You are amazing Susan! Please find our email address on our 'about' page, or send us a message on FB if you are on there. Would love to send you some Wilderstead seeds!
@@davidarvingumazon5024 couple is 2 , few is more than two , usually 3 or more, basically long enough to decompose the mucus from the seed to make it easier to rinse then dry so there is no plant matter on the seeds I would guess , but I may be wrong.
This particular video has been beyond valuable. The content of saving seeds {the right way} will not only save us $$$ every year, it will also give me peace of mind knowing WHERE my seeds came from. So grateful! Sharing with my community.
@wilderstead Thank you for the offer of seeds. I love supporting your channel. It is informative and entertaining. You both have saved me from wasting dollars and wanted to share some of my savings with you. Not necessary to send me anything in return but the offer was so kind. Hope you received my email. Looking forward to your next video🙂
With everything going on in the world now this information is invaluable.Seriously thinking about corn this spring.Never grew it before but love sweet corn.
Great video. Your idea on germination to check viability is a great idea! I wish I had done this before planting this year. I had 2 particular seeds I saved, that did not germinate. I'll use that method in the future. Thanks
I have been using this method to save my seeds since 2013. The crazy thing is, it just came to me. My uncle always save his tomato and cucumber seeds, but he never washed them. I never liked how they stick together in the dried guts so I started washing mine. I also save my pepper seeds the same way too, all kinds of pumpkin and squash and others.
Never have I found a better video on this. No silly music, articulate communication, and perfect video. Thank you. For the first time ever, I feel confident saving and storing seeds.
I do a lot of seed saving.. a few tips 1. Green Pepper seeds are not viable.. the pepper must be turning it's final color for seeds to have a chance. 2. When doing wet-processing, pour off the top layer of floating seeds for tomatoes/Cucumbers the floating seeds are usually immature and not viable. Keep the ones that sunk to the bottom. 3. After wet processing, I dump the seeds out on slick-surfaced mailed ads or catalogs to dry. I find it easier to get them off without any bits of paper which can happen with paper towels.
Thank you, I was thinking the same thing about the floating seeds (but I wasn't positive) once they have time to absorb the moisture. I start all of my bean seeds and vines in the spring by soaking them and toss out the floaters as my mother taught me.
Loved the seed drying info! My now deceased Great Aunt used to save her seed laid out to dry on toilet paper. Once dry, & labled, she'd roll it back up. Ready to lay out in soil rows or starter trays paper and All! Loved seeing that as a young youth! Love & Thanks Aunt Chlora & to you! 🙏🙋♀️
SO true. You may take great care but I have so often rubbed my eyes with my fingers in the bath the next day only to be nearly blinded from the debris still under the fingernails. Hot peppers must be treated with the greatest of respect.
If you put these hot cayenne peppers in all of your stored flour, sugar, beans, rice, etc. containers no insects will ever infest your food. Garlic cloves as well. I use both except no garlic in the sugar but cayenne doesn’t affect flour.
Many moons ago the 4H clubs used to teach this to kids ( free babysitting service with educational bonus! lol ) but these days vids like this are a wonderful tool...thanks!
Nice to hear from a person who lives in my part of the country.I save most my seeds they get better every year.Use wax paper to dry them and store in paper bags in a cool dry place.
Re: germination tests - I like to try to put a known # of seeds (usually 10) onto the paper towel. That way you can determine *how* viable they are. If, for example, 17 of your 20 test seeds germinated you know you have a 85% germination rate. So if you want, say 12 plants in your garden, you should start at least 15. And if all 15 germinate, discard the 3 weakest ones
As a small addition. I skim the fermented top of the liquid before pouring into strainer. This gets all the nasty off, and also all the floating seeds which will not germinate.
I love comments like this. I remember seeing this done when I was a kid but just thought they didn't want to separate those seeds from the yuck. Your comment just filled that gap in knowledge for me. Thank you🥰
I have to agree whole heartedly . In our climate choosing the strongest plants with the best characteristics to save seed from is almost the only way to have a productive garden.
I also put the date on mine, seeds are good for a few years depending on the seed. I also add an oxygen absorber to the envelope to prevent any mold. I
for folks that aren't on a homestead but wanna garden, you can try and do this with your storebought veggies. though some varieties in the store are bred to be non viable but not all, i usually have good luck with peppers and pumpkins stuff with bigger seeds.
Wonderful info. I'll definitely use your tips. Suggestion - when seeding the Romas, cut them lengthwise. It's easy to then scrape the seeds out with a spoon with little damage to the tomato half. Then dehydrate the tomato carcasses either in the sun, in your oven, or in a dehydrator. You can just dry them completely and store them for later use or store them in olive oil, garlic, and maybe some Italian spices. Wonderful!
