Bountiful Summer Harvest, Saving Cut Flower Seeds, Trick for Removing Chaff from Seed + Tomato Pie

Today we're doing a huge garden harvest! We'll be picking apples, pears, tomatoes, and peppers and making a homemade tomato pie! We'll also harvest seed from strawflowers, celosia, and sunflowers. Then I'll show you my secret tip for removing chaff from seed!
Tomato Pie Recipe -
1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust
Enough tomatoes to fill pie crust almost to the top. I used 8 for this one, but it depends on the size of your tomatoes, peeled and sliced
Small amount of parmesan cheese for crust
8 slices of bacon - cooked, drained, and chopped
½-1 cup chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
¼ cup mayonnaise
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put a layer of parm in the bottom of crust. Layer the tomatoes, bacon, basil, and spices. Mix together cheese and mayo. Top with cheese mixture. Add a few shakes of cayenne pepper if desired. Cover loosely with foil. Back for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 30 minutes.

[@angelaengler2387]

The tip on using a paper bag to separate the seed from the chaff is BRILLIANT!🤯

[@Laurablushing]

Congratulations on making it over 100k!!

[@alisonbwise]

Yes, congratulations 🎊 !!! 💚

[@newt52864]

When you mentioned the trampoline at first I was picturing you jumping and picking apples and then I realized that you just meant to catch apples so they wouldn't bruise 😂 Great video, love that color of strawflower 🧡 Hey Grace ❤❤❤

[@jcking6785]

Hahahaha! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@KristiB73]

Me too 🤣😂🤣

[@SaiaRose]

I adore You ! I love your sign Song of Solomon 3:4 I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go . Always a blessing ! God Bless You and Your home ! Good Fruits and Psalm 91 covet your family always !

[@darleneridgeway7452]

You are delightful! I love everything about your channel. I’m a 76 year old grandmother who loves flowers.. I fight the deer for my garden.. SC . 7b zone

[@dppeterson05]

Such a delightful way to start my day, thank you! May the Lord bless your day Danielle. 😊

[@marymurphy4825]

Hi Danielle, as always You have great gardening tips. Thanks for the clever seed separation tutorial and that delicious tomato pie recipe yummm! I bet it was delicious!! I'm looking forward to your outdoor Christmas tree for this year's garden tree, the indoor one with the hydrangea garland effect you decorated last year was gorgeous! I added my dried hydrangea to my tree last year. Great apple harvest today too. 😍

[@katherinecornette5315]

Yum! What a blessing to have such a harvest in your garden! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

[@lesleyhoban6559]

Nothing better than running out to the garden to harvest fresh produce for that days meal ..

[@Khushboo-e-Hassan12]

"Your videos are not only beautiful in terms of content but also in how you edit them ! keep sharing the awesome videos."🌹🌹🌹"

[@earlenelacy2187]

I love that you include Grace in your video's..I have included my dog in some of my past video's also. Really like your video's!

[@karensicard7304]

Grace is living her best life.

[@goldensgreensandblues3858]

Oh my, that tomato pie sounds so delicious!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Danielle. 🌺💚🙃

[@Bluemagilla]

Tomato pie is new to me, looks delicious. Definitely going to try that. Thanks so much for your lovely videos. I have learned a lot since finding you yesterday. Cheers! Wendy

[@goldensgreensandblues3858]

You are such a good teacher!

[@bathblooms]

Excellent tip with the bag and penny! Thank you,

[@carlas872]

I just picked up some beautiful pink strawflower so I'll definitely have to try to save some of the seeds. Now I'm hungry after seeing your tomato pie. 😋

[@debbielavers9836]

Wow love the pie recipe and great tips on seed gathering! Thank you! I’m saving this episode.

[@saminairfan45]

I thought the puffy stuff was the seed but thank you so much for demonstration. I learn so much from you😍😍

[@BrittanyS143]

No that's what the pollen sits on and when the bees collect all the pollen they come out and inside there's tightly packed sunflower seeds. But you also have to wait on them seeds till there ripe inside

[@hopemorrison2367]

Glad to see you have something to eat

[@rinaconley448]

Tomato pie looks delicious

[@LavenderDaisies]

I made the Tomato Pie tonight. It was absolutely Delicious! My family loved it. I will definitely be making it again. Thanks so much for sharing! I also really needed the tip on how to get seeds out of the flower heads. I have some Daisies I need to try doing that to. You’re Amazing!!!!

[@nikkichevere]

A trampoline to catch all these😂😂. I loved watching the apple picking ur so funny. It's amazing all the produce u harvested. And I always wonder how you are able to wear hoodies/sweater when out in this heat? Ur my hero 😅

[@cindybohl9593]

Thanks for the tip on seed harvest! You harvest is wonderful! That tomato pie looks yummy!

[@mkitchens8163]

Thank you so much for the paper bag seed separating tip!

[@janiceyoung283]

so enjoyed your recipe I like you to have those every once in a while

[@deeaustin379]

I also loved the bird tree at Longwood last winter. I may try it on a much smaller scale. You 've given me more ideas. Thanks!

[@carolfield8803]

You are such a joy. How do you do it all? Pretty amazing.

[@BrittanyS143]

I love picking and hanging in my peach tree!! I had the sweetest peaches on this tree!! It's over 30yrs old and it produces so much sweet syrup it spills out the branches!! You can only get sweet peaches in the store the on there first batch, all the others they freeze so they don't go bad and even the texture inside is not the same from being froze. So I probably won't ever move from here or my son will have to stay here when I move out with my hubby.

