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Recleaning saved seeds

Last post by sheltyone « Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:25 pm
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by SuperSystem7 » Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:37 am

Hi first time posting, hope this is the right sub forum for it.

I bought some local seeds although they weren't cleaned properly, there are tomato flesh debris and crushed...

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Last post by sheltyone
Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:25 pm
Holder for seed fermentation glasses

Last post by Danny « Sun Sep 17, 2023 4:59 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:46 am

Yesterday I did accidentally found a helpful tool for soaking small seeds. I had soaked some carrot seed overnight in shot glasses and didn't want them to spill on the way to...

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Last post by Danny
Sun Sep 17, 2023 4:59 pm
Should I worry about crossing?

Last post by Docmom « Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:40 am
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by Kraky » Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:28 pm

Hey folks,

I haven't gotten into seed saving, and one of the main reasons is that I worry that if I save a tomato's seeds they will not be true to type. I don't have a lot...

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Last post by Docmom
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:40 am
Allegiance

Last post by slugworth « Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:09 am
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by slugworth » Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:09 am

I am debating whether to save seeds from tomatoes that the plants have died already,to give them a second chance next year.
Or just save seeds from varieties that go the...

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Last post by slugworth
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:09 am
Oh Boy! New Seed Saving Toy!

Last post by Danny « Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:18 pm
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by GoDawgs » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:57 pm

rxkeith will recognize this. I got an early Christmas present from my sister Pickles who is a retired pharmacist. A pill counting thingie I can use to count seeds for MMMM...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:18 pm
Comparison of different seed preservation techniques?

Last post by GoDawgs « Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:21 am
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by Frosti » Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:53 pm
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Does anyone know of a source (paper/blog/YouTube/etc. ...) that compares different seed preservation techniques?
Common wisdom is of course, that one should ferment the seeds...
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Last post by GoDawgs
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:21 am
how old is too old for flower, herb, and vegetable seeds?

Last post by zeedman « Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:52 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 zeedman
Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:52 pm
Hybrid Pepper Seeds

Last post by Tormato « Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:38 am
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:38 am

Is there the chance that the hybrid pepper seeds (Mama Mia Giallo, Sweet Sunset, Goliath Sweet, Giant Marconi, Carmen) I saved may not produce the same type/quality fruit to...

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Last post by Tormato
Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:38 am
Daikon Grown From Collected F1 Seed

Last post by peebee « Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:58 pm
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by GoDawgs » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:22 am

Just out of curiosity and for the fun of it, this past spring I collected seed from an F1 hybrid daikon radish and planted 5' each of both the OP and the F1 seed side by...

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Last post by peebee
Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:58 pm
How to Save Tomato Seed

Last post by Moth1992 « Thu Nov 03, 2022 12:54 pm
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by MissS » Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:27 pm
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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 Moth1992
Thu Nov 03, 2022 12:54 pm
Sunflower. Seeds

Last post by Danny « Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:47 pm
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by eyegrotom » Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:45 am

I'm not sure this is the right place to put this so if you want to move it go ahead.

I grow a lot of sunflowers. Sometimes the birds eat the seeds off the plants. Sometimes...

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Last post by Danny
Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:47 pm
Bagged Seed vs. Unbagged Seed

Last post by slugworth « Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:32 pm
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by Traveler » Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:12 pm
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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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Last post by slugworth
Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:32 pm
Tomato Seeds Fermenting On Windowsill

Last post by JRinPA « Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:30 am
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by WoodSprite » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:13 pm

I've been working on collecting and fermenting tomato seeds so I can participate in the MMMM for my first time. I have them on my shaded kitchen windowsill to ferment. I...

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Last post by JRinPA
Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:30 am
Using saved seed year after year

Last post by Yak54 « Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:45 pm
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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 Yak54
Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:45 pm
Do You Keep Your Seeds in the Refrigerator/Freezer?

Last post by Amateurinawe « Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:26 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 Amateurinawe
Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:26 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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Last post by JenniferBella
Thu Mar 17, 2022 5:37 pm
Caesar Basil Seed Saving and Have You Grown This ?

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

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
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
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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Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:49 pm

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