Thank you for enlightening us with your seed info. We are also seed savers, with a large seed bank. We prefer to dry them on cardboard and then pack and label them in recycled jars for the next seasons. Love from USA. ♥🎊🍊 Let's get cooking. 🔥🍒🍄
I’ve been gardening for a number of years but never had the confidence to try my hand at seed saving. You sir, gave me the confidence to try. Thank you.
Thank you for this good demonstration and explanation. I learned the hard way that plastic zipper bags cause seeds to mold. We're all learning here, so failures = lessons learned.
My father in-law gave me some capsicum seeds he got from a capsicum himself, he wasn't sure that they would germinate. But I planted them anyway and we have had capsicums from the same plant for two years now. I live in Perth, Australia so winter doesn't kill our plants, summer is more likely to kill off our stuff. It is winter here atm and my tomato plants are also going crazy.
Seed drying tip: Double or triple up a bulk paper coffee filter. Seeds into the filter. Filter on top of a wire cooling rack for a baking sheet. 360 degrees of airflow.
That's impressive! My seeds spend 24 hours soaking in water, then 24 hours in between damp paper towels. I'll try using the container to help germinate. Your system seems to work very well so I'll warn my guys about any smell! Thanks very much!
Seeds are amazing, I remember years back that seeds were recovered from deep ocean sediment estimated to be 10's thousands of years old and they were still viable. Makes me think of those prophercies of land rising out of the sea and pretty much sprouting (I guess when selinity had been washed away some by rain). Everyone has to be aware of being self sufficient, it so important. I watch a great deal but dont retain info unless I'm actively practicing, but still very grateful for channels like youself.
Its not god but nature and natural selection. All fruits and vegs without seeds are automatically gone next year. The best crops with most seeds will dominate weaker crops. All just nature and logic. No god.
@crisparkhurst5158 Yes he will even most weeds are eatable too. Dandelion… tiny violet flowers (pops up in spring )…walnut trees…. Apple trees…chestnut trees….blackberries…blueberries…strawberries all can be ground in your yard ( Plaintain grows in the yard and it’s suppose to detox the system…& poke
The information you pass down here is invaluable. Thank you so much. By the way, take advantage of the fact that you are the “Bob Ross” of gardening. Your voice is very soothing, and I could listen to you talk all day long!
I strain n rinse my seeds right away n dry on paper towel then lay them out on paper plates. Then put them in seed bags. But it’s cool to see the way others do them too.
This was exponentially helpful for me as a newbie to seed saving. Thanks so much for posting this. I am now one huge step closer to being vastly more self sufficient.
Texas is so hot, I just dry the entire inside seed pods on a foam plate. Once completely dry, I separate the seeds and dry the seeds for a few more days. Then I put the seeds in marked ziploc baggies.
Awesome! So glad I found your channel this morning. Haven't been able to stop watching. I live semi close so to find a channel in my zone and with all your knowledge is such a blessing.
We have people say to us you let your plant go to seed as if it’s a bad thing. We say yes we save them to grow from next year. 💚🌱 should see our place right now we have seeds drying everywhere 😅
My neighbours come by my garden to see how I' m doing and they will say: oh, you forgot to harvest this or that...and I just smile, I am just saving my seeds 😁
And people say buying a pack of seeds is cheap, and relative to a plant start, it is. $4 for a pack of good seeds vs $5 for a plant start. But when you are a seed hoarder and love to try allll the seeds plus have back ups of all your regular seeds, and try new varieties every year....yeah, it gets expensive. Lol plus add in all the other stuff...lmao
From the Caribbean, and today I learned a lot about saving seed's, something I never knew before. I know about planting seed's, but not how to save for a lasting stock, to replant later. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for a great idea, I thought seeds were best bought from store but acclimatised ones I never thought about as I brought them from tropics and the germination test proves they work, excellent video.
Great to hear that you see gains each year in the development of the different plants, that alone makes it worthwhile to maintain your own seed stocks. Best of days to you both and all the critters with !
Thanks for all that info, I've had trouble growing cucumbers. They start really nice but only produce very few cucumbers. Now I think I see why. Going to save all my seeds now, now I see how to save them. Thanks again.👍👍👍😊
❤ hey I want to let you know, and everybody else out there also : this works I tried it not only are my seeds legit and the fermenting process he's teaching here works he knows his stuff but my seeds that I fermented using his process are pushing it their way up through the paper towel and growing now it's been about a month not even and they're about an inch tall so woohoo now I'm doing it with all my seeds yes not only tomato seeds but other seeds too almost anything can be done this way Way to go thanks buddy You're a great help
Thank you for this video! This is the first year that I have a garden and I’m thrilled with the results. I had been wondering how to get a more cost effective way to get seeds and stumbled onto ur video. You r just what I needed!
