with a vacuum 😂
Harvesting dandelion with a vacuum 😂
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Was a little difficult
Was a little difficult
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But worth it
But worth it
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Plantain
Plantain
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Seeds and chaff and stalks
Seeds and chaff and stalks
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Labeled
Labeled
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Mustard (pod under cow there lol)
Mustard (pod under cow there lol)
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Radish pod
Radish pod
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In container
In container
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Beans
Beans
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Put in their place
Put in their place
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Sealed!
Sealed!
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Steve Thorn wrote:To get certified for this BB, you will need to save seed from 4 different species.

How to Certify That Your BB is Completed

 - A picture of each of your four species with seeds before being harvested (such as seed pods or sliced open with seeds showing) and some seeds removed
 - A picture of each of your four species in its labeled container
 - A brief description on how you are storing the seeds (in jars, seed packets, etc.)



I saved seeds from
1) buckwheat
2) chives
3) hairy vetch
4) raspberries

The first three I collected in glass jars that I store in the crawlspace. The raspberries, I separated the seed from the pulp and dried it on a paper, dried the paper, then stored in a glass jar that I store in the crawlspace.
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Saved snow pea seeds today keeping them in a cute paper envelope for next year. Snow peas are my family’s favorite snack.
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Found a dry pod
Found a dry pod
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Opened the pod to find seeds
Opened the pod to find seeds
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Stored in the envelope, and will keep in a cool,dry place till next year.
Stored in the envelope, and will keep in a cool,dry place till next year.
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Note: The requirements state that you need 4 species. Please also include a brief description on how you are storing the seeds.

 
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