Never Buy Seeds Again - How to Collect Carrot Seeds

[@cvdinjapan7935]

Instead of buying seed to start with, I recommend just planting a carrot top and letting it re-root. Since it's already mature, it will produce flowers that same year (instead of having to wait two years to generate flowers if you start from seed). It's better than buying seed, because if you buy a carrot, you get to eat the carrot AND you get flowers that same year!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I'm doing that this year. We got some really nice sweet carrots and decided to take an inch of them and root and seed them out for next summer. They were an organic store bought carrot.

[@evelyneche2856]

Clever!

[@cvdinjapan7935]

@@evelyneche2856 Glad you like the idea!

[@cvdinjapan7935]

@@Emeraldwitch30 That's when you know it's good - when you've already eaten the carrot! And you know, in my experience, you don't even need to leave an inch! (I only left about 1 cm.) When the flowers are in full bloom, they have the most wonderful smell, almost like sweet corn bread. I'm excited for you!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

@@cvdinjapan7935 I've grown out a few carrot types over the years. Little finger carrot is a favorite and I found 4 cosmic purple carrots I must face missed last fall so even tho they are very tiny if I get a few 100 seeds (or more cross fingers) I'm hoping to try again this year to put a good bunch aside for next year.

[@PebbleBeachLife]

I learn so much from KZbin, they should issue Diplomas. I am a city girl with zero gardening experience yet in a few weeks time I have learned how to grow carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, butternut, pineapple, lettuce and spinach etc. Really amazing. I like your calm demeanor, very nice channel, thank you.

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you!

[@corlfranco9371]

ikr

[@JesusSaves86AB]

It's useful knowledge we should have been taught in school, if only schools were meant for teaching anything useful.

[@northernoffgridfringe6540]

This could be the best knowledge you have. Go city girl!!

[@teresajohnson849]

One of the best things you can learn is to grow your own food

[@ericwiedenhoft184]

I feel like I’m watching the Bob Ross of gardening.

[@crystaljames2712]

😂 right!

[@nostromo7928]

I never thought about that before but you're right. 😂

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

Gardener Scott is the Mr. Rogers of the KZbin garden realm. I need my tea and biscuits to watch.

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks, Diane.

[@caterinaliberatore9478]

So true.

[@pepabukas]

hhahahha..what a coincidence.. i literally watched this video at 2.30+ am..eventually I also drink a tea and eat biscuits that time..seriously..then when i about to write a comment, I saw ur comment..so, I just drop by and tell u that I also in same situation..

[@TheMicado16]

More like Bob Ross

[@ItsViolaRose]

Diane Taylor RIP Daniel Tiger 😭😭😭😭

[@rolandpedraza1341]

Dear Gardener Scott, I never knew how to process and collect carrot seeds for storage, so well explained. Thank you... God Bless

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Learning more in minutes on YT than years in public "education". God bless the real teachers.

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you!

[@jesussaves8502]

So true.

[@dondale68]

Same here! I'm also learning A LOT more here than in any classroom. May be because I'm more interested in collecting seed and growing future carrots, than I was in finding the area of a circle!!

[@debbieexcell5088]

I deeply appreciate the fact that u recognize the need for many to save where possible. The list of things we r told to buy, endless! The prices, outrageous!

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

And in the current world we live in, it's unknown if the seed "truck" will even show up when we want to buy seeds. Self sufficiency is worth way more than a few packs of seeds.

[@debbieexcell5088]

@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 I have learnt from other KZbinrs that if seeds are unavailable or too expensive - as is the case most times- we can utilize a more practical and ingenious method: Grow from kitchen stock and collect the seeds after a few months. This way u now have an endless supply of seeds. Even if u purchase the seeds, Gary and a few other popular bloggers also encouraged us to allow a few crops to go to seed. By following these suggestions, I have saved money which I then reallocated to making other necessary purchases. I'm happy and feel fulfilled. I would love to take a moment to say thanks to all u guys for sharing ur vast wealth of information and experiences so generously with others. Thanks for taking the time to deal with our individual questions and needs. ♥️♥️♥️

[@kmrmuray6668]

Something like specialist carrot seeds is great to save because of the expense and fact that you only get small amounts when purchasing it and sometimes not available so this is great for that use. Ones he saved were a special variety.