I fermented my tomato seeds and used painter tape to label the jars. Placed them in the sun to ferment and the sun faded the sharpie so I don’t know which is which! Good idea to write the name on the paper towel!
Thanks for this. New to gardening and I picked easy starter veggies (bell pepper and cherry tomatoes) where it was very easy to just remove the seeds and bury them in soil. Both those seeds were very easy to clean and store into zip-lock bags with no shriveling or mold, so I thought, "Oh, this is easy". Tried it again with things like zucchini seeds and they had completely molded in the bag. Tried it again by letting them soak and drying in the sun on the windowsill and they had shriveled up. Watching this video, now I realize my mistakes. Thanks.
Thank you for this video! These are the exact items I want to save seeds from and will be attempting at the next harvest. It’s nice to have a plan and know exactly what to expect! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Great video! Have you ever tried overwintering pepper plants? I am trying it for the first time this winter. I have some plants in the basement, keeping them cool and watering lightly every couple weeks. They simply go dormant like a Bush or tree and grow new leaves in the spring. I hope it works! Takes forever in our northern climate to grow large enough to fruit. Cheers!
These will be overwintered in the greenhouse. They’re in pots, buried in the bed so I can move them if needed later. I’ll go over that in a future video about the winter greenhouse. Cheers!
Yes, I tried it last winter. I brought 5 or six plants out this spring. One was already blooming. I lost a couple due to a very late frost, but today we just picked our first pepper, which we will be eating with our very first egg from our young hens!
We have found it's easier to dry cucumbers and tomatoes on a flat surface because they will dry to the paper towel. You can just plant the whole thing, but for selling it becomes tedious. We use paper plates, plastic lids, anything smooth and random.
I'm in outback Australia I been acclimating flowers and trees as well as veg seeds for some time and have gotten them all through one of our hottest summers. I love my seed catalogue. 💚🌱
Maybe in Canadia plants don't cross pollinate, but here, my 10 different types of every plant would create unusable hybrids. I know that for a fact without even saving the seeds because I have bell peppers that are hot because they got jalapeno pollen.
Great tips Dave! like you mentioned with the cayenne, you can store them whole, dried. I use my dried saved food cayenne as my seed source in the spring. You just need to make sure you leave one or two and not eat them all :)
Thanks for sharing this info there eh! didn't know about the fermenting of seeds and testing them this awesome I will try this, would u ferment zucchini and pumpkin the same way?
Now this year in 2023 I have so much things growing can't wait to get them all canned for us n our animals n eat them fresh off the garden too and now moving from a small space in my town wall to wall neighbors to the mountains and big front n back yard it's crazy all my plants growing big n strong n tons of things including corn n sweet corn n pumpkins n watermelon etc. And this is Judy my spring n summer garden I doing more gardening with fall n winter n winter mostly inside gardens n building a shed for them to grow in a nice size one for winter for where I live winter is very snowy n cold
I did tomato seeds last year...worked really well! Also do cosmo seeds..yep, you know, pretty much pro level...HA! Great info, especially for N.ont gardens!
@@Wilderstead that be fun. Only got Cosmo seeds this year, but a bunch of them, if you need any let me know. I taught in Japan, and they would always sprinkle Cosmo seeds over their harvest when they were done...and you would have fields of these amazing flowers.
This works for the vast majority of heirloom varieties (aka open pollinators). If you plant seeds from a hybrid (aka F1) or some types of fruit trees (such as avocado or fig) you don't know what you'll get!
For hybrids you can take cuttings instead of seeds. Leave enough stem on the cuttings and put them in water. A lot of plants can be propagated this way.
Much appreciated. Great upload and thanks for sharing by our knowledge. I’ve got about 130 sq ft garden but I’ve never done my own seed before. This should be fun.
I have collected my seeds for decades and while I have soaked most in water to remove debris and skin, I have never fermented them. Yet I have always got a good germination level from most of them. I have found that it is always better to collect seed from early fruit and that the descendants tend to also fruit early, and of course by selecting seed from the largest and best tasting fruit. Seed from poor looking or small fruit never seem to do as well. I have also found that despite the warning that seed from tomatoes and peppers that were F1 will never come true, that if you simply go on selecting the best from the F2 generation, that in just a few years you can end up with a stable and productive variety just as good as the original. I am simply amazed that so few gardeners collect their own seed regularly when it is so easy and so profitable.
An easier more efficient way is to cut the top of the pepper going down along the top line. Then just pull the whole top with the middle out containing all the seeds. Most still attached and keeping most of your pepper still intact.
Beeing a gardener for over 40 years, i skip the whole add water to seeds and put em in a glass yadayada. You just take the seeds, separate them on kitchenpaper und let dry, thats it. I plant them even stuck on the paper.
