tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post4703747870906204325..comments2024-03-28T09:27:28.962-07:00Comments on creative savv: Easy Vegetables From Which to Gather Next Year's SeedsLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-28401086118361858472022-09-06T20:03:15.058-07:002022-09-06T20:03:15.058-07:00Hi Cat,
I love the idea of simply shaking seeds ov...Hi Cat,<br />I love the idea of simply shaking seeds over the garden. I'll give that a try with seeds I can collect in early to mid-summer next year. Thanks for sharing this tip!Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-64000722069000400812022-09-01T03:20:13.149-07:002022-09-01T03:20:13.149-07:00Hey, I got signed in! Not sure what the difference...Hey, I got signed in! Not sure what the difference was today.<br /><br />We have grown potatoes from storebought, though now that we're trying to grow much larger quantities, I started with organic and certified seed potato, hoping to avoid diseases over the years when saving our own seed potatoes. This year, I saved lettuce seed, some by collecting and drying indoors, and some by picking the stems with seed and shaking them over areas where I would like it to grow for fall. In the past, I've saved various squashes, winter ones, as the zucchini and yellow squash seem to cross-pollinate. Chard has been easy to collect and save. Also, when the asparagus go to seed, I usually try to scatter those seeds around in any more bare spots in the patch so that they'll eventually fill in--seems to be working. While not food, zinnias have been an easy one to save, though I think they also cross-pollinate because I have ended up with some interesting colors that I don't remember planting.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396716408304381802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-31704030190883457192022-08-31T20:38:50.043-07:002022-08-31T20:38:50.043-07:00Wow! Kudos to your hubby with the new variety of b...Wow! Kudos to your hubby with the new variety of bean! I hope the new bean has some improved qualities over the parent plants.<br />Interesting about the zucchini volunteer. I wonder if you'll start to see female blossoms soon.Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-27206501945529896302022-08-31T20:36:30.228-07:002022-08-31T20:36:30.228-07:00Hi friend,
oh that's really good to know about...Hi friend,<br />oh that's really good to know about ginger root. I will give that a try this next spring. Thank you!Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-40273270369991163202022-08-31T20:34:49.474-07:002022-08-31T20:34:49.474-07:00Hi Live and Learn,
you have a good "system&qu...Hi Live and Learn,<br />you have a good "system" for inexpensive plants each year. The one plant that goes to seed and gives me lots of volunteers is the watercress. I find it all over the garden.<br />I hope that your favorite plants drop their seeds this fall and leave new plants as gifts to you.Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-74145754102585280522022-08-31T09:54:44.283-07:002022-08-31T09:54:44.283-07:00My husband saves green bean seeds yearly. He has ...My husband saves green bean seeds yearly. He has 2 heirloom varieties that he thinks have mingled and has created a new bean. :) <br /><br />We have some sort of zucchini-like volunteer growing by our house. It's produced blossoms, but no fruit so far. Maybe we should try eating the blossoms. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-68167994237370987302022-08-31T06:36:58.473-07:002022-08-31T06:36:58.473-07:00I've grown young ginger from gingerroot from t...I've grown young ginger from gingerroot from the grocery store. I soaked the roots for a day before planting to get the anti-sprouting agent off of them. In the PNW they don't develop into mature ginger (at least not for me) but they do multiply and you can freeze the young ginger for later use. Things I've saved seed from and grown new plants besides what you listed-poppies, green onions, sunflowers, various herbs, echinacea, arugula, candytuft, bachelor buttons, baby's breath, wallflower, and a few other flowers that I don't remember. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843147305443189227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-45029706532839161552022-08-31T04:27:21.050-07:002022-08-31T04:27:21.050-07:00I mostly collect seeds from flowers and trade flow...I mostly collect seeds from flowers and trade flower seeds with friends. I also rely on volunteers. Half of my tomato plants were volunteers this year, and I supplied the neighbor with volunteer plants. I let the tomatoes that rot before we get to them fall to the ground. Some of those sprout for next year. I have also let arugala, basil, and lettuce go to seed and fall in place for plants next year. But mostly, I get my vegetable plants from others who have too many to plants for their space. You can't choose your variety that way, but it works. Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com