Demystifying SEED SAVING Concerns (Cross Pollination, Hybrids & How To Save SEEDS Anyway)

[@lindadavidson2237]

"Save seeds recklessly" should be on a t-shirt!

[@PatricesProjects]

I totally agree!

[@chayh.6249]

Great idea!!

[@cinderoftheland1496]

Love this! ❤️

[@jeffgibbs3835]

Absolutely

[@heather-h]

Love this idea!

[@mbmiller1956]

I don’t think ANYONE could do a better job explaining this, Jess, and as we all know, repetition is very useful. Keep preaching❣️

[@MrsDorr813]

My husband and I moved to our dream property this year. Before we left our last house, I saved whatever I could so I could bring the past with us into the future

Saving your own seeds also lets you practice what they call Selection. You can Select for whatever traits you value, whether that's color, flavor, size, early/late fruiting, etc. by saving seeds from plants that likely have traits you like. This also means that if you live in a short growing season zone, you can through selection eventually get a plant that fruits quickly for your short season. That's a huge idea, really, that gardeners don't often consider, but should. You can have a seed supply that's perfect for your land.

[@weirdheathersgarden]

Isn’t that how the Minnesota Midget melon was created? Someone wanted a melon for their climate, so they took all the hardiest ones they could find and saved seeds from the one melon they got that got to full ripeness and went from there.

[@amandar7719]

@@weirdheathersgarden Dunno. But it’s one of the few mini melons I’ve successfully grown in the UK. Oh.... and I saved the seed! 😀

[@Sky-Child]

Absolutely! Well said. And yes that's how (intentionally or not) the shorter season varieties of melons/tomatoes etc will have come about. Mother nature is wonderful 🌿❤

[@aprilstafford7986]

I'm over here "amen"ing you like we're in the greenhouse church! 😆 "We are so much more capable than we think we are" ❤️

[@TheSunRiseKid]

HAHA!! AMEN!!🙏🌱💗

[@klong0001]

Another good tip: Get some fruits and veggies from your local farmer's market and save the seeds. I know quite a few vendors in our area who have been saving seeds and growing what they have saved. The logic here is you're getting seeds from a climate you live in, so they'll likely have traits that help the plant survive in your climate. I live in the desert of Washington and have gotten some plants that I don't worry about because I know previous generations have grown here before mine.

[@pamelaflowers7693]

Yes!

[@cherylanderson3340]

Great tip & helps local growers too.🌷

[@emalinel]

That's a great idea! I'll keep that in mind :)

[@angellynn4421]

Great idea, thanks!

[@SuperKatiki]

I've done this with tomatoes and garlic. Everything has grown really well. Plus it's a good way to get more bang for your buck. Farmers market veggies can be more pricey, but when they double as a seed pack it makes that price more reasonable.

[@carrierangel9573]

Last year was my very first garden. I squeezed the seeds out of some cherry tomatoes from the store that I loved! I ended up with 12 plants that produced way more than I was ready for!!

[@jenniferspeers2453]

I did that too, yellow pear cherry. I got 16 plants 😅. I gave a few away but kept 10 or 11. They ended up being like 6 ft tall amd amazing producers.

[@Emeraldwitch30]

The brownish purple kumato tends to grow true from seeds. Im growingvout year 4 on them this spring so cross fingers but they are so yummy.

[@SteffieWeffy1]

I did 3 different cherry tomatoes from Aldi last year and they all came up! 😅

[@palecompass3598]

Right now, I'm growing 4 squash and 1 melon with seeds I saved from grocery store produce that I ate last year.

[@mrswray]

I’ve never saved seeds from anything. I honestly didn’t know you could! Is there anything special you need to do to the seed to preserve it for later? Like washing, dry it, refrigerate it?

[@cmulford11]

Everything I do in the garden follows the “(do this) recklessly” mindset it seems 😆. Reckless planting. Reckless organization. Reckless seed saving. Reckless seed starting. Reckless seed purchasing. It’s all chaos. But it’s always productive!

[@aliciacoon581]

I work for a seed company and this is the best advice I could have ever received. We actually watched some of you videos in training when I started and I'm always going back to watch your videos to give advice for myself and customers.

[@thetawave2473]

This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen

[@catsmother4556]

I grow so many plants from seeds saved from store bought fruit and veg. Tomato, peppers, avocado, melon, apple, comquat, pomegranate, physalis, date, butternut squash. The strangest of all I have a coconut palm in a pot grown from a store bought coconut here in the uk.