[@victormiesner7804]

dear Gardner Scott can you please tell us how to store them once we've got them ready and cleaned how do we store them do you put them in the freezer or just put them in a vacuum-sealed bag or what very good very tutorial

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

@@victormiesner7804 I've found that vacuum sealed bags and put in the freezer keeps them pretty good for a long time.

[@maggiehammer9729]

I'm an old gardener but we moved to Arkansas and bought a farm with very poor top soil and ROCKS. We've had to change everything. Now we're in raised beds and gardening to survive the future. I'm going to save as many seeds as I can. Please teach us how to save other seeds. Your voice is so calming & I enjoyed your video very much. I think my blood pressure went down as I was listening to you speak.

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. I have a few other videos for saving seeds and will be doing more.

[@KinFilms]

I hate to bring up politics on a gardening channel, but I need to express my gratitude. In an America defined by conflict and hate, it's so refreshing to see a video like this. Scott exudes the kind of patient, humble excellence that's supposed to be at the core of conservative ideology. It's refreshing, and it's a glimpse into the United States we could be if conflict was left behind by all sides.

[@travisfoti986]

Trump sucks

[@Lemosa3414]

You Sir are the Bob Ross of gardening

[@sbarr10]

You've made this look so straightforward. You've inspired me to save carrot seeds for next year.

[@ByDesign333]

What a beautiful day in this gardenhood...🎶🐛🍓🐝🌞🐦🐞🎶

[@imom4683]

I planted 3 carrot tops in water a few weeks ago. They sprouted and I put them in a planter with some mint. They are producing lots of flowers and the mint is also thriving! I will be using your method to collect the seeds and store them for next Spring. I intend to share them with friends, neighbours and relatives. Thanks so much for this very informative and clear video.

[@arirubenstein6548]

Are these carrot tops just ones you buy from the supermarket? Or how do you get them?

[@valeriesanchez3074]

He's so therapeutic to watch

[@garden_geek]

I’m saving carrot seeds for the first time this year. The pollinators also love carrot flowers so you can’t lose.

[@TinaPersson]

Yes, I noticed several bees on my carrot flowers - terrific! This is my first year in producing carrot seeds as well.

[@hluckysing]

Great job sir! I always wondered about carrots seeds, now I have the insight

[@mordechaiabdiel8770]

i know I'm pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to stream new series online ?

[@MKTGJRF]

Hah, I piddled last year and didn't get around to harvesting everything. I didn't even know that carrots did this and low and behold the kids were very excited about the carrot flowers. We're gonna have so many seeds! Thanks for the video.

[@GardenerScott]

Enjoy your seeds!

[@adrianabernie5704]

Thank you very much this help's me understand the process better! 👍

[@ourtinyacres5173]

Thank you. I have my carrots in flower stage just waiting for them to dry and was trying to figure out how to harvest the seeds and you had a great video for me to learn.

[@yuganapenrozu1905]

I got a bunch of carrots from my employer when she had a whole bag of spoiled carrots to throw away. Instead of just chucking them in the compost, I took the ones that looked like they had a good chance of sprouting a top, chopped them in half, and planted the top part while composting the bottom. All heads grew and now one is making a bunch of white flowers. I guess planting spoiled carrots counts as a second year of growth! But thanks for showing how to harvest the seeds, I'm so excited to plant home-saved seeds for once!

[@emmadalrymple4102]

My next new word... umbrell. I can honestly say, I have never seen a carrot flower/bloom before. They look very similar to Queen Anne's lace. Great video!

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. Queen Anne's Lace is a cousin of carrots; they're related.

[@emmadalrymple4102]

Gardener Scott interesting to know! Do you teach about gardening or you just know a bit about it? You are very knowledgeable!

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. I've been teaching gardening for years. First in the master gardener program and then at a school garden program I managed.

