The TRICK To Saving Seeds For Next Year - Cucumber, Tomato & Pepper Seed Harvest
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2021
- 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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You are amazing Susan! Please find our email address on our 'about' page, or send us a message on FB if you are on there. Would love to send you some Wilderstead seeds!
@@Wilderstead 14:28 What's the amount of few days?
@@davidarvingumazon5024 between a couple of days and a handful of days...
@@davidarvingumazon5024 couple is 2 , few is more than two , usually 3 or more, basically long enough to decompose the mucus from the seed to make it easier to rinse then dry so there is no plant matter on the seeds I would guess , but I may be wrong.
God is so great He'll grow food from the dirt and then give you seeds to grow it again next year
Its not god but nature and natural selection.
All fruits and vegs without seeds are automatically gone next year.
The best crops with most seeds will dominate weaker crops.
All just nature and logic.
No god.
Nature is powerful and wholesome, whether you give your imaginary friend credit for it or not.
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.
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Thank you for the offer of seeds. I love supporting your channel. It is informative and entertaining. You both have saved me from wasting dollars and wanted to share some of my savings with you. Not necessary to send me anything in return but the offer was so kind. Hope you received my email.
Looking forward to your next video🙂
With everything going on in the world now this information is invaluable.Seriously thinking about corn this spring.Never grew it before but love sweet corn.
Great video. Your idea on germination to check viability is a great idea! I wish I had done this before planting this year. I had 2 particular seeds I saved, that did not germinate. I'll use that method in the future. Thanks
How much will it save each year?
I have been using this method to save my seeds since 2013. The crazy thing is, it just came to me. My uncle always save his tomato and cucumber seeds, but he never washed them. I never liked how they stick together in the dried guts so I started washing mine. I also save my pepper seeds the same way too, all kinds of pumpkin and squash and others.
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! 🙏🙋♀️
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.
Interesting 🧐
I assume you mean whole and not ground 🤔
@hifilofiwifi lol please do it with ground up or powdered peppers
Bay leaves work well. Also lavender
@@WildersteadI noticed you add extra water onto cucumbers seeds , is it necessary ¿ I’m in Seattle wa using container bc apt living……going to try growing those tiny Japanese cucumbers by pkg seeds. Have you try to grow them & okra ¿ with limited sun here it’s a gamble but if I can learn to save seeds it’d be great . Any recommendations in general ¿ thanks for your tutorials, glad I found your channel.
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.
Thank you, good info.
Great tips ! I forgot about taking the top layer off . Thanks for reminding me. ❤
I dump that top layer into one particular flower pot, and keep doing that. I get a few volunteer plants that way, next spring.
I use grease proof paper … learnt this after trying to dry on tissue
Thank you, I was thinking the same thing about the floating seeds (but I wasn't positive) once they have time to absorb the moisture. I start all of my bean seeds and vines in the spring by soaking them and toss out the floaters as my mother taught me.
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.
I dont know how RUclips knew I was wondering about this but I’m glad I found this video.
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
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.
I love comments like this. I remember seeing this done when I was a kid but just thought they didn't want to separate those seeds from the yuck. Your comment just filled that gap in knowledge for me. Thank you🥰
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.
Yes, we love it here. It’s a lot of work but it’s worth it. Cheers
Thank you!
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!
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.
You know it better than most buddy!
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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!
Thank you for enlightening us with your seed info.
We are also seed savers, with a large seed bank.
We prefer to dry them on cardboard and then pack and label them in recycled jars for the next seasons.
Love from USA. ♥🎊🍊
Let's get cooking. 🔥🍒🍄
I’ve been gardening for a number of years but never had the confidence to try my hand at seed saving. You sir, gave me the confidence to try. Thank you.
Great to hear!
I've never actually seen anyone do the actions required to save seeds. Thanks so much!
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
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.
for folks that aren't on a homestead but wanna garden, you can try and do this with your storebought veggies. though some varieties in the store are bred to be non viable but not all, i usually have good luck with peppers and pumpkins stuff with bigger seeds.