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Some years If I’m out of seeds I will go in the kitchen take a slice if anything cucumber tomato zucchini yellow squash ect... Then put the slice in a pot, bed, ground wherever and wait for the sprouts and you are in bizness just thin or transplant the extra ones..costs less and almost always works.

[@lilvalentine545]

I love that you grew a coconut ❤

[@gretchadkins]

I grew a honeydew from the seeds of a store bought honeydew :D I was so excited that it worked! Did the same with regular non-organic potatoes that sprouted (russet and gold) and even sweet potato (encouraged it to grow slips by placing partway in a glass of water). I have planted also planted an lemon seeds and an avacodo pit, but trees can be a different beast altogether (since so many are grown by grafting) and I wasn't in the climate to grow avacodo or normal lemon trees for fruit.

[@catsmother4556]

@@lilvalentine545 I sprouted it just to have fun and see if I could. In the uk I dont have the climate to grow a full sized coconut palm. But for now its making a lovely house plant. And who knows how many years I can keep it alive in a pot. Time will tell.

[@VallanaTrue]

That's so cool! Anything is possible

[@nancyfehr2768]

My mother saved seeds from 3 different cayenne plants. And the next year grew at least 8 different types. It was so beautiful! Lots of variations in color. Leaf and fruit. And some fruits stood up above the leaves of the plant and some hung below. Every plant was different.

[@eashaflakes]

my cantaloupe cross pollinated with my watermelon last year. I thought I was going crazy when I noticed a cantaloupe growing on my watermelon vine!

[@AmberExista]

The bags are genius! I was reading a book on it and their suggestion on how to do it sounded so cumbersome. Also, the fact that you've tested all of this at home and you're comfortable collecting seed from all veggies is really nice. Because it remained stuck in my head that you'll end up with inedible vegetables if you let them cross pollinate. I mean if it happens once or twice I wouldn't care, I just wouldn't want to end up not eating squash one year because all my squashes are bitter. So thanks for clarifying!

[@happyheartgardening]

My bf brought home a jalepeno pepper from a grocery store. He says to me...Can we grow these? And i was like.. Well, i think i need to dry the seeds first to try to grow them but what the heck, let's throw a few in seed starting mix and try. And guess what? I have 6 healthy plants growing:)

[@bloomingboys]

You are a lifesaver! This is the best video about seed saving ever.

[@debsenritchedrefuge603]

Happy Easter! HE IS RISEN...INDEED!!!🙌🙌🙏🌷

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

that's not even grammatically correct, unless it's about literal bread

[@debsenritchedrefuge603]

@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 No, it's not correct modern English, but it is traditional, so we all pretend that's what Aramaic sounds like. - Well, we say bread is risen. And even though the Eucharist may be unleavened, I suppose we could chalk all this up to the miracle of transubstantiation, or fermentation, or one of those -ations. -

[@ElderandOakFarm]

You opened my eyes a while back to the "The worst that can happen is you end up with a cool hybrid" mindset and I'm so glad... I ended up with one of those beautiful basil's also that were purple with green splotches!

[@patriciasinski6716]

Every time I get overwhelmed by all I need to learn as a new gardener I listen to your posts and feel better. Thank you for blessing us!

[@laurenward8699]

I've learnt more from your videos than I ever could scouring the internet. You're like the 94 year old grandma that we all want to sit beside and absorb all of your wise wisdom from. I am so greatful, thank you

[@lux3226]

Right at the beginning of my gardening adventure, I had just planted some generic tomato seeds from storebought packets. But, in the interim of waiting for the fruits from those plants, I bought some cherry tomatoes from the grocery store. They were absolutely DELICIOUS - the best tomatoes I'd ever eaten. Sweet, juicy, just pure tomato heaven, amazing for snacking. I wanted to grow them. So, after just some basic research, I sliced up one of the tomatoes and tossed the rounds of sliced tomatoes into a gardening pot with some gardening soil, lightly dusted the whole thing with more soil, and waited to see what happened. Sure enough, I got tons of little seedlings, of which, I kept just one (I garden indoors, and have limited space). I ended up growing that tomato plant hydroponically since I wanted to go away from having soil in my home, along with the pests that come from soil. The fruits that came off it were not quite what I remembered from the original package, but what they turned out to be were some deliciously sweet and tangy cherry tomatoes, and the plant itself got huge and sprawling. Took up the entire bay of one of my grow shelves. And it stayed alive and pumping out tasty fruit for 3 years, non-stop. I took cuttings from it and sent them to my husband's coworkers who wanted clones of their own after tasting the tasty fruits, and THEIR plants got huge, sprawling, and pumping out tons of tasty fruits. I eventually ended up having to move, and lost that tomato plant, but I still have fond memories of it. And it all started from a grocery store tomato. I do have seeds saved from it - I will eventually plant them to see what they turn out to be.

