Never Buy Seeds Again - How to Collect Carrot Seeds
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- Knowing how to collect carrot seeds is a little more involved than typical seed saving. Carrots are biennial plants and don't flower until their second year. By planning ahead and leaving a few carrots in the ground over winter, you can reward yourself with thousands of carrot seeds.
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Instead of buying seed to start with, I recommend just planting a carrot top and letting it re-root. Since it's already mature, it will produce flowers that same year (instead of having to wait two years to generate flowers if you start from seed). It's better than buying seed, because if you buy a carrot, you get to eat the carrot AND you get flowers that same year!
I'm doing that this year. We got some really nice sweet carrots and decided to take an inch of them and root and seed them out for next summer. They were an organic store bought carrot.
Clever!
@@evelyneche2856 Glad you like the idea!
@@Emeraldwitch30 That's when you know it's good - when you've already eaten the carrot! And you know, in my experience, you don't even need to leave an inch! (I only left about 1 cm.) When the flowers are in full bloom, they have the most wonderful smell, almost like sweet corn bread. I'm excited for you!
@@cvdinjapan7935 I've grown out a few carrot types over the years. Little finger carrot is a favorite and I found 4 cosmic purple carrots I must face missed last fall so even tho they are very tiny if I get a few 100 seeds (or more cross fingers) I'm hoping to try again this year to put a good bunch aside for next year.
I learn so much from UA-cam, they should issue Diplomas. I am a city girl with zero gardening experience yet in a few weeks time I have learned how to grow carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, butternut, pineapple, lettuce and spinach etc. Really amazing. I like your calm demeanor, very nice channel, thank you.
Thank you!
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It's useful knowledge we should have been taught in school, if only schools were meant for teaching anything useful.
This could be the best knowledge you have. Go city girl!!
One of the best things you can learn is to grow your own food
Gardener Scott is the Mr. Rogers of the UA-cam garden realm. I need my tea and biscuits to watch.
Thanks, Diane.
So true.
hhahahha..what a coincidence.. i literally watched this video at 2.30+ am..eventually I also drink a tea and eat biscuits that time..seriously..then when i about to write a comment, I saw ur comment..so, I just drop by and tell u that I also in same situation..
More like Bob Ross
Diane Taylor RIP Daniel Tiger 😭😭😭😭
Dear Gardener Scott,
I never knew how to process and collect carrot seeds for storage, so well explained.
Thank you... God Bless
I deeply appreciate the fact that u recognize the need for many to save where possible. The list of things we r told to buy, endless! The prices, outrageous!
And in the current world we live in, it's unknown if the seed "truck" will even show up when we want to buy seeds. Self sufficiency is worth way more than a few packs of seeds.
@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 I have learnt from other UA-camrs that if seeds are unavailable or too expensive - as is the case most times- we can utilize a more practical and ingenious method: Grow from kitchen stock and collect the seeds after a few months. This way u now have an endless supply of seeds. Even if u purchase the seeds, Gary and a few other popular bloggers also encouraged us to allow a few crops to go to seed.
By following these suggestions, I have saved money which I then reallocated to making other necessary purchases. I'm happy and feel fulfilled.
I would love to take a moment to say thanks to all u guys for sharing ur vast wealth of information and experiences so generously with others. Thanks for taking the time to deal with our individual questions and needs. ♥️♥️♥️
Something like specialist carrot seeds is great to save because of the expense and fact that you only get small amounts when purchasing it and sometimes not available so this is great for that use. Ones he saved were a special variety.
dear Gardner Scott can you please tell us how to store them once we've got them ready and cleaned how do we store them do you put them in the freezer or just put them in a vacuum-sealed bag or what very good very tutorial
@@victormiesner7804 I've found that vacuum sealed bags and put in the freezer keeps them pretty good for a long time.
What a beautiful day in this gardenhood...🎶🐛🍓🐝🌞🐦🐞🎶
Learning more in minutes on YT than years in public "education".
God bless the real teachers.
Thank you!
So true.
