Thank you for this video! But I've discovered that you don't need to remove their protective husk. They'll sprout just fine if you put into the soil with the husk. The husk might even extend the shelf life of the seeds.
Yes, they do sprout with the husk on. It's more natural to have it on, because that's the way nature would do it. I've never seen any for sale with the husks though.
Hi thank you for this video. I chopped the tops of the carrots off and grew in water then planted in soil and compost. 12 weeks i have so many large flowers and soon i will have thousands of seeds. This was part of lockdown.🙏
Great video in good timing for me to look at saving my one huge Nantes carrot SEED from last year! I Lived in Central Oregon for 14 yrs 88-02 and was always fascinated with the acres and acres of carrot seed grown in Culver Oregon and watching friends harvest with a combine machine!
I started looking around for videos to help with growing my own produce for home cooking and reading through the comments I feel I've found a very helpful guide. Thank you!
10.05.2021 - worked like a charm. The sieves, that is... It's very dark out here in the Piney Woods of Texas but in the morning, I will give it a try with a light wind or box fan. Thank you for the video.
Such a BRILLIANT How to video and this was so interesting to watch how you harvest carrot seeds :-) I am learning so much from watching your vids Jim :-) thanks a million for sharing and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Friday ahead XXXXX
honored to follow your channel Monsieur, i was actually wondering how to get seeds from carrots since no carrots grow from planting the cuttings of a carrot
Thanks! Glad it was helpful! After I make sure they are completely dry, I store mine in plastic envelopes. Or you can use paper envelopes you want. They should be viable for 5 or 6 years.
True. You would need a bunch. I was surprised at how many seeds I got from one carrot. I have a sandwich bag that is about 1/4 full of seeds.....and there are still seed heads that aren't ready to pick yet.
That's some pretty serious heat there. I don't really treat hot peppers any differently than I treat my sweet peppers. I usually ad a good amount of homemade compost when I plant, then I might fertilize once later on if I think it needs it. I always top all of my peppers a couple of times then they are small. That's about it.
@@MidwestGardener yes sir about 2.3 million Scoville units. At present time. The hottest pepper on the planet. Unless the proove pepper X to be real. I use a leaf horse and chicken mix compost. Did really well on my Tia dragons and jalapeno last year. I want to do some graphs this year.
Sure, you don't have to do it this way. A lot of the seeds in the seed heads stick together, and this process also takes care of that. But you can plant them just the way they are and they should come up.
Rose, I would say that in collecting seeds, you may not get the same type of carrot if you have hybrid varieties, as the new carrots are likely to grow with characteristics of one of the parent varieties. When you buy seeds you know what you're getting. But... surprise varieties might be more interesting!
@@LiaraJane Thanks. I answered my own question this year. The seeds I saved had a much better germination rate than the ones I had purchased from a seed company.
Hi.. how would I go about saving seeds from carrots..i live in Canada and we get really freezing temperatures in winter..do I have to grow the plant in a pot..and over winter indoors?Thanks so much
Some types produce flowers and go to see the first year. I've had purple dragon carrots do that several times. Another way to help them survive the winter in the ground it to mulch them heavily.
If those are first year carrots that are bolting, you definitely don't want to save seed from those. Unless you want to select for carrots that bolt in the first year.
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Thank you -- I need this information now that self-sufficiency is becoming very necessary!
You're welcome! Great point. Glad I could help!
Thank you for this video! But I've discovered that you don't need to remove their protective husk. They'll sprout just fine if you put into the soil with the husk. The husk might even extend the shelf life of the seeds.
Yes, they do sprout with the husk on. It's more natural to have it on, because that's the way nature would do it. I've never seen any for sale with the husks though.
@@MidwestGardener Yes same here, never seen them with husk on. Also, I like how the husk have tiny hairs, probably helps stick to the ground.
@@ramz1455 Probably so.
Thank you Sir. This year is the first that I'm harvesting carrot seeds and your video is the best one I've found. Saving and subscribing!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that!
Very interesting. To learn
Thanks Olivia! Glad you think so!
Thanks for this great video!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you Sir. This helped me a lot. You were very through in explaining each step.
