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Do You Keep Your Seeds in the Refrigerator/Freezer?

Last post by GoDawgs « Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:54 pm
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by Setec Astronomy » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:25 am

As the title suggests, how many of you do this? For those that do, any tips/tricks as far as bagging/containerizing?

I've been keeping my seeds in a plastic ArtBin, but I'm...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:54 pm
how old is too old for flower, herb, and vegetable seeds?

Last post by lee53011 « Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:23 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:39 pm
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There are some local garden swaps coming up, and I'm wondering if it's worth trying to give away some of the older flower, herb, and vegetable seeds I probably won't want to...
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Last post by lee53011
Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:23 pm
A short video on my Grow Light observations

Last post by JenniferBella « Thu Mar 17, 2022 5:37 pm
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by SQWIB » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:34 am

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Thu Mar 17, 2022 5:37 pm
Bagged Seed vs. Unbagged Seed

Last post by brownrexx « Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:00 pm
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by Traveler » Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:12 pm

Many seed packets that I received from generous members are labeled bagged or alternatively, unbagged. I am looking for an explanation of each. Thanks

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Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:00 pm
Caesar Basil Seed Saving and Have You Grown This ?

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by greenthumbomaha » Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:44 pm

I have an old seed packet of Caesar Basil , and they germinated beautifully. It is a container variety. This variety seems to be obscure, and was a Harris Seed product. Has...

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Last post by greenthumbomaha
Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:44 pm
Seed organizing

Last post by zeedman « Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:54 pm
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by eyegrotom » Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:35 am
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I have been thinking about how to organize my seeds for some time.

So tell me how you organize your seeds.

How you would do it if you had a chance to do it over.

Do you...
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Last post by zeedman
Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:54 pm
Gosh, I’m Terrible

Last post by FarmerShawn « Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:50 am
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by karstopography » Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:40 pm
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At saving seeds. Correction, I save seeds, but how many remain viable when I decide to plant them, not so very many.

Planted 27 tomato 4” pots potting soil, this December...
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Last post by FarmerShawn
Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:50 am
Saving Okra Seed

Last post by zeedman « Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:33 pm
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by karstopography » Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:55 am

I haven’t tried saving seed for Okra before, but thought I would give it a shot. Still a lot of pods on the plants. They are very slow to dry out, they’ve been on the plants...

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Last post by zeedman
Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:33 pm
How to Save Tomato Seed

Last post by MissS « Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:54 pm
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by MissS » Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:27 pm

The seed saving season is upon us. We host some fantastic seed offers and swaps on this site. If you wish to participate quite often you will need seed to exchange. Here is...

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Last post by MissS
Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:54 pm
Article on Hot Water Bath for Seed Saving

Last post by Cole_Robbie « Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:50 pm
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by MissS » Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:53 am

An article from the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison.

Hot-Water Seed Treatment for Disease Management
Authors: Sean Toporek and Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison Plant Pathology...

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Last post by Cole_Robbie
Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:50 pm
Using saved seed year after year

Last post by slugworth « Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:49 am
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by slugworth » Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:13 am

I save seeds from a few tomato varieties and wonder how long you have been doing the ritual?
One type has been about 7 or 8 years in a row.
Originally it was a hybrid and it...

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Last post by slugworth
Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:49 am
Resealable Envelopes

Last post by habitat-gardener « Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:05 pm
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by OhioKate » Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:49 am

So I have been saving seeds for a few years now and I'm at a point where I am sharing many seeds with other local gardeners. I have been using small coin envelopes and...

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:05 pm
Seed Saving and Fusarium Wilt

Last post by Hatgirl « Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:33 am
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by Hatgirl » Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:51 am

One of my container tomatoes seems to have Fusarium Wilt. I saved some seed from it before I realised the plant was infected. Can Fusarium Wilt be transmitted by seed? If so,...

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Last post by Hatgirl
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:33 am
Horrible F-2 tomato plants.

Last post by Rockoe10 « Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:02 pm
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by TomHillbilly » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:54 am

I was a racoon hunter in my youth, as were many. There were also real coon hunters? They paid as much for their dogs, as their newer autos costs. They subscribed to real coon...

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Last post by Rockoe10
Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:02 pm
Squash

Last post by zeuspaul « Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:49 pm
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by arnorrian » Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:08 pm
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Are squashes self fertile, or do you need two plants of the same variety to save seeds that are true?
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Last post by zeuspaul
Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:49 pm
Oh no, I really messed up this time

Last post by EdieJ « Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:29 pm
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by EdieJ » Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:11 pm

Dealing with health issues at the worst possible time of the year, now I feel even worse. I put the seeds from the last decent tomato to soak 2 days ago and then didn't get...

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Last post by EdieJ
Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:29 pm
Collected Tomato Seeds Not Fermenting...

Last post by JRinPA « Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:19 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:43 pm

I collected three sets of tomato seeds with juice on the 13th and now five days later there's still no mat of ferment funk on the top of the three glasses. This is the first...

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Last post by JRinPA
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:19 pm
Store bought tomatoes

Last post by MissS « Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:14 am
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by bluee19 » Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:15 am

I am trying to save seeds for tomatoes that I had bought from Costco. They are the variety of cherry size tomatoes. It’s day two and I don’t see any seeds on the bottom. Does...

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Last post by MissS
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:14 am
seed saving

Last post by Cole_Robbie « Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:23 pm
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by encore » Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:30 am

how about a section on seed saving? unless I'm missing it somewhere. ---tom

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Last post by Cole_Robbie
Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:23 pm
seed cross

Last post by Nan6b « Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:23 am
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by encore » Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:27 pm

just wondering--I saved some seeds from a sun sugar tomato, one that wasn't bagged and I also bagged some tomatoes, so back to the one that wasn't bagged--I grew one out and...

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Last post by Nan6b
Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:23 am
Saving Eggplant Seed?

Last post by pepperhead212 « Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:07 am
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by Greatgardens » Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:54 am

I've tried several times, but have never been able to get viable eggplant seeds. How do you do it? Are seeds from hybrids generally viable?

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Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:07 am

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