We always just laid out a slice of tomato or cucumber onto a paper towel n the seeds fall away from the fruit on their own when putting them in a clean dry area of your kitchen, that's well lighted from natural lighting to. I enjoyed your presentation n explanation of germination btw. Thank you so much for sharing your helpful tips!🕊️💛✨🙏🏼
Great vid, thanks! Southern Ontarian here, living in Utah...it was nice to hear the good ol' Canadian accent. Also nice to hear the word "Tupperware". I'm going to try this method for saving seeds. Cheers!
either save the small packets of or buy some Silica and use them to help dry out the seeds. Place the, separated clean, seeds in a plastic tub with the silica, seal the tub and leave for a couple of weeks, ideally. then store the dried seeds in seed envelopes/wage packet envelopes. This is a similar technique that is used by the Royal Horticulture Society. They use this technique at the Millennium Seed Bank prior to long term storage.
That was a great idea with the tomato and squash seeds. If you’re able to, setting the paper towels on a screen or rack would work much quicker, but it seems you got it pretty dialled in anyway,
I love when you began stringing the cayenne! I always thought it just looked cool, and was a decorative item at Pike’s Market, in Seattle…now I want to grow some, just so that I can do that♾️💎💫😎🧘
Thanks!
You are amazing Susan! Please find our email address on our 'about' page, or send us a message on FB if you are on there. Would love to send you some Wilderstead seeds!
@@Wilderstead 14:28 What's the amount of few days?
@@davidarvingumazon5024 between a couple of days and a handful of days...
@@davidarvingumazon5024 couple is 2 , few is more than two , usually 3 or more, basically long enough to decompose the mucus from the seed to make it easier to rinse then dry so there is no plant matter on the seeds I would guess , but I may be wrong.
This particular video has been beyond valuable. The content of saving seeds {the right way} will not only save us $$$ every year, it will also give me peace of mind knowing WHERE my seeds came from. So grateful! Sharing with my community.
@wilderstead
Thank you for the offer of seeds. I love supporting your channel. It is informative and entertaining. You both have saved me from wasting dollars and wanted to share some of my savings with you. Not necessary to send me anything in return but the offer was so kind. Hope you received my email.
Looking forward to your next video🙂
With everything going on in the world now this information is invaluable.Seriously thinking about corn this spring.Never grew it before but love sweet corn.
Great video. Your idea on germination to check viability is a great idea! I wish I had done this before planting this year. I had 2 particular seeds I saved, that did not germinate. I'll use that method in the future. Thanks
How much will it save each year?
I have been using this method to save my seeds since 2013. The crazy thing is, it just came to me. My uncle always save his tomato and cucumber seeds, but he never washed them. I never liked how they stick together in the dried guts so I started washing mine. I also save my pepper seeds the same way too, all kinds of pumpkin and squash and others.
Never have I found a better video on this. No silly music, articulate communication, and perfect video. Thank you. For the first time ever, I feel confident saving and storing seeds.
Except for chanterelle's butting in at the end, hahaha.
(Seems like my rooster always does the same thing, hahaha)
I do a lot of seed saving.. a few tips
1. Green Pepper seeds are not viable.. the pepper must be turning it's final color for seeds to have a chance.
2. When doing wet-processing, pour off the top layer of floating seeds for tomatoes/Cucumbers the floating seeds are usually immature and not viable. Keep the ones that sunk to the bottom.
3. After wet processing, I dump the seeds out on slick-surfaced mailed ads or catalogs to dry. I find it easier to get them off without any bits of paper which can happen with paper towels.
Thank you, good info.
Great tips ! I forgot about taking the top layer off . Thanks for reminding me. ❤
I dump that top layer into one particular flower pot, and keep doing that. I get a few volunteer plants that way, next spring.
I use grease proof paper … learnt this after trying to dry on tissue
Thank you, I was thinking the same thing about the floating seeds (but I wasn't positive) once they have time to absorb the moisture. I start all of my bean seeds and vines in the spring by soaking them and toss out the floaters as my mother taught me.
Loved the seed drying info!
My now deceased Great Aunt used to save her seed laid out to dry on toilet paper. Once dry, & labled, she'd roll it back up. Ready to lay out in soil rows or starter trays paper and All! Loved seeing that as a young youth! Love & Thanks Aunt Chlora & to you! 🙏🙋♀️
Biggest thanks to you about the toilet paper technique!!🤗
Do you remember seeing sweet potatoes being grown on a tall vine and not in the ground!!??? Hanging from a trellis…!!🤗
"Wear Gloves," a word of wisdom I wish I heard a couple years ago while processing a bunch of hot peppers! Painful evening indeed!
Especially men ... going to loo! Ouch!!