Same here! I'm also learning A LOT more here than in any classroom. May be because I'm more interested in collecting seed and growing future carrots, than I was in finding the area of a circle!!
You've made this look so straightforward. You've inspired me to save carrot seeds for next year.
I’m saving carrot seeds for the first time this year. The pollinators also love carrot flowers so you can’t lose.
So that's where carrot seeds come from!!!
EXACTLY. never really thought about it.
At first I think that the seed were chemical
I planted 3 carrot tops in water a few weeks ago. They sprouted and I put them in a planter with some mint. They are producing lots of flowers and the mint is also thriving! I will be using your method to collect the seeds and store them for next Spring. I intend to share them with friends, neighbours and relatives. Thanks so much for this very informative and clear video.
He's so therapeutic to watch
Anyone else get a Bob Ross vibe from this dude?
I love bob Ross! Good comparison :)
Happy litle trees
so true. happy little carrot seeds. i just get so relaxed watching Scott & i learn so much.
@@mjgrant1515 Remeber..... We don't make mistakes, we make compost! 😂
Yeah but I also get the feeling he plays harvest moon on nightmare mode
Hah, I piddled last year and didn't get around to harvesting everything. I didn't even know that carrots did this and low and behold the kids were very excited about the carrot flowers. We're gonna have so many seeds! Thanks for the video.
Enjoy your seeds!
My next new word... umbrell. I can honestly say, I have never seen a carrot flower/bloom before. They look very similar to Queen Anne's lace. Great video!
Thanks. Queen Anne's Lace is a cousin of carrots; they're related.
Gardener Scott interesting to know! Do you teach about gardening or you just know a bit about it? You are very knowledgeable!
Thanks. I've been teaching gardening for years. First in the master gardener program and then at a school garden program I managed.
Hi sir I'm udaya Kumar from India is this possible for hybrid f1 veritys here seeds are much costly so please comment
Emma Dalrymple Queen Anne is wild carrot
Great job sir! I always wondered about carrots seeds, now I have the insight
i know I'm pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to stream new series online ?
Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your knowledge. Our lives have been changed by your help, we now are growing
so much of our own food. This is the next step in the next process. You're a great example to our family. Thank you again!
Thank you. I have my carrots in flower stage just waiting for them to dry and was trying to figure out how to harvest the seeds and you had a great video for me to learn.
dude, this is very entertaining and informative to watch.. i drink my tea and eat my biscuits while watching this..
Thanks. I'm glad to enjoy it.
I what you did there! By the way, what kind of biscuits do you keep in your pantry?
Pep Abukas Are you British son of a
I am grateful to the Lord for finding this channel. Your instructions are clear and concise. I thought my carrots 🥕 didn’t grow. I’m a new gardener. I didn’t realize it took so long to grow😀
i was like 12 when we tried to grow our own carrots.. shoulda looked into it more! we didnt know you had to wait a year or so for carrots- we pulled them up and because they havent grown we fed them to the rabbit.. now 6 years later and i know way more now!- i wanna try growing them again. Thank you, Gardener Scott! i hope you have a blessed day! :)
Hello! I like the way you're teach me, thank you! I'm french/canadien and I hunderstand all you said, I love to plant, and I was thinking how to do it, and you're answer me....you're a good teacher, thank's again! :-) Have a good day sir!
You are so welcome!
You Sir are the Bob Ross of gardening
What a generous plant the carrot is!
The humble umbel.
With the shortage of garden seeds in some place as this year,, this is a practice that is needed. I piddled and didn't order early as I usually do. Many varieties I wanted were sold out and now the seed sellers are overloaded with orders for what they still have.
I intend to save seeds from my open pollinated plants for next year. The carrots , of course , will take two years as a few othera will.. Planning ahead is the idea.
Sounds like a good plan.
All the seeds at all the stores I visited on Monday were sold out, and was told that they didn't know when they would get more.
Loved the video going to see if you have videos about collecting seeds from other vegetables to grow.
Thank you so much for making such an informative video, I didn't even know that Carrot plants have flowers!