[@Agriculturesolutionsooty]

Hi sir I'm udaya Kumar from India is this possible for hybrid f1 veritys here seeds are much costly so please comment

[@meofamerica811]

Emma Dalrymple Queen Anne is wild carrot

[@MessengerAngie]

I am grateful to the Lord for finding this channel. Your instructions are clear and concise. I thought my carrots 🥕 didn’t grow. I’m a new gardener. I didn’t realize it took so long to grow😀

[@pepabukas]

dude, this is very entertaining and informative to watch.. i drink my tea and eat my biscuits while watching this..

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. I'm glad to enjoy it.

[@MetalSStar196]

I what you did there! By the way, what kind of biscuits do you keep in your pantry?

[@youthmanrecords420]

Pep Abukas Are you British son of a

[@Galv140577]

I once planted and onion that had passed its sell-by date and it grew a single stem with one nice flower on it, which died and I threw it away. I never thought of harvesting seeds from the flower. This type of real-world practical knowledge is not imparted to the young through the default public education system in my experience. Thanks for this video, I will use this knowledge to harvest seeds from now on.

[@GardenerScott]

Glad to help!

[@Maddie-lv5sg]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your knowledge. Our lives have been changed by your help, we now are growing so much of our own food. This is the next step in the next process. You're a great example to our family. Thank you again!

[@ReicHHere]

Gardener Scott you have a very relaxing vibe to ya. Thanks for the video

[@GardenerScott]

So nice of you

[@Lilytok09]

I did not know I had heritage seeds until i got a flower. Its so miraculous

[@amandabaker6036]

Thank you so much for the detailed video! My son and I are excited to use this knowledge!

[@reecehaft-abromovitch7836]

Thank you so much for making such an informative video, I didn't even know that Carrot plants have flowers!

[@pash9956]

What a generous plant the carrot is! The humble umbel.

[@nym1376]

i was like 12 when we tried to grow our own carrots.. shoulda looked into it more! we didnt know you had to wait a year or so for carrots- we pulled them up and because they havent grown we fed them to the rabbit.. now 6 years later and i know way more now!- i wanna try growing them again. Thank you, Gardener Scott! i hope you have a blessed day! :)

[@t.lalloyd2100]

Aha! I left one carrot in the bed, hoping for flowers, but had no idea it took two years! It ended up wilting, so I just pulled it. But now I know and can try again! Thank you!

[@Milo-wc9yj]

I’m trying to do free seminars on gardening as well as mutual aid in my area and this is so helpful, thanks so much!

[@zarahall7346]

This is the best video I've ever watch

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you very much!

[@nevaleehomesteadwatkins9431]

Loved the video going to see if you have videos about collecting seeds from other vegetables to grow.

[@tinamarie0701]

You're awesome Gardener Scott thank you!

[@shellyd1811]

So that's where carrot seeds come from!!!

[@stressfreepaperchase3215]

EXACTLY. never really thought about it.

[@HaHamNaHamPamPham]

At first I think that the seed were chemical

[@toddfriley9373]

Great video.....couple of comments from the peanut gallery. First- I planted carrots and ate them first year no problem. I left a few for following year. They grew back and flowered! At flower stage after handling I got nauseous (ignored it). When I cut flowers off I got nauseous ( ignored it) sifting seeds same thing. ( ps. Don’t sift on balcony you will have carrots growing everywhere in your yard....even a rock yard) planted new seeds and was excited to eat my first one. My throat closed up on me. Scary!! I recommend wearing a mask when harvesting the seeds if you get that same feeling I did.

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! That is scary. Apparently you have a sensitivity to the carrot flowers and dust.

[@s.leemccauley7302]

With the shortage of garden seeds in some place as this year,, this is a practice that is needed. I piddled and didn't order early as I usually do. Many varieties I wanted were sold out and now the seed sellers are overloaded with orders for what they still have. I intend to save seeds from my open pollinated plants for next year. The carrots , of course , will take two years as a few othera will.. Planning ahead is the idea.

[@GardenerScott]

Sounds like a good plan.