SO true. You may take great care but I have so often rubbed my eyes with my fingers in the bath the next day only to be nearly blinded from the debris still under the fingernails. Hot peppers must be treated with the greatest of respect.
@@mishjas8084 Not just men btw. It's happened so many times but I don't seem to learn...
I dont know how UA-cam knew I was wondering about this but I’m glad I found this video.
If you put these hot cayenne peppers in all of your stored flour, sugar, beans, rice, etc. containers no insects will ever infest your food. Garlic cloves as well. I use both except no garlic in the sugar but cayenne doesn’t affect flour.
Interesting 🧐
I assume you mean whole and not ground 🤔
@hifilofiwifi lol please do it with ground up or powdered peppers
Bay leaves work well. Also lavender
Dried Bay leaves are also good for this.
I've never actually seen anyone do the actions required to save seeds. Thanks so much!
Many moons ago the 4H clubs used to teach this to kids ( free babysitting service with educational bonus! lol ) but these days vids like this are a wonderful tool...thanks!
Wonderful, I miss my dried southwestern hatch chilies, I will use this method to dry my own chilies from now on. Thank you.
Nice to hear from a person who lives in my part of the country.I save most my seeds they get better every year.Use wax paper to dry them and store in paper bags in a cool dry place.
Re: germination tests - I like to try to put a known # of seeds (usually 10) onto the paper towel. That way you can determine *how* viable they are. If, for example, 17 of your 20 test seeds germinated you know you have a 85% germination rate. So if you want, say 12 plants in your garden, you should start at least 15. And if all 15 germinate, discard the 3 weakest ones
Thanks for your information. I hope you'll list more information. Thank you very much
As a small addition. I skim the fermented top of the liquid before pouring into strainer. This gets all the nasty off, and also all the floating seeds which will not germinate.
I love comments like this. I remember seeing this done when I was a kid but just thought they didn't want to separate those seeds from the yuck. Your comment just filled that gap in knowledge for me. Thank you🥰
I pulled some seeds out of the kids pumpkins last year and am growing them right now. Feels really good to save money.
I have to agree whole heartedly . In our climate choosing the strongest plants with the best characteristics to save seed from is almost the only way to have a productive garden.
You know it better than most buddy!
@@Wilderstead😂
I also put the date on mine, seeds are good for a few years depending on the seed. I also add an oxygen absorber to the envelope to prevent any mold. I
"we dont see a need for any other variety" legendary statement and good point! 🥒
Nice vid. I use parchment paper for drying. A lot easier to remove than paper towels.
for folks that aren't on a homestead but wanna garden, you can try and do this with your storebought veggies. though some varieties in the store are bred to be non viable but not all, i usually have good luck with peppers and pumpkins stuff with bigger seeds.
Wonderful info. I'll definitely use your tips. Suggestion - when seeding the Romas, cut them lengthwise. It's easy to then scrape the seeds out with a spoon with little damage to the tomato half. Then dehydrate the tomato carcasses either in the sun, in your oven, or in a dehydrator. You can just dry them completely and store them for later use or store them in olive oil, garlic, and maybe some Italian spices. Wonderful!
Thank you for enlightening us with your seed info.
We are also seed savers, with a large seed bank.
We prefer to dry them on cardboard and then pack and label them in recycled jars for the next seasons.
Love from USA. ♥🎊🍊
Let's get cooking. 🔥🍒🍄
I’ve been gardening for a number of years but never had the confidence to try my hand at seed saving. You sir, gave me the confidence to try. Thank you.
Great to hear!
Thank you for this good demonstration and explanation. I learned the hard way that plastic zipper bags cause seeds to mold. We're all learning here, so failures = lessons learned.
Glad it was helpful!
My father in-law gave me some capsicum seeds he got from a capsicum himself, he wasn't sure that they would germinate. But I planted them anyway and we have had capsicums from the same plant for two years now. I live in Perth, Australia so winter doesn't kill our plants, summer is more likely to kill off our stuff. It is winter here atm and my tomato plants are also going crazy.
Seed drying tip: Double or triple up a bulk paper coffee filter. Seeds into the filter. Filter on top of a wire cooling rack for a baking sheet. 360 degrees of airflow.
I am a complete beginner and I am loving all I’m learning. Thank you for this video! Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Welcome to the club!
That's impressive! My seeds spend 24 hours soaking in water, then 24 hours in between damp paper towels. I'll try using the container to help germinate. Your system seems to work very well so I'll warn my guys about any smell! Thanks very much!
Awesome job. Great narration pace and volume 👏🏻
The Eternal sure is generous with his seeds.
With all His blessings. ❤😊
"Be fruitful and multiply."