Speaking of starting with 7 carrots and generating a gazillion seeds, I was unloading a grocery bag one day and a stray bean was in the bottom of the bag. We hadn't bought any packages of beans. I looked it up to discover that it was a cranberry bean. I am slowly building up our numbers from having planted just that one errant bean.
Thanks, now I won't starve. Great video, very helpful.
Glad to hear that. 🙂
That was great, thank you!
PS love the doggy chilling out not listening to a word you say 🤣
You and me both!
Hi Scott!
Boston company selling seeds label recommendation date and yearly.
Your experience how many years we can save seeds
Gardner Scott it would be An Incredible HONOR to interview YOU!
Never to late to discover ways of collecting seeds. Thank you.
I love how very thorough you are - showing absolutely every step, and close-ups of the flowers and seeds. I'm a little visually impaired, and this really helps me!
Thank you for showing your technique for collecting and processing the seeds. I will be doing it later in the year. Why not harvest all your carrots though? You can enjoy them and re-root the tops, then you'll get the flowers that same year as the plant is already matured. I experimented with 10 store bought carrots. All 10 rooted and sent up shoots! Looks like a bumper crop of seeds later!
Thanks for putting this together!
I bought organic rainbow carrots at the grocery store and cut the tops off with an inch or two of the tap root. I left them in water till they sprouted new roots and I popped them in the ground. They won’t regrow the root vegetable but they have started to flower and will have seeds for my seed bank next year.
Thank you for the tips on harvesting the seeds!
Perfectly explained.
Thank you very much.
By the way, looveed the background music
Thank you so much, I learn something new today. Even I don’t do garden much now I want to give it a try 😁
Thanks for this video gardener Scott
Loved your video Mr. Garner Scott !
Wonderful, straightforward, and informative! I’ve never grown a thing in my life, however I’d like to eventually have a fully self-sufficient food-growing homestead, and your videos will certainly help in my journey! Subscribed for sure!
Thanks! Welcome to the channel and enjoy your journey.
Thank you!I did not know that about the 2 year thing
You're awesome Gardener Scott thank you!
Thanks for teaching me!
Thank you very much this help's me understand the process better! 👍
I feel like I’m watching the Bob Ross of gardening.
Thank you Scott.
Thanks for that very helpful info Garddner Scott.
Scott, we got some cosmic purple seeds from the store and I think I will try to let some go to seed as well. I'm amazed by how big these plants get from all those little seeds.
I like your channel. This is a really good video. I learned a lot!!! Thank you!
Great video! Thank You for sharing!
Thank you Gardener Scott for your carrot growing information.
Very good video, Mr. Scott. Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge with all of us.
You're welcome. Thank you.
So glad I found you, was wondering how to harvest the burrs in the carrot flowers. I planted carousels, they were so delicious and the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. A little disappointed to learn they only last 2 years, oh well I'll have some to give away.
So helpful!! Thank you!!🌻😊
Scott thank you so much...
This was just exceptionally well presented. Thank you sir!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Gardener Scott. This was very helpful. I just planted my first carrot seeds ever in my garden. My first vegetable. My very first time. Due to coronavirus I am in lockdown and enjoying my garden like never before. As I opened the packet I wondered how on earth those seeds came from carrots? Your video helped teach me a lot. I have always been meaning to find out this knowledge, knowledge I feel I should have gained before my 60's. Isn't it incredible that it takes a global crisis to get to this fundamental place. I thank you for such clear information and guidance. I look forward to creating my own seeds now after my first crop! Fingers crossed xx
Congratulations on your first carrots. I hope they grow well.
Loved this video I’m planting tomorrow and has everything I needed to know thank you gardener Scott
Thank you so much, this was fantastic information!
Cool and informative video, thanks! Definitely going to try this.
Why didn't I know this? I do now, thank you brother.
Thanx for the explanation !
Excellent video! So very informative!
Thank you so much for posting this video - love how well the seed collection is done and the work that it is involved to do it. Now I can collect my own carrot seeds myself instead of buying them. Again, thank you.