[@freshorangina]

The best part of seed saving is seed sharing! 💗 Happy accidents are awesome, that’s how you get new varieties!

[@jujube2407]

"Save seeds recklessly and without abandon!" Next months shirt! And or sticker!

[@cherylanderson3340]

Y' might want to make that "with abandon" meaning freely.

[@jujube2407]

@@cherylanderson3340 that too! Im blaming alcohol on my mistype! Hahahah!

[@sarahhankins5644]

My newly minted 14 year old (her birthday is today) is pulling dandelions and clover to dry and research to see if she can make them into tea or something else medicinal etc and is listening to this while I watch.... she stops and goes “mom! Can we try to make a hybrid seed/plant this year?!!” 😂 so now on her bucket list after blacksmithing so she can make a sword she now wants to figure out how to make hybrid seeds 🤪🙌🏻🎉

[@dagmarfrerking2235]

Happy Birthday to her! She's on the right path. Keep up the curiosity. I bet the hybrid will be easier to achieve than the sword...

[@sarahhankins5644]

@@dagmarfrerking2235 we shall see, we absolutely encourage that sort of thinking....she hasn’t opened her gifts yet but is getting books on blacksmithing and an apron for it too as hubby has a friend he used to work with that happens to also do that sort of thing so hubby will take her to learn whatever she can as his friend has graciously said he would help her learn 🙌🏻🎉 We have been homeschooling for 10 years, my oldest is almost 20 and the youngest is 5. My 16 year old son is firmly footed interning with a local car shop where he met the owner through a weekly beginner class for teens for automotive and took a liking to my son. So he works part time cleaning the shop and helping do odd jobs then also goes in early 2 days a week to shadow their best tech, he was the youngest kid ever hired by the shop for anything and his goal is to be a certified mechanic and take his test when he turns 18 so he can be the youngest tech that’s ever held that position at the company as well 🙌🏻🎉 Each one of my kids amazes me every day and anything I can do to help encourage their creativity and the gifts God has blessed them with so they can find their life path and work towards that is always my goal ❤️

[@rabbitofthefuture3234]

@@sarahhankins5644 have a great day!

[@rcolorado2364]

God Bless all of you on this beautiful Easter!

[@bethanyfields4706]

Thank you so much for making the whole "Seed Saga" completely clear!

[@carolynsteele5116]

I do seed saving the reckless way, and my happy accident last year was a cross between cantaloupe and honeydew melon that when cut looked like rainbow sherbet with alternating layers of green and orange. It was very good! I get some odd looking squash now and then, but they taste fine!

[@GwynneDear]

I started a lemon tree from a seed I got from a lemon this spring. 🤷‍♀️ I like lemons so I tried. It worked.

[@doriskrausse1282]

The way you explain how it works with the hot peppers and sweet peppers is really great... the poodle and the labrador have made it very clear 😂😊

[@janicegilman7672]

Happy Easter Sowers family! HE is Risen!!!!!!

[@LDuna1124]

He is Risen Indeed.

[@jennifermckenzie7186]

He is risen indeed! ❤

[@shadowlandsfarmandcreamery5400]

❤❤

[@OGKenG]

Psst, Janice... (Sowards family)

[@steveegbert7429]

Truly He is!

[@Caleb_Evans32]

I was out to lunch with the family once and saved and grew seeds from a slice of lemon in my drink. Gardeners what a wonderful funny bunch we are. And I was very proud of my little lemon trees.

[@devynrowe7492]

I think potato’s and ginger are where that rumor started because they do spray those to stop them from sprouting but if you get organic then it will work but you will get smaller ones than what you planted.

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

I clicked the link you shared the other day for the square foot gardening book, it came today already

[@thehugheslife1230]

It would be great to show is examples of the bag trick in your own garden throughout this year.

[@kylagrills3417]

She has shown it in previous videos. And I'm sure she will show it again. 😊

[@milissaleatherwood6837]

So many people will start saving seeds from watching this video. It's so easy to understand! Thank you Jess for doing all that you do!