[@bigwheelsturning]

All the seeds at all the stores I visited on Monday were sold out, and was told that they didn't know when they would get more.

[@denisegirmer4550]

You are such a great teacher I thank God for you!❤️🌸

[@chrisrattlidge5096]

Thank you for showing your technique for collecting and processing the seeds. I will be doing it later in the year. Why not harvest all your carrots though? You can enjoy them and re-root the tops, then you'll get the flowers that same year as the plant is already matured. I experimented with 10 store bought carrots. All 10 rooted and sent up shoots! Looks like a bumper crop of seeds later!

[@flyifri]

You just got another thumbs up.! Thank you for caring by sharing...!

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you too!

[@SUBARCTICPSYCHO]

Thanks, now I won't starve. Great video, very helpful.

[@GardenerScott]

Glad to hear that. 🙂

[@armyman29340]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@caseyhamblin1012]

That was great, thank you! PS love the doggy chilling out not listening to a word you say 🤣

[@GardenerScott]

You and me both!

[@prekeujkaj1625]

Hi Scott! Boston company selling seeds label recommendation date and yearly. Your experience how many years we can save seeds

[@valeriekime639]

Thank you for this very clear and detailed explanation of how to collect the seeds from carrot flowers!! I can't wait to bring this process full circle!!

[@blbla7111]

Hello! I like the way you're teach me, thank you! I'm french/canadien and I hunderstand all you said, I love to plant, and I was thinking how to do it, and you're answer me....you're a good teacher, thank's again! :-) Have a good day sir!

[@GardenerScott]

You are so welcome!

[@LoulousCorner]

Anyone else get a Bob Ross vibe from this dude?

[@KMx108]

I love bob Ross! Good comparison :)

[@tiagooo1353]

Happy litle trees

[@mjgrant1515]

so true. happy little carrot seeds. i just get so relaxed watching Scott & i learn so much.

[@LoulousCorner]

@@mjgrant1515 Remeber..... We don't make mistakes, we make compost! 😂

[@garbagecanplay]

Yeah but I also get the feeling he plays harvest moon on nightmare mode

[@marinaharmon5775]

Never to late to discover ways of collecting seeds. Thank you.

[@PrentisHancock1]

Brilliant. Thanks. I'm just about to do this so your guide is just what I needed.

[@debrabain5290]

Your an excellent teacher

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you! 😃

[@robinglover4278]

Thank you!I did not know that about the 2 year thing

[@alanashanah]

I bought organic rainbow carrots at the grocery store and cut the tops off with an inch or two of the tap root. I left them in water till they sprouted new roots and I popped them in the ground. They won’t regrow the root vegetable but they have started to flower and will have seeds for my seed bank next year. Thank you for the tips on harvesting the seeds!

[@sam111880]

This video was great to teach on how to harvest the seed and letting the flower dry out first

[@jasonrobinson9242]

Thank you!

[@sclark223]

I love how very thorough you are - showing absolutely every step, and close-ups of the flowers and seeds. I'm a little visually impaired, and this really helps me!

[@sixth4038]

Thank you for this! Okay, I will be back after 2 years after my carrots bloom those flowers!

[@bluefriend1723]

Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much!

[@downing76]

My 4 year old daughter asked me how to get carrot seeds. Thank you for educating her and me!

[@harekrishna615]

Perfectly explained. Thank you very much. By the way, looveed the background music

[@hex0420]

Never thought I'd subscribe to a channel over carrot seeds..... Yet here we are! Lol great video!

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

[@marisolviera8489]

I like your channel. This is a really good video. I learned a lot!!! Thank you!

[@wolkowy1]

It needed only a casual wandering in KZbin and seeing this wonderful upload, for me to subscribe to your channel. Even though I live in a small apartment in a busy commercial area of the town, it gave me such pleasure to see this optimistic full of life vid. I'm happy for all those who have conditions to grow up vegetables and can benefit from your wise tips. God bless you and them in these Corona-days. Stay healthy and a big hug for your dog :)

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

[@kplg6]

This is so helpful! I stuck a carrot top into the ground and was stunned to see how many umbels were produced - this is a great step-by-step video that I will use to help harvest the seeds when they're ready!