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.
Glad it was helpful!
We have people say to us you let your plant go to seed as if it’s a bad thing. We say yes we save them to grow from next year. 💚🌱 should see our place right now we have seeds drying everywhere 😅
It always baffles me when folks say things like that!
@@Wilderstead I know! And your rooster at the end interrupting you was pretty funny 😂
Yeah, I think people are weird who say that!
My neighbours come by my garden to see how I' m doing and they will say: oh, you forgot to harvest this or that...and I just smile, I am just saving my seeds 😁
And people say buying a pack of seeds is cheap, and relative to a plant start, it is. $4 for a pack of good seeds vs $5 for a plant start. But when you are a seed hoarder and love to try allll the seeds plus have back ups of all your regular seeds, and try new varieties every year....yeah, it gets expensive. Lol plus add in all the other stuff...lmao
That's impressive! My seeds spend 24 hours soaking in water, then 24 hours in between damp paper towels. I'll try using the container to help germinate. Your system seems to work very well so I'll warn my guys about any smell! Thanks very much!
The Eternal sure is generous with his seeds.
With all His blessings. ❤😊
"Be fruitful and multiply."
That chicken was letting people know to save seeds at the end😂
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My father in-law gave me some capsicum seeds he got from a capsicum himself, he wasn't sure that they would germinate. But I planted them anyway and we have had capsicums from the same plant for two years now. I live in Perth, Australia so winter doesn't kill our plants, summer is more likely to kill off our stuff. It is winter here atm and my tomato plants are also going crazy.
Awesome job. Great narration pace and volume 👏🏻
Better to scoop out the mold and floating seeds first.
I'm new to this and learning about the mucus removal was like finding gold. I truly enjoyed your presentation. Nice work!
Glad it was helpful!
YES! thank you!
"we dont see a need for any other variety" legendary statement and good point! 🥒
Nice vid. I use parchment paper for drying. A lot easier to remove than paper towels.
Seeds are amazing, I remember years back that seeds were recovered from deep ocean sediment estimated to be 10's thousands of years old and they were still viable. Makes me think of those prophercies of land rising out of the sea and pretty much sprouting (I guess when selinity had been washed away some by rain). Everyone has to be aware of being self sufficient, it so important. I watch a great deal but dont retain info unless I'm actively practicing, but still very grateful for channels like youself.
I am a complete beginner and I am loving all I’m learning. Thank you for this video! Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Welcome to the club!
Of ALL the videos I've watched about seed saving, THIS made sense & was straight to the point! Thank you! Much love & support from 🇺🇸 ❤
I've been saving the easy seeds but wanted to know how to save tomato ones, Thanks for the great video on how to do this!
Good luck with your seed saving! Glad this was helpful!
Hybrids might not grow very well, i saved seeds from a hybrid but never got fruit the next year. Luckily we planted some bought seeds too
Seed drying tip: Double or triple up a bulk paper coffee filter. Seeds into the filter. Filter on top of a wire cooling rack for a baking sheet. 360 degrees of airflow.
Master gardener and protector of dirt
I'm in outback Australia I been acclimating flowers and trees as well as veg seeds for some time and have gotten them all through one of our hottest summers. I love my seed catalogue. 💚🌱
I strain n rinse my seeds right away n dry on paper towel then lay them out on paper plates. Then put them in seed bags.
But it’s cool to see the way others do them too.
The information you pass down here is invaluable. Thank you so much.
By the way, take advantage of the fact that you are the “Bob Ross” of gardening. Your voice is very soothing, and I could listen to you talk all day long!
Wow, thank you! 🖼️
talkative Chanterelle !! thanks for the tips!
Texas is so hot, I just dry the entire inside seed pods on a foam plate. Once completely dry, I separate the seeds and dry the seeds for a few more days. Then I put the seeds in marked ziploc baggies.
Wow this was extremely helpful for the cukes and tomato. We have struggled to save our seeds from those.
Great to hear it was helpful Amanda! Hope all is well with you, Dave and the family!