[@SteffieWeffy1]

I sowed seeds during the first lockdown as a little project with my toddler, we did 3 different tomatoes and peppers from seeds/veg bought from Aldi. They did really well! 😁

[@pugglebiscuit9600]

I also find the "it's been sprayed so it can't grow" rumor to be widely untrue, I mean my cheap-walmart-non-organic garlic cloves all grew into full heads, just one ring of cloves cuz we planted it as a short season garlic, but still sizeable and useable. Thank you so much for taking so many of these rumors and misconceptions and throwing them out the window for new gardeners, it blows my mind that some people think its bad to save hybrid seeds when that's as natural of a product as you can get in a way lol

[@benitad2384]

When I saw you measuring the mesh bag with your fingers, I thought... How many dad's is that Jess?? 😆😍

[@teresahyneman4349]

Lol !

[@MauveMauler]

Maybe 1/12 of a dad?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@margaretcollins8345]

Last year I got a cross between cucumber and cantaloupe. It was so good.

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Saved some seed heads off of a couple zinnias... Two years ago. My two year old daughter found the jar they were in and I let her take the seed heads apart and sprinkle them over a flat of potting soil. It looked like it was mostly chaff, and I thought not many seeds were in there. That was three weeks ago... Today I'm transplanting all these little sprouts because the flat is jam packed 😂 let's hope they grow. No idea what the flowers will look like. They were off a seed head I didn't isolate, planted with a lot of other colorful zinnias, and I don't even remember what color they were. Haha!

[@paigejohnson1782]

Hi Jess! It’s my birthday today and I was opening presents and one of them was your book. I nearly started crying I was so happy and excited!! :))

[@heatherstephen9071]

Thank you for addressing the hot/sweet pepper thing! I was actually wanting to know if that was true! Sometimes I think the doubts are formed by rumor seed companies start haha. I mean they need us to need them so makes sense for them to not want people saving seeds :)

[@flixcnixeyelashes7439]

Wow. That colour green of your top looks amazing on you.

[@cinderoftheland1496]

You were the first person that allowed me to become a reckless seed saver! Thank you for giving me this gift. I love saving seeds. So much fun to me!

[@beckymerriam8715]

I watched your seed saving series a couple years ago. I was just really getting into gardening and it felt so overwhelming. That year I decided that saving flower seeds was a safe place to start. Last year I saved seeds from EVERYTHING I grew! It really is easier than I thought it would be. I can’t tell you how excited I’ve been seeing seedlings sprout from seeds I’ve saved! Thanks for the ongoing encouragement you provide!

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

One of my favorite cherry tomato varieties actually came from seeds I saved from a delicious type of cherry tomato I found in pack of mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes I got at Walmart, definitely do not be afraid to save seeds, even if they are from a supermarket pepper or tomato. Even if seeds you save out of your garden do end up being cross pollinated then who knows, maybe you’ll end up with something awesome!

[@jadeinthewoods]

My husband and I loooove spicy foods! We’re intentionally growing the jalapeños and habaneros around our green and red peppers so that we can save seeds and get some funky hybrids next year. We may like them, we may not but it’ll be fun to see what we get. 😂

[@Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens]

Bravo !!! Absolutely brilliant ! I am so glad to have a myth busting, intelligent yet simple, incredibly motivating video available to direct others to !

[@rachelreinbold2685]

You just changed everything for me!!! I have been so overwhelmed by seed saving that I couldn't even let myself research it! But this was possibly the most helpful video I could have watched on the topic!! The internet is such a helpful place to learn, but it can also contain so much information and opinions that it is paralyzing! I Always value content creators who make things approachable and truly as simplified as possible!! THANK YOU!!!

[@nicolesobol936]

This video solved ALLLLL my seed saving problems!!!!! I love seed saving, but was getting caught up on the 100 yard spacing thing😂 Thank you so very much for putting this video out!

[@CarnivoreChristian777]

We have been recklessly saving seeds for 25 years and only once when sungold was an F1 hybrid did we end up with a different tomato. It was double the size of sungold, red and so tasty we still grow them along with true sungold from Baker Creek that we saved the seeds from in 2017. A few favorite varieties we have learned to "bag". Even for us this video is so informative and helpful as is your book. Our garden will remain a classroom forever. Thank you Jess. Have an awesome Resurrection Sunday. God Bless you.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Thank you! God bless you as well! What an encouragement!