Of ALL the videos I've watched about seed saving, THIS made sense & was straight to the point! Thank you! Much love & support from 🇺🇸 ❤
Seeds are amazing, I remember years back that seeds were recovered from deep ocean sediment estimated to be 10's thousands of years old and they were still viable. Makes me think of those prophercies of land rising out of the sea and pretty much sprouting (I guess when selinity had been washed away some by rain). Everyone has to be aware of being self sufficient, it so important. I watch a great deal but dont retain info unless I'm actively practicing, but still very grateful for channels like youself.
God is so great He'll grow food from the dirt and then give you seeds to grow it again next year
Its not god but nature and natural selection.
All fruits and vegs without seeds are automatically gone next year.
The best crops with most seeds will dominate weaker crops.
All just nature and logic.
No god.
Nature is powerful and wholesome, whether you give your imaginary friend credit for it or not.
@crisparkhurst5158
Yes he will even most weeds are eatable too. Dandelion… tiny violet flowers (pops up in spring )…walnut trees…. Apple trees…chestnut trees….blackberries…blueberries…strawberries all can be ground in your yard ( Plaintain grows in the yard and it’s suppose to detox the system…& poke
I wish he’d do his share of the weeding!😂
Follow His instructions on farming for even greater yields.
The information you pass down here is invaluable. Thank you so much.
By the way, take advantage of the fact that you are the “Bob Ross” of gardening. Your voice is very soothing, and I could listen to you talk all day long!
Wow, thank you! 🖼️
I'm so happy you turned up in my feed! I needed to see this so I can start saving my seeds. Thank you!!!
I'm new to this and learning about the mucus removal was like finding gold. I truly enjoyed your presentation. Nice work!
Glad it was helpful!
YES! thank you!
I strain n rinse my seeds right away n dry on paper towel then lay them out on paper plates. Then put them in seed bags.
But it’s cool to see the way others do them too.
I've been saving the easy seeds but wanted to know how to save tomato ones, Thanks for the great video on how to do this!
Good luck with your seed saving! Glad this was helpful!
Hybrids might not grow very well, i saved seeds from a hybrid but never got fruit the next year. Luckily we planted some bought seeds too
This was exponentially helpful for me as a newbie to seed saving. Thanks so much for posting this. I am now one huge step closer to being vastly more self sufficient.
Texas is so hot, I just dry the entire inside seed pods on a foam plate. Once completely dry, I separate the seeds and dry the seeds for a few more days. Then I put the seeds in marked ziploc baggies.
Watching you harvest is so calming and peaceful
Better to scoop out the mold and floating seeds first.
Best seed saving tutorial I have ever seen🤠
Awesome! So glad I found your channel this morning. Haven't been able to stop watching. I live semi close so to find a channel in my zone and with all your knowledge is such a blessing.
Welcome to the Wilderstead!
that sweet red pepper looked incredible!
We have people say to us you let your plant go to seed as if it’s a bad thing. We say yes we save them to grow from next year. 💚🌱 should see our place right now we have seeds drying everywhere 😅
It always baffles me when folks say things like that!
@@Wilderstead I know! And your rooster at the end interrupting you was pretty funny 😂
Yeah, I think people are weird who say that!
My neighbours come by my garden to see how I' m doing and they will say: oh, you forgot to harvest this or that...and I just smile, I am just saving my seeds 😁
And people say buying a pack of seeds is cheap, and relative to a plant start, it is. $4 for a pack of good seeds vs $5 for a plant start. But when you are a seed hoarder and love to try allll the seeds plus have back ups of all your regular seeds, and try new varieties every year....yeah, it gets expensive. Lol plus add in all the other stuff...lmao
From the Caribbean, and today I learned a lot about saving seed's, something I never knew before. I know about planting seed's, but not how to save for a lasting stock, to replant later. Thank you for sharing.
Wow this was extremely helpful for the cukes and tomato. We have struggled to save our seeds from those.
Great to hear it was helpful Amanda! Hope all is well with you, Dave and the family!
Master gardener and protector of dirt
This video on seeds to process and save to dry and grow check the seed batch is superb😊
Thank you for your time and love of gardening❤
Thank you for a great idea, I thought seeds were best bought from store but acclimatised ones I never thought about as I brought them from tropics and the germination test proves they work, excellent video.
Great to hear that you see gains each year in the development of the different plants, that alone makes it worthwhile to maintain your own seed stocks. Best of days to you both and all the critters with !
Absolutely!
@@Wilderstead is it true seeds are only good for one year? I've just started this adventure 😊
@@sadtiger2022Different seeds, different lifespan. But all should last at least a couple years
talkative Chanterelle !! thanks for the tips!