You're very welcome!
Very informative and well displayed procedure. Thank you.
You're welcome.
@@GardenerScott
last year I grew carrots from the store. they produced flowers but they were empty without seeds
@@gailland8681 If the seeds you bought from the store were F1 hybrid seeds and not heirloom seeds, they're basically very unstable, inbred seeds that react weirdly after they first grow. Seeds you harvest from them might not grow new plants and some may not grow any seeds at all. A second problem could be that you waited too long to harvest the tops and the seeds already "flew" out during a storm or windy day. You could try and clip them off while the flowers are still alive and dry them inside, to make sure you keep the seeds. That works for me, at least.
@@misfitvillainz1769 maybe. but I did harvested seeds. from a beet.. that I bought from the store. planted it. and it gave me seeds.
but carrots didn't give me any seeds.
Wonderful Gardener Scott! Thanks!
My pleasure!
Thank you for this very clear and detailed explanation of how to collect the seeds from carrot flowers!! I can't wait to bring this process full circle!!
If I did my math correctly, one carrot produces around 165,000 seeds.
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Jakob Warkentin yep, that’s why we see wild carrots everywhere. It’s crazy right?
Haha! Thanks for doing the math. That was the funniest part of this great video 😆
@@courtneymurias277 Lol no problem, your comment just reminded me about this video, so thanks
Makes you wander - why are there food shortages??
Oh hey, I've heard of this guy! The King of Carrot Flowers!
thank you, very helpful
Thank you so much for this video, you are awesome!
thank you this has to be the hardest plant i myself have tried to grow for some reason I have to develop that green thumb this is one trade i will def earn. and well I like it better that way
carrots are the easiest thing in the world to grow. Just throw out seeds and water. I throw them out anywhere I have weeds that I don't want so the carrots will fill the space in.
Just a suggestion....the mesh size of the seive and colander would be a significant piece of information...great informative vid
Thank you. That is a good idea. I used a basic colander and I imagine the big holes are probably standard among different brands. The mesh is more important in separating the seeds and chaff. I have used a sieve, plastic screening material (like from a window), metal screening material, and retail screens sold specifically for separating seeds. I use a mesh/screen that works best for the seeds I'm separating because the same size doesn't work best for all seeds. Often it's trial and error to choose the best one.
Great Scott! I learned a lot! Thank You. 🥕🍀☀️🐝
Great video! Thank you for sharing
Life is that simply good.
Thank you.
Wow. That was very very helpful information.!!
Also, as an fyi, i tried to grow carrots from a carrot end (bought store carrots, ate them, and shoved the cut-off ends into my garden). The stems grow quickly and produce flowers immediately (not biannual). I dont know if any carrots grew (yet) or if they even will at all by that method.
BUT, if it's flowers and seeds you're after, for sure just plant a used carrot end and you will definitely get flowers.
Thank you. The carrots from the store spent their first season in the ground and when you grew the ends, they effectively flowered in their second season; they're still biennial because it takes two seasons to produce seeds. You should get carrots from the seeds, but they may not be exactly like the original. Most of the store carrots are hybrids so the seeds will not grow true to the parent. Go for it and see what you get.
@@GardenerScott Thank you!! I will get the seeds this year and see what happens next year.
You were extremely informative, much appreciated.
Same
Wow, great tutorial.
Thanks for all the details! It really helps knowing each step
Loved this for homeschool today! Just wondering how you store your seeds? And how long can they be kept? Thanks!
Thanks! I store most of them in my cool basement and have used the refrigerator too. Carrot seed is usually good for at least three years. I'm planning a video soon to discuss more about storing.
Thank you Gardiner Scott
@@GardenerScott should they be stored in a glass jar or a paper bag? Thank you in advance.
I was looking for this comment because I had the same question...lol
Thank you for asking.
@@GardenerScott I just asked this question in my own comment, but I think I will leave my original comment to help promote your video. Lol
Thank you for all your work and for sharing your wisdom.