[@Dee-MuckGirlGardener]

I have an unknown grocery store plum tomato plant in my garden. I did what your aunt did. It's determinate and has produced 38 large, beautiful, delicious tomatoes. Not including the blossoms I pruned off. I'll grow it every year here in Florida were it'll be too hot for tomatoes soon.

[@sweetpea3472]

Yes! How do we think villagers get their particular varieties? -- by saving seeds from the plants they grow and like! I absolutely love every word you say on this subject, Jess! As a former member of Seed Saver's Exchange & a self-imposed rigid worrier over variety -- I LOVE this breath of fresh air.

[@angeliquemcniff3076]

I always take seeds from grocery veggies and grow them. No issues. You are so right when you say to just try. I buy seeds too. Again, just try b

[@lilyxciv5637]

This is my first year with a full blown seed starting setup. Last year was my first garden. I currently have seedlings growing of a pepper variety that I saved seeds from a plant I bought at the end of the season from the clearance section that was simply labeled “ornamental pepper”. When I tasted the peppers that tiny beautiful purple plant produced I was blown away by the complex smoky flavor! Which is what encouraged me to save the seeds. I am extremely excited and inspired by growing the seeds of these peppers! I also saved seeds of my favorite store-bought tomato plant from last year and didn’t do anything specific to prevent cross-pollination. It will be a very fun experiment to see what is produced! Btw the tomato is called “Mr. Stripey”!

[@charliehoos9773]

This will be my first year growing hot peppers. I’ve grown bell peppers, but we’re building new beds to allow for more varieties of peppers this summer since we’ve all realized we love them more. Thank you for seed saving information. We’re growing a few seeds from last year as an experiment

[@donna1018]

One year my husband bought 2 verities of sweet corn. When we picked it he said he was excited to try this oriental corn, I thought that sounds different and wanted to try it. When we peeled the husk off to boil the corn many of them were weirdly colored. I knew right away what he had done and he was so confused. I asked him if he still had the package, he said see oriental corn, I looked and said it says “ornamental “ corn! I had a good laugh while he was a bit embarrassed, he laughs about it now!

[@theIAMofME]

That's funny! :)

[@ififallithurtslea4170]

Stained glass corn? I think it is a popcorn that is usually used as an ornamental corn for fall decor.

[@marthathompson2012]

I love you and your attitude and what you’re about so much! I didn’t realize till just now that you had a book, but I just bought it because I want to support you. You and people like you are what’s great about this country. Hard working, willing to learn, try and take risks, giving back more than you use/take, and helping everyone around you the courage, inspiration and incentives to try to stand up for themselves, too, on their own two feet, proudly doing something great and contributing what only they can. 😘 Thanks for all you do!

[@gardeningjunkie2267]

I heard that grocery store poppy seeds won't grow. You should just see the crazy germination I got, the number of poppy flowers I'm going to have is insane.

[@TheSunRiseKid]

Dang! Nice!!

[@Alexis_9339]

I have an obscene amount of seeds lol. I’ve bought so many, plus participate in our local seed library through donation and getting seeds. My biggest reasons for seed saving is sustainability and regional adaptability. I love that the genetics of my seed can change to fit my area and that I can then provide those seeds to others to have a better/earlier yield that is especially encouraging to new gardeners!

[@susieclark1498]

Jess, you made this information easy to understand. Thank you again. We need to hear this again and again. SAVE SEEDS

[@jenniferpulskamp5592]

The end moved my heart. Thank you for being you, Jess.

[@cama5259]

I got some seeds from the dollar store 4/$1 today. Many people told me that they were junk I they woken perfectly fine before

[@jeanmariesepancy7138]

I already know all of this! I learned it from you♡ I think I've seen every vidio at least twice! Especially the ones from your heart !!!

[@libertymicrofarm6032]

I’ve been saving tomato seeds for years. I spent many years trying to keep them separate so the seeds stayed true. Last year I gave up on that. I figured at this point with seeds hard to find (and space requirements) so last year I saved seeds regardless of being to close to each other. This year I am planting those seeds. I figure either way I’ll get tomatoes...It will be interesting to see what I get...example: Opalka grown next to Dr Wyche Yellow... Will I get yellow opalka or giant dr wyche’s?? 😂😂

[@jessyknuyt5881]

I use an electric toothbrush against the trunk of the plants. Due to the vibration, the electric toothbrush can fertilize almost all flowers before they are fully open.