Thanks for all that info, I've had trouble growing cucumbers. They start really nice but only produce very few cucumbers. Now I think I see why. Going to save all my seeds now, now I see how to save them. Thanks again.👍👍👍😊
❤ hey I want to let you know, and everybody else out there also : this works I tried it not only are my seeds legit and the fermenting process he's teaching here works he knows his stuff but my seeds that I fermented using his process are pushing it their way up through the paper towel and growing now it's been about a month not even and they're about an inch tall so woohoo now I'm doing it with all my seeds yes not only tomato seeds but other seeds too almost anything can be done this way Way to go thanks buddy You're a great help
Thank you for this video! This is the first year that I have a garden and I’m thrilled with the results. I had been wondering how to get a more cost effective way to get seeds and stumbled onto ur video. You r just what I needed!
Wonderful!
I fermented my tomato seeds and used painter tape to label the jars. Placed them in the sun to ferment and the sun faded the sharpie so I don’t know which is which! Good idea to write the name on the paper towel!
Beautiful knife Dave. Looks like it could filet a nice trout ❤😊 Great seed tips. Gold nuggets of knowledge. You guys are pro. 🏅
Many a trout has met its fate with that knife! Thanks Eric!
Even the rooster at the end is thanking you for your incredible step by step video. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I’m in NW Maine
Thanks for this. New to gardening and I picked easy starter veggies (bell pepper and cherry tomatoes) where it was very easy to just remove the seeds and bury them in soil. Both those seeds were very easy to clean and store into zip-lock bags with no shriveling or mold, so I thought, "Oh, this is easy". Tried it again with things like zucchini seeds and they had completely molded in the bag. Tried it again by letting them soak and drying in the sun on the windowsill and they had shriveled up. Watching this video, now I realize my mistakes. Thanks.
Thank you for this video! These are the exact items I want to save seeds from and will be attempting at the next harvest. It’s nice to have a plan and know exactly what to expect! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Great! Let us know how it works for you!
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Great video! Have you ever tried overwintering pepper plants? I am trying it for the first time this winter. I have some plants in the basement, keeping them cool and watering lightly every couple weeks. They simply go dormant like a Bush or tree and grow new leaves in the spring. I hope it works! Takes forever in our northern climate to grow large enough to fruit. Cheers!
These will be overwintered in the greenhouse. They’re in pots, buried in the bed so I can move them if needed later. I’ll go over that in a future video about the winter greenhouse. Cheers!
Over wintering peppers works! They bloom and produce early! Repot and remove some of the old roots in the spring and fertilizer!!! Good luck
Yes, I tried it last winter. I brought 5 or six plants out this spring. One was already blooming. I lost a couple due to a very late frost, but today we just picked our first pepper, which we will be eating with our very first egg from our young hens!
my plants always last 2 years 1 mi from the pacific ocean then the seem to get weak and woody
Cover them with a shade cloth dome during winter., I have a plant 4 years old, still producing
Not just a LITTLE helpful... but beyond it! Thanks for offering to share your very valuable knowledge!🙂
We have found it's easier to dry cucumbers and tomatoes on a flat surface because they will dry to the paper towel. You can just plant the whole thing, but for selling it becomes tedious. We use paper plates, plastic lids, anything smooth and random.
I'm in outback Australia I been acclimating flowers and trees as well as veg seeds for some time and have gotten them all through one of our hottest summers. I love my seed catalogue. 💚🌱
Wow! I learned so much from this video. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was useful for ya, Linda! Cheers!
Excellent job of showing the process from beginning to end.
Maybe in Canadia plants don't cross pollinate, but here, my 10 different types of every plant would create unusable hybrids. I know that for a fact without even saving the seeds because I have bell peppers that are hot because they got jalapeno pollen.
In addition to labelling the seeds I also write the year as seeds are viable for about three years.
Great tips Dave! like you mentioned with the cayenne, you can store them whole, dried. I use my dried saved food cayenne as my seed source in the spring. You just need to make sure you leave one or two and not eat them all :)
The not eating them all part is the hardest for us 😂
Great video! I liked the idea of the check mark on the envelope
" viable". Thank you.
When stringing peppers, go through the green stem, not the actual pepper flesh. Prevent any from going bad. In my opinion.🌶🌶🌶
Thank you for showing the process of removing the slimy coating on the seeds in an easy method 😊.
Thanks for sharing this info there eh! didn't know about the fermenting of seeds and testing them this awesome I will try this, would u ferment zucchini and pumpkin the same way?
You could ferment zucchini and pumpkin in the same way, usually not necessary with those ones unless they are completely covered in squash guts.
Now this year in 2023 I have so much things growing can't wait to get them all canned for us n our animals n eat them fresh off the garden too and now moving from a small space in my town wall to wall neighbors to the mountains and big front n back yard it's crazy all my plants growing big n strong n tons of things including corn n sweet corn n pumpkins n watermelon etc. And this is Judy my spring n summer garden I doing more gardening with fall n winter n winter mostly inside gardens n building a shed for them to grow in a nice size one for winter for where I live winter is very snowy n cold
I did tomato seeds last year...worked really well! Also do cosmo seeds..yep, you know, pretty much pro level...HA! Great info, especially for N.ont gardens!
