Seed Saving

[bobbidazzler]

Charles, I just wanted to share my experience of No Dig carrots with your other suscribers. My plot is on heavy clay and my fellow holders informed me I'd have no luck growing them.

I sowed seed on to my No Dig beds remembering you saying they would germinate in the compost, crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

Fast forward a few months and I have AMAZING carrots, most of which are straight too.

Can't wait to have a peek at the parsnips.

Thanks Charles. X

[love_lyzza]

I'm pausing, rewinding, and replaying to take notes! So much to learn from a great teacher 😍

[penthesilliaas]

Love this, thanks for the tips. I spend countless hours with a cardboard box in front of me picking at seeds while I relax in front of the tv in the evenings.

[seraaron]

Onions - 1:42 (biannual)
Peas & Beans - 2:53 (and again at 4:40 and 7:20)
Coriander / Cilantro - 3:40 (n.b. he didn't mention it but carrots are also biannual)
Lettuce - 9:30 (over-wintered)
French beans - 11:31
Tomatoes - 13:25
Drying and storage - 16:15
Garlic - 17:30
Potatoes - 18:16 (one year only)

[dash-]

Your gardening video's are among the best. You are very well spoken, and you can tell your truely love gardening

[andyhall]

I store my seed potatoes in the fridge in egg cartons so they make it to spring...works like a charm!

[truthgha]

Thanks Charles for ALL your articles. I never feel I have wasted my time and have gardened most of my 68 yrs. Blessings

[farmerjones]

Last of summer Charles! Thank you for a great 2017. I did amazing things, things i never imagined i could thanks to you and with your wisdom. 41 varieties of veg, 8 fruit trees, 5 soft fruit and what a haul! I go into my microfarm and eat strawberries off the vine most mornings. after 2 seasons no dig, i am confident that i could feed myself exclusively from my small garden. so happy😄

[bilyanamanz]

Thanks for all the love witch you are putting on the videos for us! I found you 3 days ago here, and I can't stop to watch video after video!!! I'm super thankfull!!!
I'm Bulgarian follower! Good bless you!

[benneb]

Aw man! You're killing it with these videos. Thank you so much.

[obviouslytwou]

Charles you made a very valid point about planting your own seeds that have come from a crop in your climate because the more I think about it,
it makes perfect sense to pass the genetics on to the next seed of the previous climate for a better yield.

[GoustiFruit]

And harvesting seeds is fun to do with family: I remember doing it with my grand-parents when I was a child :-)

[pattihayden]

So glad I found your channel. I’m inspired to save seeds from my harvest. They will be more acclimated to my desert environment in Las Vegas.

[shadowsonthecheap]

With tomato plants, my wife saves seed differently. She simply takes a ripe tomato and slices it thinly as if for a sandwich and lays the slices on paper kitchen towel on a west facing kitchen window sill. When they have dried, she just wraps up the kitchen towel and puts it in brown paper envelopes until spring. Then she cuts the seed from the paper (the flesh has gone by then) and sows them a few at a time. Don't know what germination is, but they turn out well and there are always far more than we need so we supply friends and relations with lovely stocky, healthy plants. She started to do this with a particular variety bought from a supermarket and which we could not find any commercial seed for and they are much better than the ones you can buy seed for. We did not know if they were F1 or open pollinated, but they turned out well, so O.P. they must be. It is great fun to experiment like this and of course saves money. Hope this may be of interest to you and maybe some subscribers here. Best regards. Graham.

[blairj]

I feel so smart and positive after this. Thank you

[love_lyzza]

Love the first 1.5min! Excited for the rest of the vid 💜

[jaisrita]

You have a lovely smile. :) Thank you for your wonderful videos.

[carlosmdc]

Great timing with the youtube recommendation for a change. I am currently trying to ferment tomato seeds that I got from a coworker. Hope all goes well.

[opencoop]

Finally I have enough growing space to get more serious about seed saving. Thank you for the informative video, which I expect to re-watch several times ;-)

[squange]

Brilliant, informative video. I have managed to purchase mostly heirloom seeds and will try to follow your instructions on saving those seeds. Thank you for more great tips.