How to Make Money Growing Seeds + What Warmer Falls are Doing to My Planting Schedule

[@robertmcauslan6191]

I’ve been working with tree collards in RI zone 6. Nothing amazing but I have some that have been in the garden for 3 years now. I also have a mustard green that has naturalized to the garden. I harvest seed from it for the beds and I also select against certain qualities by harvesting the weaker ones for sale. I haven’t found folks to be very interested in seed but we are very new.

[@johnrosier1686]

Congrats to Dan on getting his new book released. I look forward to getting a copy one of these days.

[@draganarc0131]

I bought market garlic from an organic farmer friend 9 years ago. They were small, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 diameter bulbs with small cloves. The last 2-3 years I’ve been harvesting 2-3/4 to 3-1/2 monsters with giant cloves. Also smaller ones naturally. I had enough top notch seed for 2200 this year from 700.

[@Oktopia]

One time, over 19 years ago I bought a mixed seedpack of Calendulas. Now, all of those years later I get filled yellows, filled orange, dark center yellow, dark center orange, full yellow, and full orange varieties still popping up from the seeds I save. I use Calendula medicinally in oils for topical issues like burns, cuts, and dry skin. It's superior for insect bites and when you fall into a nettle patch. I have recently started saving Borage, peas, and bean seeds as well. I select for size and flavor, even when I take cuttings of herbs. this year I'm trying to save from tomatoes and bell peppers, and even my very first harvest of pumpkins too. My goal is to be self-sufficient with both seed potatoes and garlic. *fingers crossed

[@audreysmith2557]

I try to grow/save seed from whatever I grow. So, I started about 40 years ago with a seed that was given to me when I lived in Oklahoma - a purple pole bean that my young sons named “Magic,” because it’s purple when you pick it and turns green when it’s cooked. In the meantime, I have learned to save lettuces, other beans (mostly dry) tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, garlic (8 varieties) , onions, flowers, dill, cilantro and curly parsley, melons, potatoes and cucumbers. I have a small backyard as I live in town, so not a huge garden. But our library has a seed library that I contribute to, and I have people coming to me asking for MY seed. I have entertained the idea of selling some of my seeds, but I am a little skeptical about the possibility of pushback if my seeds are not perfect (they’re not.). I have tried to source open-pollinated seed from sources such as SeedSavers exchange, Fedco, and when searching for varieties to grow, eliminating hybrids from my choices.

[@mckennahicks5259]

I’ve been saving everything possible I have a gallon bag of cilantro gallon bag of carrots

[@mckennahicks5259]

A bucket of salad mix

[@brokenmeats5928]

I love ALL No-Till Growers videos!

[@classicrocklover5615]

I really appreciate these daily posts. Your book is on my Christmas wish list!

[@kushscentedbeard]

I live in zone 6b idaho and I bought hardneck garlic from California (I do not live in a restricted county) the varieties were german white, music, chesnok red, and georgian crystal. They all did pretty well except for the chesnok red which was extremely small. I had bought some beautiful purple streaked garlic at a farmers market here and that did very well for me also. The only one I did not replant was the chesnok red although they were probably some of the more pungent cloves out of the different varieties.

[@HippocratesGarden]

I save okra, squash, corn, beans, garlic cloves, elephant garlic cloves, asparagus, pretty much anything I might want to regrow.

[@christinerenee5616]

I've been looking forward to the seed book for a long time! Can't wait to get my copy.

[@HippocratesGarden]

I like your hat, have one I like to wear, especially when I was going to Master Gardener meetings.

[@PR.Hobbit]

I got garlic from a farmer 20km down the valley ... second year growing it -- should adapt better each year.

[@allonesame6467]

HooRay for Turkey Sandwich Weekend! I like cranberry, stuffing and gravy on mine!

[@SarahK-d6o]

Love your show. I do save garlic seed every year. My main variety is Music. I am trying to adapt a variety called Special Idaho. Seems to be a little susceptible to mites, trying to get that out of their head😂 I'm just a home gardener, I wouldn't mind selling seed on a very small scale.

[@lambsquartersfarm]

I would love to sell seed, locally. The thought of working with Canada Post (currently on strike) would be a nightmare. I also question the time vs. Profit dealing with a typically low cost per item.

[@denisekelley2292]

Great info on seed saving. I really want to do this more. I struggle with having space (small backyard garden) to leave things to go to seed. I may pick one thing and try it. How are people doing this in small gardens?

[@PR.Hobbit]

I ordered the Seed Farmer book however Canada post is on strike so might not get it for a while

[@oldman1111]

I have no more peppers for the year :(

[@steveford9294]

It’s good to see another book coming out on seed growing for market farmers, combine that with the organic seed grower by the late John Navazio. As for Johnny’s and High mowing, be aware they have more and more patented seed being offered in their catalogs. I boycott patented seeds, a portion going to the breeder is fine, but a prison wall around the traits is not. Last I checked Johnny’s had something close to 40 patented lettuce varieties, can’t save seed from those without being fined or landing in court. If this trend continues as it quietly has, pretty soon that will extend to peppers, and tomatoes ect. If you want the freedom to save your own seed, boycott the patented seeds and support the open source seeds, you can also get a lot of nice varieties from companies that sell seed from the open source seed initiative, supporting small, public domain breeders. It may be prudent to ask Johnny’s and high mowing how much of their seed comes from China or far abroad. All the more reason I hope to see more market growers grow some of their own seed, whether to replant or to sell to a seed company. Don’t take our seeds and their heritage for granted.

[@DawnMaria-8]

It’s unfortunate to hear that Johnny’s has patented many of their seeds. However, their seeds have always outperformed every other seed company that I’ve tried. It’s unbelievable how much better they do when grown side-by-side with plants from other companies’ seeds. At this point, I’m not sure that it’s worth purchasing from any other seed company because I know from experience that Johnny’s seeds are going to perform better.

[@xsillyxcorex]

Now listen here Farmer Jesse, you’re already my favorite farming content creator, but you can NOT bring Andrew WK into your content so willie nillie like that… I’m already a fan of what you’ve got going on here. It’s gonna get weird if you keep being so relatable to me…. Great show and party hard! Also, a Soccer related question. What are your thoughts on professional teams having a sort of youth-to-pro pipeline? I know this is really prevalent in the UK, and I know Philly Union (whereabouts I’m located) have youth teams that fall under their brand that I’ve seen play/stream on KZbin. Some have definitely had success as I’ve seen them get promoted to pro but I’ve always felt that, while it is a great opportunity, it may be predatory in a way? Obviously not all of those kids end up turning pro but I’m sure most of them start to put those eggs in that basket, and 13-18 years old is definitely not when I trust that I would have made great life/career decisions. At 35 I still don’t feel qualified to decide what I want to do. I obviously don’t know the ins and outs of that system but I thought your perspective as a coach might be interesting. Thanks for taking the time to read my question!