Might have to swap some seeds in the future dude !
@@Wilderstead that be fun. Only got Cosmo seeds this year, but a bunch of them, if you need any let me know. I taught in Japan, and they would always sprinkle Cosmo seeds over their harvest when they were done...and you would have fields of these amazing flowers.
This process works very well. I have been doing this for about 2 years now and wow the amount of seeds I have is crazy 😮
Do you have to use a specific variety of each veg (tomato, cuc) etc, or can you use ANY variety? Thanks! very informative video.
This works for the vast majority of heirloom varieties (aka open pollinators). If you plant seeds from a hybrid (aka F1) or some types of fruit trees (such as avocado or fig) you don't know what you'll get!
For hybrids you can take cuttings instead of seeds. Leave enough stem on the cuttings and put them in water. A lot of plants can be propagated this way.
Much appreciated. Great upload and thanks for sharing by our knowledge. I’ve got about 130 sq ft garden but I’ve never done my own seed before. This should be fun.
I have collected my seeds for decades and while I have soaked most in water to remove debris and skin, I have never fermented them. Yet I have always got a good germination level from most of them.
I have found that it is always better to collect seed from early fruit and that the descendants tend to also fruit early, and of course by selecting seed from the largest and best tasting fruit. Seed from poor looking or small fruit never seem to do as well.
I have also found that despite the warning that seed from tomatoes and peppers that were F1 will never come true, that if you simply go on selecting the best from the F2 generation, that in just a few years you can end up with a stable and productive variety just as good as the original.
I am simply amazed that so few gardeners collect their own seed regularly when it is so easy and so profitable.
I dry them on top of refrigerator and put them in a envelope! I have twenty year old seeds that always come up, and usually every single one!!!
An easier more efficient way is to cut the top of the pepper going down along the top line. Then just pull the whole top with the middle out containing all the seeds. Most still attached and keeping most of your pepper still intact.
Beeing a gardener for over 40 years, i skip the whole add water to seeds and put em in a glass yadayada. You just take the seeds, separate them on kitchenpaper und let dry, thats it. I plant them even stuck on the paper.
It works if you don't mind your seeds stuck to or covered in paper or paper towel or 'kitchen paper' - I'm not sure what that is though.
Friend, this was so helpful. You may have heard a loud pop when I realized the importance of saving seeds recently. Thank you for the guidance.
We always just laid out a slice of tomato or cucumber onto a paper towel n the seeds fall away from the fruit on their own when putting them in a clean dry area of your kitchen, that's well lighted from natural lighting to. I enjoyed your presentation n explanation of germination btw. Thank you so much for sharing your helpful tips!🕊️💛✨🙏🏼
Great vid, thanks! Southern Ontarian here, living in Utah...it was nice to hear the good ol' Canadian accent. Also nice to hear the word "Tupperware". I'm going to try this method for saving seeds. Cheers!
This is brilliant. Thank you!
Thank you for such valuable information
This is a huge help, thank you beard-man! :D
Thank you 🙏❤ UA-cam is such a blessing and people who share their skills and knowledge!
either save the small packets of or buy some Silica and use them to help dry out the seeds. Place the, separated clean, seeds in a plastic tub with the silica, seal the tub and leave for a couple of weeks, ideally. then store the dried seeds in seed envelopes/wage packet envelopes. This is a similar technique that is used by the Royal Horticulture Society. They use this technique at the Millennium Seed Bank prior to long term storage.
Love your clarity, simplicity and lively Canadian accent!
Thank you for this extremely necessary video! My mom just bought a farm and we were struggling in this area.
That was a great idea with the tomato and squash seeds. If you’re able to, setting the paper towels on a screen or rack would work much quicker, but it seems you got it pretty dialled in anyway,
And the star of Wilderstead is " Chanterelle " ... Thank you for teaching me, Zelanndonii of Australia.
I've never seen cucumbers that big here in the UK but i assume the principle is the same. Great video, I learned a lot. Thank you x
That's what happens when cucumbers are allowed to ripen.
Works best on old established and wild varieties for best results. Many hybrid species don't produce viable seeds for seed collection.
I love when you began stringing the cayenne! I always thought it just looked cool, and was a decorative item at Pike’s Market, in Seattle…now I want to grow some, just so that I can do that♾️💎💫😎🧘
Great video I like your system you have and great idea to test them. Never thought of that, saves time not planting seeds not viable.
Good to know I like how you did the tomatoes and cucumbers seeds