Excellent video. I was wondering how to save true seeds. I will be planting five different varieties of squash this year. I'm so glad I found your channel. Thank you.
Good afternoon Billy! Thank you for watching today! Saving seeds can be great and also it can give you lots of not so welcome surprises the following garden season! 😄 This way...you get the seeds you want! Have a wonderful day...take care!
@@alanacawker-therusticwife people with great knowledge like you got me started in gardening(growing food)! I look forward to watching all your videos. Liked and subscribed. Enjoying my first garden in Zone 9! Potatoes and sweet peas I'm a little late for squash but will try.
I’m confused… why don’t you want the bees to pollinate the females? I saved all the seeds from each type of pumpkins and gourds…. Did I do this wrong and will my plants not grow next season?
Good morning! You can save the seeds from your pumpkins and gourds but they may have been cross pollinated by bees if the different plants were planted near each other. We definitely want bees and other pollinating insects to pollinate the female flowers so we get fruit growing on each plant, but since pumpkins, squash and other members of the cucurbit family (cucumbers, summer squash, gourds etc) cross pollinate with each other, it is highly likely that if you save seeds from those fruits, you will be in for a surprise next season. The fruit may not be true to type and have characteristics of both parent plants when you plant those saved seeds next year. If you want to save seeds from the fruits of the plant you grew this season and expect the exact same fruit next year, you must either plant only one variety of squash or pumpkins etc so they don't get cross pollinated by bees or other pollinating insects or do what I did in the video to ensure that cross pollination does not occur. I hope that helps and doesn't confuse you more..have a great day!
Excellent video. I was wondering how to save true seeds. I will be planting five different varieties of squash this year. I'm so glad I found your channel. Thank you.
Thank you for the squash blossom education....very fascinating!
Good morning! You are very welcome and thank you for watching! Have a great day! 😊
Interesting video. Never thought about that. Take care and have a blessed week and I'll see you on your next vidja.
Good afternoon Billy! Thank you for watching today! Saving seeds can be great and also it can give you lots of not so welcome surprises the following garden season! 😄 This way...you get the seeds you want! Have a wonderful day...take care!
Alot of great info , thank you for sharing , stay safe !
Thank you so much Robert...you are very kind!
Fascinating
Thank you very much!
Great video!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! 😊
@@alanacawker-therusticwife people with great knowledge like you got me started in gardening(growing food)! I look forward to watching all your videos. Liked and subscribed. Enjoying my first garden in Zone 9! Potatoes and sweet peas I'm a little late for squash but will try.
Great video very helpful new friend 💜
Hi there new friend! Thank you so much for watching...I really appreciate your support! Have a wonderful day! 😊
I’m confused… why don’t you want the bees to pollinate the females? I saved all the seeds from each type of pumpkins and gourds…. Did I do this wrong and will my plants not grow next season?
Good morning! You can save the seeds from your pumpkins and gourds but they may have been cross pollinated by bees if the different plants were planted near each other.
We definitely want bees and other pollinating insects to pollinate the female flowers so we get fruit growing on each plant, but since pumpkins, squash and other members of the cucurbit family (cucumbers, summer squash, gourds etc) cross pollinate with each other, it is highly likely that if you save seeds from those fruits, you will be in for a surprise next season. The fruit may not be true to type and have characteristics of both parent plants when you plant those saved seeds next year.
If you want to save seeds from the fruits of the plant you grew this season and expect the exact same fruit next year, you must either plant only one variety of squash or pumpkins etc so they don't get cross pollinated by bees or other pollinating insects or do what I did in the video to ensure that cross pollination does not occur.
I hope that helps and doesn't confuse you more..have a great day!