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Skandi Rogers wrote:Part of my reasons are commercial, people here will only buy "normal" vegetables anything looking different as self saved hybrids often do will not sell.
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
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Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
My YouTube channel
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't; you're right"
-Henry Ford
It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com
Steve Thorn wrote:I have been recently harvesting some summer squash seeds, and both fruit looked very similar on the outside, but their seeds looked pretty different.
The ones on the left were darker and smaller, and the ones on the right were lighter and longer.
To me saving seeds is an adventure, as you never know what you'll find!
Marco Banks wrote:Seeds that are easy to save and usually true to type:
Carrots
Beets
Peppers (of almost any variety as long as the parent plant wasn't a hybrid)
Leaf lettuce
potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams
Any kind of grain (with the exception of hybrid corn)
Seeds that are best re-purchased every year from a reputable dealer:
Any kind of squash/pumpkin
Any kind of brassica with the exception of collards
Tomatoes (this might be debatable, but in my experience, starting fresh every year assures the top quality fruit)
Sweet corn (because it's usually hybrid)
Yeah? Additions? Subtractions?
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Ellendra Nauriel wrote:Was one a C. moschata and the other a C. pepo, by chance?
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T.J. Stewart wrote:I save some of my own seeds, mostly flowers, but some vegetables as well. I am a market farmer and sp I have to be a little more careful about the seeds that I use. Like someone else mentioned, most people just want to buy things that they are familiar with.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now, when?
Jason Hernandez wrote:In some cases, it's because I haven't figured out how to do it. Most seed savers in the Dominican Republic will plant them in-fruit, i.e. cut the tomato in half and put the entire half-tomato in the ground; then transplant the seedlings later. But I haven't gotten that to work with eggplant.
pete host wrote:
It is nowhere near a profitable activity,
Ellendra Nauriel wrote:
pete host wrote:
It is nowhere near a profitable activity,
I got a chuckle out of this line. I grow seeds for a living!![]()
Sara Rosenberg wrote:I save seeds because of Joseph Lofthouse.
I originally thought that seed saving was only done in order to save money (win)! However, the development of a plant more suited to my soil conditions was incredibly appealing and letting cross-breeding happen in order to have the chance to get new, tastier happy accidents happen is appealing. Plus, I like knowing that the seeds also came out of my own plants that have 0 poisons dumped on them.
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