[@tiffystrangebirdbrown6844]

I watched and liked this video at some time in the past, it's harvest time now and I'm back, probably two years later.

[@mikesmyth6576]

Amazing how nature provides a way to continue growing more crops after harvesting. Infinite food. Thanks for the insight.

[@icouldjustscream]

Awesome, thank you! I left a few carrots over winter, now I know exactly what to do!

[@GardenerScott]

Glad I could help!

[@Mase326]

Exactly what I needed, thanks @Gardener Scott! Left some carrots I really loved overwinter and have an abundance of seed now to last me to next few years (or to help me start a carrot farm).

[@calibean7736]

Thumbs up and subscribed. Wonderful information. Thank you!🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel.

[@brandonzawaski]

Scott, we got some cosmic purple seeds from the store and I think I will try to let some go to seed as well. I'm amazed by how big these plants get from all those little seeds.

[@drgergens]

Thanks for letting me know my harvested seeds can be planted directly, but also of the work I need to do to remove the chaff for the tens of thousands of seeds I have collected from a single plant. Cheers, happy 2021

[@WhoMAI]

I am working my way up to get information on how to learn how to grow my food and a lot of questions keep popping up, but this was very helpful!Thank you for the very clear explanation!

[@vap322]

I missed some carrots last year in the garden, this year they seeded. I couldn't believe how much I was able to collect.

[@mariaisabellaramirez7992]

Thank you for the video, it was very informative. I like the way you talk us through each step.

[@boysrus61]

I inadvertently grew carrot seeds this year! Last year I put seeds in my raised bed and they just didn't do anything. This spring I noticed the carrots growing so I let them go. They formed a small carrot here and there but nothing to get excited about so I decided to watch them go to seed. They looked quite pretty in my 4x4 container with all the white flowers and now they are getting close to harvesting. Thank you for making a video so I could learn how to harvest them. I look forward to seeing if I can put the seeds back in the ground in about 2 weeks and see if I can get a fall harvest.

[@kirstenkaluzynski1261]

Thank you Gardener Scott. This was very helpful. I just planted my first carrot seeds ever in my garden. My first vegetable. My very first time. Due to coronavirus I am in lockdown and enjoying my garden like never before. As I opened the packet I wondered how on earth those seeds came from carrots? Your video helped teach me a lot. I have always been meaning to find out this knowledge, knowledge I feel I should have gained before my 60's. Isn't it incredible that it takes a global crisis to get to this fundamental place. I thank you for such clear information and guidance. I look forward to creating my own seeds now after my first crop! Fingers crossed xx

[@GardenerScott]

Congratulations on your first carrots. I hope they grow well.

[@seemapradhan7616]

👍👍 nice work . We living in India normally remove the chaff from the seeds with a help of a huge woven bamboo plate ( any large flat plate can serve the purpose. ) The seed are laid out on the plate and held firmly at the 2 sides & with multiple tilting the plate up and motion will separate all the light n heavy parts of the seeds . The chaff comes to the front end and is easier to remove from the seeds.

[@GardenerScott]

That sounds like a great way to do it. Thanks.

[@iamburgur5906]

Thank you for this video. While trying to “homeschool” my kiddos at home, we’ve been learning about gardening. This video answered my sons question perfectly about where we get carrot seeds!

[@John-c4f1r]

I bought carrots cut the tops off planted them and they have flowered thats why I'm here so I now understand second season flowering will save the seeds now thank you

[@saus1730]

Wonderful, straightforward, and informative! I’ve never grown a thing in my life, however I’d like to eventually have a fully self-sufficient food-growing homestead, and your videos will certainly help in my journey! Subscribed for sure!

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel and enjoy your journey.

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Yes! 🎉🥕🥕🌿🧑🏻‍🌾🌿🥕🥕🥕 I did this last year, they're growing and I can't wait for flowers and seeds!!!!