Great to hear that you see gains each year in the development of the different plants, that alone makes it worthwhile to maintain your own seed stocks. Best of days to you both and all the critters with !
Absolutely!
@@Wilderstead is it true seeds are only good for one year? I've just started this adventure 😊
@@sadtiger2022Different seeds, different lifespan. But all should last at least a couple years
From the Caribbean, and today I learned a lot about saving seed's, something I never knew before. I know about planting seed's, but not how to save for a lasting stock, to replant later. Thank you for sharing.
that sweet red pepper looked incredible!
This was exponentially helpful for me as a newbie to seed saving. Thanks so much for posting this. I am now one huge step closer to being vastly more self sufficient.
Awesome! So glad I found your channel this morning. Haven't been able to stop watching. I live semi close so to find a channel in my zone and with all your knowledge is such a blessing.
Welcome to the Wilderstead!
I love when you began stringing the cayenne! I always thought it just looked cool, and was a decorative item at Pike’s Market, in Seattle…now I want to grow some, just so that I can do that♾️💎💫😎🧘
Even the rooster at the end is thanking you for your incredible step by step video. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful knife Dave. Looks like it could filet a nice trout ❤😊 Great seed tips. Gold nuggets of knowledge. You guys are pro. 🏅
Many a trout has met its fate with that knife! Thanks Eric!
This video on seeds to process and save to dry and grow check the seed batch is superb😊
Thank you for your time and love of gardening❤
I've never seen cucumbers that big here in the UK but i assume the principle is the same. Great video, I learned a lot. Thank you x
That's what happens when cucumbers are allowed to ripen.
Best seed saving tutorial I have ever seen🤠
Thank you for this video! This is the first year that I have a garden and I’m thrilled with the results. I had been wondering how to get a more cost effective way to get seeds and stumbled onto ur video. You r just what I needed!
Wonderful!
Great video! Have you ever tried overwintering pepper plants? I am trying it for the first time this winter. I have some plants in the basement, keeping them cool and watering lightly every couple weeks. They simply go dormant like a Bush or tree and grow new leaves in the spring. I hope it works! Takes forever in our northern climate to grow large enough to fruit. Cheers!
These will be overwintered in the greenhouse. They’re in pots, buried in the bed so I can move them if needed later. I’ll go over that in a future video about the winter greenhouse. Cheers!
Over wintering peppers works! They bloom and produce early! Repot and remove some of the old roots in the spring and fertilizer!!! Good luck
Yes, I tried it last winter. I brought 5 or six plants out this spring. One was already blooming. I lost a couple due to a very late frost, but today we just picked our first pepper, which we will be eating with our very first egg from our young hens!
my plants always last 2 years 1 mi from the pacific ocean then the seem to get weak and woody
Cover them with a shade cloth dome during winter., I have a plant 4 years old, still producing
Great video! I liked the idea of the check mark on the envelope
" viable". Thank you.
Thank you for a great idea, I thought seeds were best bought from store but acclimatised ones I never thought about as I brought them from tropics and the germination test proves they work, excellent video.
I’m in NW Maine
Great tips Dave! like you mentioned with the cayenne, you can store them whole, dried. I use my dried saved food cayenne as my seed source in the spring. You just need to make sure you leave one or two and not eat them all :)
The not eating them all part is the hardest for us 😂
Ty kind sir im new at learning to garden 😊 and trying to learn as much as possible so when my husband and i go to buy our land and home ill know just what to do ❤ God bless you and all who teach otbers about this very crucial survival skill ❤
Breeding is crop selection. Using successful plants are vital when depositing into your food bank. Looking forward to watching your hoop house and green house videos. Fruit trees from seed 👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿
Thank you for this video! These are the exact items I want to save seeds from and will be attempting at the next harvest. It’s nice to have a plan and know exactly what to expect! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Great! Let us know how it works for you!
Thanks for all that info, I've had trouble growing cucumbers. They start really nice but only produce very few cucumbers. Now I think I see why. Going to save all my seeds now, now I see how to save them. Thanks again.👍👍👍😊
Excellent job of showing the process from beginning to end.