[@betsymaltby6788]

Love the paper bag trick! I started saving seeds about 2 years ago, have had success with celosia, hyacinth bean, snapdragon & zinnia (profusion). Last year I sowed the same varieties of purchased and saved seeds and had the same result. Particularly with hyacinth bean ruby moon & celosia...I may never have to purchase the seed again! This year I should end up with enough to spare & share.

[@kelleyspiller5330]

What a great harvest! Thanks for the seed saving tip. Excited to try the tomato pie recipe and see the Christmas tree come together!

[@browneyes-cj8eg]

interesting seed separating. thank you

[@joycedagostino8869]

Thanks for that seed saving tip! I was just about to harvest some seeds today or tomorrow. Very hot today so might get those seeds dried quicker. Tomato pie looks good!

[@margarethairsine8648]

Great video! Awesome seed saving trick! Thank you Danielle! xo

[@allisonsnz]

Love the penny in the bag idea!

[@detudoumpouco9959]

Delicious fruits ❤

[@flowerpixel]

I'm excited for the dried flower Christmas tree already!

[@laurieh9388]

Grace is so cute!! Love her. The pie looks fabulous!

[@brookewilson3830]

You are so good love your videos the tomato pie sounds like one I will make 😊

[@health.bites.5615]

Great tip for harvesting the flowers! I'm working on saving seed from my heirloom and open-pollinated flowers and veggies this year. I grew the same celosia and hope to add them to my dried-flower Christmas tree this year. Thanks again for the tips and inspiration!

[@ransfordrowe6409]

So cool,that you can collect your own fruit and vegetables from your gardens

[@melissaford7624]

What a great seed saving tip. I just made a tomato pie yesterday but next time I'm for sure adding those yummy caramelized onions!

[@karenholt9744]

Great video and thanks for the pie recipe! I'm a pie maker.😍

[@debraisola9037]

I'm a pie lover but have never had tomato 🍅. Interesting. Happy gardening.

[@pattikulesza6203]

I never thought to add pennies to the bag!!

[@sandychristiansen1749]

Perfect timing for this video -- earlier today I was complaining to my hubby about how hard it was to get the seeds separated from the chaff on my strawflowers -- definitely will be doing this tomorrow when I gather more seeds. I will also be gathering some of my sunflower heads as well.

[@tracymavad5987]

Hi Danielle! I so enjoy your videos (and all the info you share about each plant, favorite books and sources, etc), not to mention your talent for making beautiful arrangements! Regarding your apple harvest... maybe next time you can suspend a very large sheet from branches where you are working to catch the falling ripe apples.. not sure, but maybe that could help! Thanks for your videos!🌞🌿

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Brilliant!!!! Will do!

[@GardeningOnTaylorMountain]

Such a fun video! Thanks for the brilliant tip about separating the seeds from the chaff! Honestly, my wheat Celosia self seeds itself (everywhere!!!) so I don’t even save the seed anymore. I’ve even stopped drying it because it seems that even when I harvest it at the correct time, it still throws off Seed when it dries 🤷🏼‍♀️ I have Celosia seed all over my dried flower shed 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@elsafischer3247]

You should tried to get a basket, that you put around your waist, when you harvest your apple

[@mammyoffgrid]

What kind of camera were you using? Felt like you were right next to me. Another great video! I've been harvesting straw flowers for autumn wreaths and now realize that the ones that were too mature I'll be able to harvest seed from from. Thanks again for another great video!!

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi friend! I used my phone for this.

[@AmyThomas26]

Thank you for all the useful tips. Any follow up on your Saving Grace dahlias from seed this year?

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi friend! Yes! They are behind me at the end of the video! All singles in pinks and oranges!

[@cynthiaroberts9639]

Great idea about the bag tip! Does strawflower cross pollinate? I have 5 different varieties so I wasn't sure about collecting seed.

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

I believe it does! But someone please correct me if I’m wrong!

[@jwhite5396]

Hi Danielle, Where did you learn the paper bag seed sorting tip? With all of the hydrangeas you have, what percentage of their flowers do you use in arrangements? Thanks and have a great day!

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi friend! I learned it from a master gardener talk!

[@lisabates9740]

Hi I love your fruit trees, do you need to spray them to prevent pest damage? I’m thinking about doing an apple tree and heard that they need to be sprayed but I hate the idea of pesticides

[@barbaralamoreaux328]

Great tips! The pie looks delicious. Question: do you spray your fruit trees? We had an apple tree when I was a kid and could never eat the fruit because of worms. I’d like to try growing one now with better care information.

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi friend! I don’t spray our trees. We do have apple scab. I’ve been trying to keep the area around the trees as clean as possible.

[@rosemownow]

Hey don’t your arm sleeves get all green from the tomatoe plants? Or is that only in the heat and humidity of southwestern Indiana?

[@BrittanyS143]

Question, so my sunflowers seeds still have a wet white kernel? I was leaving it for the animals but you say if I cut it down for winter bird feeding them kernels will still turn to the correct sunflower kernel it supposed to get?

[@paulahalterman4930]

Where do you purchase the white pots for your amaryllis? Thanks

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi friend! I used to buy them from Kens Gardens. I haven’t seen them the past two years.

[@hollyashton7009]

How do you store the seeds over the winter?

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

Hi Holly! I store them in the brown bags in my addition.

[@kristyswegman5221]

Have you been effected yet by the lanternflies? We have them badly in Pittsburgh now… they’re awful.

[@vintagegarden93]

My apple fruit rotten every single one. Wish mine is like yours

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarm]

So sorry to hear that!

[@juneshannon8074]

I can’t believe you let the dog lick your mixing fowl! Yuk!!!🤮