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

❤Got my seeds!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I couldn't garden really last season, but I let those carrots go big. It was only a couple but I think I'll have a lot of seeds! Watching this video again as I start getting the seed apart from the dried flower heads! 🧑🏻‍🌾🌸🌱🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@serephina2252]

Thank you for this. Am new to cultivating so this was perfect!

[@scoobydoobydoooo]

This is an absolute goldmine!!

[@jesussaves8502]

Finally a well, clearly and simply explained how to! Thank you so much, this inspires me to become a better gardener!

[@samanthaah263]

Thank you for this! Bought a carrot from the store and planted it and now it’s flowering wanted to save the seeds.

[@dwardt1]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I NEVER KNEW THIS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING IT! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!

[@truthlove1114]

Wonderful explanation, precise, detailed to the point and a wonderful personality to listen too. Thank you!

[@GardenerScott]

You're very welcome!

[@sparklita1]

So glad I found you, was wondering how to harvest the burrs in the carrot flowers. I planted carousels, they were so delicious and the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. A little disappointed to learn they only last 2 years, oh well I'll have some to give away.

[@kimberlyscott864]

You are an AWESOME teacher!! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent.

[@snorman1951]

This was just exceptionally well presented. Thank you sir!

[@GardenerScott]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrissmith7259]

I gave youa thumbs up as I have never collected carrot seeds before but I will now.

[@GardenerScott]

Awesome!

[@GardenerScott]

Awesome!

[@nedcramdon1306]

Why didn't I know this? I do now, thank you brother.

[@carasaccount6354]

This is a wonderful video and an amazing channel. Thank you so much for making this!

[@larrylouis8528]

Very informative and well displayed procedure. Thank you.

[@GardenerScott]

You're welcome.

[@gailland8681]

@@GardenerScott last year I grew carrots from the store. they produced flowers but they were empty without seeds

[@misfitvillainz1769]

@@gailland8681 If the seeds you bought from the store were F1 hybrid seeds and not heirloom seeds, they're basically very unstable, inbred seeds that react weirdly after they first grow. Seeds you harvest from them might not grow new plants and some may not grow any seeds at all. A second problem could be that you waited too long to harvest the tops and the seeds already "flew" out during a storm or windy day. You could try and clip them off while the flowers are still alive and dry them inside, to make sure you keep the seeds. That works for me, at least.

[@gailland8681]

@@misfitvillainz1769 maybe. but I did harvested seeds. from a beet.. that I bought from the store. planted it. and it gave me seeds. but carrots didn't give me any seeds.

[@TinaPersson]

Thanks for this video. My carrots flowered last week. Now am waiting for them to turn green, then brown.

[@paulandlaurelvideos]

Loved this for homeschool today! Just wondering how you store your seeds? And how long can they be kept? Thanks!

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! I store most of them in my cool basement and have used the refrigerator too. Carrot seed is usually good for at least three years. I'm planning a video soon to discuss more about storing.

[@lieelieebeto8486]

Thank you Gardiner Scott

[@ceginna1]

@@GardenerScott should they be stored in a glass jar or a paper bag? Thank you in advance.

[@ninij9692]

I was looking for this comment because I had the same question...lol Thank you for asking.

[@ninij9692]

@@GardenerScott I just asked this question in my own comment, but I think I will leave my original comment to help promote your video. Lol Thank you for all your work and for sharing your wisdom. 💜☮🥕

[@robinhazeslip1800]

So good to know! Gonna leave some in ground to flower next spring!🥕🌿😊🌞

[@jiaunmew878]

Thank you so much, I learn something new today. Even I don’t do garden much now I want to give it a try 😁

[@sam111880]

Like your channel coming to the conclusion today you can regrow carrot top from cuttings of carrots to get the flowers in one year instead of leaving some carrots out an extra year. If you buy carrots at a store and save the tops which most throw out 🤔

[@Ralphgtx280]

by your numbers 135,000 seeds per carrot. Mum has popped carrots in from the shop that were a bit past their prime into the ground and they will produce flowers in just a few months.