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I never got the idea to collect carrot seeds, since I used all carrots. But since I found few carrots remained from last year, definitely U will keep them and wait for the seeds. Very good idea Scott, and nicely explained. Thank you.
Wonderful method! Thanks so much for all this info!
Thank You, Gardener Scott. Great video:-) Wonderful Channel:-)
Great video. Did I miss it or can you tell us how you store the seeds? Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise with us.
Thanks, Kate. I didn't discuss storing in this video. Be sure the seeds are completely dry before storing. It's best to keep your seeds in a cool, dark, dry location. Refrigerators can be a great choice. I keep my seeds in glass jars, but envelopes and bags are good too.
Thanks for info on storing. Looking forward to collecting and storing seeds!
Gardener Scott cool or cold? You said a refrigerator? Is there a too cold or too warm level?
@@GardenerScott Luther Burbank kept cherry seeds over winter in dry sawdust. Might also apply to other seeds. If I remember correctly, the Indians kept corn in dry sand.
Amazing! I didn't know you could do that. How do you store the seeds, and how long are they viable?
The seeds last about three years when stored in a cool, dry, dark location. I store them in jars or envelopes.
Thanks Scott for your video.
You bet!
Thanks for sharing will definitely try it out
I never realized those plants were carrots. In the field behind my house growing up those flowers were everywhere. I just assumed they were weeds like everything else back there. But it makes sense now that they were probably carrots as that field used to be part of a small farm many years before. There were also abandoned greenhouses that would grow entirely full of tomato plants every year before they were eventually torn down because of the amount of wildlife they were attracting to the neighborhood.
Carrots were bread from Queen Ann's lace, identified by the white flowery tops seen in weed fields.
There are two wild carrots that look like the ones in the video. Queen Anne’s Lace and hemlock. Queen Anne’s is edible. Hemlock is deadly. Always research. I’d hate if you ate the deadly ones.
@@kmcte5 Thanks, but I haven't lived there for 30 years, and my mother sold the house, and that field was plowed over and a house put on the field probably 10 years ago. It's nothing but someone's lawn now. It's possible they weren't carrots, but the field was full of plants that looked just like that.
You are probably talking about Queen Ann's Lace. A wild carrot. If you pull one up, the root will smell like a carrot.
Interesting. I knew queen anns lace could be used as a salt substitute. And the way to tell the edible one from the poisonous one is one has a purpleish stem and one dosent (not shure wich is what now) but i didnt know it was also a type of carrot! Thats cool.
Hi Scott, thank you for the wonderful education. During these CV19 times we here in the UK are having a difficult time purchasing seed due to very high demand. We will all learn lessons during hard times, thankfully you are sharing good ones! Can I ask , can you use this process on all varieties of carrot?
Yes, this method will work with all varieties, but some varieties may be hybrids. If you save the seed of a hybrid carrot, you won't know what characteristics the resulting plants will have.
Thanks for video. Our only problem is we have tried this more than once but so many wild carrots or parsnips exist locally that we always get a crossbreed between wild and our heirloom type. Lots of work to have a bed of carrots that are good for soup but not much else.
@@ericgould8090 maybe plant the carrots you wish to propagate in flower pots in a separate area, so they won't cross with wild varieties?
thx 4 such a detailed explanation
Thank you. I learned something new.
Bob Ross - Art
Gardner Scott- Agriculture
I was hoping he would show us how to store them.
Storing the seeds in a zip-lock bag in the freezer wouldn't be a problem; they keep longer than 2 years in the freezer than at room temperature. The reason I say "longer than 2 years" is because at room temperature, the seeds become duds after the 2-year period.
B. K. Hutterer
Thanks! That’s the kind of tip I like to know.
Awesome job.
Thank you for such helpful video.
So, if you do the math, ....................
... We have a helluva lotta seeds.
More than most can 'bear'.
I think you got to the ROOT of the math. Carrotulations!
I'm feeling so calm hearing you Sir. GBU
Absolutely the best seed saving demo I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you!
13:12 Ah, so winnowing just like with wheat and such then right?