You're welcome, Teresa! Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video very well done, sir!
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it!
Since last year, I learned to leave a few carrots to flower in spring. The bees love the carrot flowers and of course, tons of seed!
Good point! The bees love the flowers, and sometimes butterflies too.
Hi thank you for this video. I chopped the tops of the carrots off and grew in water then planted in soil and compost. 12 weeks i have so many large flowers and soon i will have thousands of seeds. This was part of lockdown.🙏
Hey JJ. You're welcome! Good thinking. It's always a good idea to have some seeds saved......just in case.
How did I miss this? 2016? Off to binge watch for anything else I missed. Thank you again!
You're welcome Theresa! Thanks for watching!
excellent video, this is the first year i will be saving carrot seeds,the seed heads are almost ready.Glad i came along this video.Thanks !
You're welcome Brian! And thank you for watching and commenting!
Great video in good timing for me to look at saving my one huge Nantes carrot SEED from last year! I Lived in Central Oregon for 14 yrs 88-02 and was always fascinated with the acres and acres of carrot seed grown in Culver Oregon and watching friends harvest with a combine machine!
Thank you! I was trying to imagine what acres of carrot flowers would look like. It must be a very beautiful sight.
This video was uploaded on 2016 but now it's helping me a lot. Thank you so much for making this video
You're very welcome! It's always great to hear that a video helped someone 😀 Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Thank you so much for showing us all this different methods in one comprehensive video! It was awesome! Thank you!
You're very welcome Leticia! I'm glad that you found it to be useful.
I started looking around for videos to help with growing my own produce for home cooking and reading through the comments I feel I've found a very helpful guide. Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm glad that I could help!
I’m so glad I found your channel! Your voice is so soothing
Thanks! I'm glad you think so.
10.05.2021 - worked like a charm. The sieves, that is...
It's very dark out here in the Piney Woods of Texas but in the morning, I will give it a try with a light wind or box fan. Thank you for the video.
Glad it worked for you, Stefanie! The nice thing about carrots is that letting only a few go to seed usually producing quite a few seeds.
Hello Jim, a really comprehensive look at saving carrot seed, thankyou my friend.
#StartingANewAllotment 😆 Happy Gardening my friend, Terry.
Thank you, Terry. I have enough for a very wide row.....or two.
that is quite a lot of seeds from a head, thanks for sharing!!
I had a whole bag full of heads, and ended up with thousands of seeds.
Lots of seeds! Great tips! Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for watching.
Great video.
Thanks Adam!
Great work! Good luck Mr.Jim!
Thanks!
Such a BRILLIANT How to video and this was so interesting to watch how you harvest carrot seeds :-) I am learning so much from watching your vids Jim :-) thanks a million for sharing and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Friday ahead XXXXX
Thanks for those kind words, Lyn. Much appreciated.
Nice guide, really helpful
Thanks! Glad I could help! I was hoping it would help a person or two :)
Thank you so much for your video! I appreciate your knowledge.
You're very welcome! Thank you for sure a kind comment!
Nice video thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Great information Jim. Seed saving is a good thing. Best wishes Bob.
These are heirlooms, so they should be like the one that produced the seeds.
That's great. Have a great day. Looks like it is a good thing we are not in Florida right now.
Bob Lt
That for sure. I have cousins down there, so I'm sure they are having a rough day.
Thanks for that. I need to go Harvest some right now
You're welcome! Hope you get a bunch!
yes sir, plenty of carrott seed. bet it grows great too. thanks MWG. my wife use a hair dryer.
Hey, I like that hair dryer idea.
honored to follow your channel Monsieur, i was actually wondering how to get seeds from carrots since no carrots grow from planting the cuttings of a carrot
Thank you very much Quentin! And I'm glad I could help.
that is so awesome!!! I'll have to try this next year! love it
We got plenty, that's for sure.
Good morning Jim. Thanks for showing us how to harvest carrot seeds. I will defiantly try it:)
You're welcome! Good luck with them. It's a fun thing to do.
Thanks
good tutorial Jim.
Thanks, Eric.
great video!!!
Thanks Riley!
