The TRICK To Saving Seeds For Next Year - Cucumber, Tomato & Pepper Seed Harvest

Spoiler alert - FERMENT your seeds for a higher germination rate.
There's nothing more important in a bountiful vegetable garden than your seed stock. Building your own seed bank is useful for more reasons than just saving a few bucks. This is how we successfully save our tomato, pepper and cucumber seeds each year.
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[lettucesalad]

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.

[The-Ancestral-Cucina]

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.

[terminatortsw]

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.

[waantut]

"Wear Gloves, " a word of wisdom I wish I heard a couple years ago while processing a bunch of hot peppers! Painful evening indeed!

[Mark-bhmb]

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.

[GoodWoodWorks-lecd]

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! 🙏🙋‍♀️

[Pandoracasting]

I dont know how YouTube knew I was wondering about this but I’m glad I found this video.

[sarah_farm]

I just cant believe how they have access to just such a large variety of fruits, trees and plants. Feels like they live in paradise. Fresh produce right on their door step, surrounded by nature and enjoyed together in a close knit family and community! All the money in the world cant buy what they have.

[ForeverFalling]

I've never actually seen anyone do the actions required to save seeds. Thanks so much!

[Srichardson]

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!

[rockbroccoli]

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

[iwantcheesypuffs]

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.

[IngameAnimation]

I pulled some seeds out of the kids pumpkins last year and am growing them right now. Feels really good to save money.

[myronp]

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.

[malissalenzzo]

"we dont see a need for any other variety" legendary statement and good point! 🥒

[lostcreekcabin]

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.

[racebiketuner]

Nice vid. I use parchment paper for drying. A lot easier to remove than paper towels.

[johnettebeaver]

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

[dianamayfield]

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!

[ninnymuggins]

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.