"Try not to drop it in the jar... twice." lol
Wow! I learned so much from this video. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was useful for ya, Linda! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing this info there eh! didn't know about the fermenting of seeds and testing them this awesome I will try this, would u ferment zucchini and pumpkin the same way?
You could ferment zucchini and pumpkin in the same way, usually not necessary with those ones unless they are completely covered in squash guts.
My rooster is pretty rude, too. As soon as I get on the phone he butts into the conversation.
Works best on old established and wild varieties for best results. Many hybrid species don't produce viable seeds for seed collection.
I did tomato seeds last year...worked really well! Also do cosmo seeds..yep, you know, pretty much pro level...HA! Great info, especially for N.ont gardens!
Might have to swap some seeds in the future dude !
@@Wilderstead that be fun. Only got Cosmo seeds this year, but a bunch of them, if you need any let me know. I taught in Japan, and they would always sprinkle Cosmo seeds over their harvest when they were done...and you would have fields of these amazing flowers.
Do you have to use a specific variety of each veg (tomato, cuc) etc, or can you use ANY variety? Thanks! very informative video.
This works for the vast majority of heirloom varieties (aka open pollinators). If you plant seeds from a hybrid (aka F1) or some types of fruit trees (such as avocado or fig) you don't know what you'll get!
For hybrids you can take cuttings instead of seeds. Leave enough stem on the cuttings and put them in water. A lot of plants can be propagated this way.
I put the seeds on a paper towel, fold it to the size of a seed pack then set it on a small plate on the fridge to dry, then write what they are
This is brilliant. Thank you!
Thank you for showing the process of removing the slimy coating on the seeds in an easy method 😊.
Thank you sir.....very helpful and informative.
We have found it's easier to dry cucumbers and tomatoes on a flat surface because they will dry to the paper towel. You can just plant the whole thing, but for selling it becomes tedious. We use paper plates, plastic lids, anything smooth and random.
Thank you for such valuable information
This is so great!! Thank you!
Your rooster 🐓 has been deliberately hooting to mock you! But you have made your point! Given out the secrets of properly saving seeds!
Thank you for all the great information!😊
Those old, yellowing cucumbers make the best mustard pickles! :)
Yes they do
Wow! Thanks. Very helpful information!
You are the best!!! This was so extremely helpful. Thank you!!!!!
Very good video. Just what I needed, and just in time. Thanks.
Enjoyed watching. Thanks
Great! Thanks
Excellent info. Thanks.
Great information, thank you
Definitely good to know. Thank you.
First time seeing your content and there's some fantastic info here. Not gonna lie though, it's the hat that is getting me to subscribe. Frickin cold 🤣🤣🤣
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Welcome aboard!
Thanks for the tips, very helpful!
Awesome video! Informative and straight to the point :) Thanks for sharing!
This was well done. Perfect timing too! Thanks for the lesson.
Now this year in 2023 I have so much things growing can't wait to get them all canned for us n our animals n eat them fresh off the garden too and now moving from a small space in my town wall to wall neighbors to the mountains and big front n back yard it's crazy all my plants growing big n strong n tons of things including corn n sweet corn n pumpkins n watermelon etc. And this is Judy my spring n summer garden I doing more gardening with fall n winter n winter mostly inside gardens n building a shed for them to grow in a nice size one for winter for where I live winter is very snowy n cold
Very helpful. Thanks so much!
Thank you for this fantastic video
I cannot thank you enough! ❤
Beeing a gardener for over 40 years, i skip the whole add water to seeds and put em in a glass yadayada. You just take the seeds, separate them on kitchenpaper und let dry, thats it. I plant them even stuck on the paper.
It works if you don't mind your seeds stuck to or covered in paper or paper towel or 'kitchen paper' - I'm not sure what that is though.
Excellent!! Beyond valuable!! Thank you very much!!
Great Video!! Super Info! Thank You!!
Very useful. Thank you!