Very informative video, thanks for posting, how do you store the seeds and how long will they last if your not planting straight away ?
Thanks! Glad it was helpful! After I make sure they are completely dry, I store mine in plastic envelopes. Or you can use paper envelopes you want. They should be viable for 5 or 6 years.
@@MidwestGardener thanks 😊
@@tonyclarke9269 You're welcome!
Nice tips jim i just cant seem to grow enough and save enough Carrot. i need lots of seed for my space
True. You would need a bunch. I was surprised at how many seeds I got from one carrot. I have a sandwich bag that is about 1/4 full of seeds.....and there are still seed heads that aren't ready to pick yet.
Thanks for the tips Jim, you got plenty! T
Yes we did. I was really surprised at how many seeds one carrot plant can produce.
Thank You for the great video and information. I agree with You, The screen would be faster and easier. The screen is window screen? Again Thank You.
You're very welcome! Yes, the screen is sold at home improvement stores. It comes in rolls.
Thank you sir from future farmer
You're welcome!
Awesome ty.
You're welcome!
@@MidwestGardener I'm about to put some dragons breath in the ground. Any tips for hot peppers?
That's some pretty serious heat there. I don't really treat hot peppers any differently than I treat my sweet peppers. I usually ad a good amount of homemade compost when I plant, then I might fertilize once later on if I think it needs it. I always top all of my peppers a couple of times then they are small. That's about it.
@@MidwestGardener yes sir about 2.3 million Scoville units.
At present time. The hottest pepper on the planet. Unless the proove pepper X to be real.
I use a leaf horse and chicken mix compost.
Did really well on my Tia dragons and jalapeno last year. I want to do some graphs this year.
@@off-gridhillbillystyle3735 Sounds like you are doing pretty well already. Won't be long and we can get this season started.
If there is only one seed per pod, why not leave them in the pod. It would make it easier to plant with less thinning would it not?
Sure, you don't have to do it this way. A lot of the seeds in the seed heads stick together, and this process also takes care of that. But you can plant them just the way they are and they should come up.
What variety of carrots are these? Mine never flower 🙁
I think they were Purple Dragon. Have you tried overwintering them. Most carrots won't flower until the second year.
@@MidwestGardener Thank you! And no I haven't, but I will now. :)
@@plantpants8950 You're welcome.
Nice techniques and ounces of free seed. Do you save seeds from any other veg? I'm thinking beets...
I saved tomato seeds, lettuce, and a few radishes. I'm thinking that I might try beets next year.
This guide is perfect! Do the seeds you save have better germination than store bought seeds?
Thanks Rose! I've never really compared them to store bought ones, but I never really noticed a difference.
Rose, I would say that in collecting seeds, you may not get the same type of carrot if you have hybrid varieties, as the new carrots are likely to grow with characteristics of one of the parent varieties. When you buy seeds you know what you're getting. But... surprise varieties might be more interesting!
@@LiaraJane Thanks. I answered my own question this year. The seeds I saved had a much better germination rate than the ones I had purchased from a seed company.
Hi.. how would I go about saving seeds from carrots..i live in Canada and we get really freezing temperatures in winter..do I have to grow the plant in a pot..and over winter indoors?Thanks so much
Some types produce flowers and go to see the first year. I've had purple dragon carrots do that several times. Another way to help them survive the winter in the ground it to mulch them heavily.
@@MidwestGardener thanks alot
You're welcome.
If those are first year carrots that are bolting, you definitely don't want to save seed from those. Unless you want to select for carrots that bolt in the first year.
Great point!
How long it takes to produce flowers
Probably about two or three months. Usually in the second year.
What would happen if you plant them without removing the hulls on them?
I haven't done that, but I'm assuming that they would probably still come up fine. I haven't tested it though.
Excellent Video my dear friend enjoyed thank you for sharing, Already SUB to your channel!! Greetings and Blessings. Best Regard FH :-)
Thank you very much, and thanks for watching.
very strage image from your camera
I'm not sure what you mean, but thanks for the comment.
@@MidwestGardener oh just that at some points the video kinda wobbles as if i was drunk,kkkk excelent video nonthless
Sorry about that. Thanks!