[@OurZip-TiedCottage]

So, would that leave you with a fruit instead of a flower? I’m genuinely curious!

[@schex9]

I do that with tomatoes, but after the flower is there

[@jessyknuyt5881]

you always get 1st flowers and then fruits. but in this way all your flowers are also fertilized. my 1st year I sometimes had bunches of tomatoes where only 1 or2 flowers from a bunch of flowers really became a tomato and in this way all flowers become a fruit. So I am going to plant more flowers between the vegetables to get even more bees

[@rainspringing]

This would be a game changer! I've only heard of this for the flower cluster itself, but the growing trunk, now that's a great idea. Faster simpler way than all the checking and bagging I normally do... wow. At least we could save seeds for our own use on un-bagged fruit, and have even a chance of true to type. Haha (We have a TON of pollinators. Good things to have, but wild for seed saving when you don't want so many 'surprises'. )

[@colliecoform4854]

I did a test last year. Bought organic potatoes and just plain old supermarket potatoes. Let them sprout, cut up and planted them. I got potatoes from both.

[@elizabethbazeley190]

We had a volunteer that ended up being a honeydew melon crossed with a butternut pumpkin! It looked super weird, just tasted like a bland melon. Not a tasty hybrid but it still grew a plant and food. We have our own Springfield variety of cherry tomatoes that volunteer every year and they're so much better suited to our weather than the tomato we initially planted. Save seeds recklessly ❤️

[@lanastraea]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! All the seed saving guides indeed give those spacing requirements. It's so discouraging. You have given me seed saving freedom!

[@marywilson4243]

This is the BEST and most comforting description I have ever heard ❤️

[@SignsForSustenance]

If heard you teach this before but I forgot most of it. Thank you for reviewing. Jess Sowards, a true teacher.

[@quinnrivers527]

Excellent info, I could listen to you talk for hours. You’re so full of knowledge. Thank you!

[@staceyengland-hunt367]

Yes!!! Sing it Jess🙌so many people see a plant that has gone to seed as a failure but really its just another opportunity for more abundance. I let my broccoli go to seed, I now have twenty baby broccoli seedlings that self seeded and a bunch of seeds...I call that winning!

[@jilloconnor5191]

Also make sure and select the best fruit and waiting to harvest seeds when the fruit is very mature, almost past the eating stage. Otherwise it will look like you have seeds, but they won't germinate. Thanks for the great explanation! Blessings!!

[@shaunagustavus1317]

I use a vibrating toothbrush to shake my tomato blossoms. It hasn't failed me yet. 😁

[@steveegbert7429]

Same here. I dedicated a worn out brush head to tomato blossom shaking, it works great.

[@schex9]

Me three

[@schex9]

I duct-taped mine to a bamboo stick for easy teaching

[@linz7475]

I can't thank you enough for this video! It has made me excited again to save seeds, from my garden, this year for the first time. Through research online that I did (just last week) I thought all of the varieties I have planted had ruined my chances of saving seeds. Thank you, thank you! Thank you!

[@emmz....]

You encouraged me to grow things that i would of never thought of growing ❤️❤️

[@laurasmith2476]

Thank you so much Jess. I am happily obsessed with your videos and watch a few a day since I have developed garden fever for the first time this spring. Deep gratitude and happy Easter ☺️💐

[@lisaepperson9095]

Oh. I was providing free seedlings to far off, miles away gardeners, in exchange for a few fruits for seed saving. I became obsessive/compulsive and bought so many kinds of melons and squash! Praise the Lord for His abundance and this lesson!

[@rebelwithakickstand6550]

Great information. One squash exception is Butternut squash. It's in a class of It's own and will not cross pollinate. I've been saving butternut squash seeds for years and it has never crossed with any other squash.

[@kylenegagnon6654]

You couldn't have explained it any better than this lady! Thanks for the info, I knew some of it already from your previous videos and thought "do I need to watch this right now?", but repetition is so good and I definitely still learned some new things. Thank you!

[@trishapomeroy9251]

Spectacular teaching Jess! I love the idea of the organza bags especially and the pepper explanation was fabulous!

[@noelleparris9451]

That fiery passion comment struck a chord with me. I feel that way about certain things, too...and it's hard sometimes not to shake people who are obstinate and won't allow themselves to learn (for some reason....WHY???) 😑 Great lesson today. Thank you and hope you and yours have a happy Easter! 🌻🐣🌱

[@gailgreenberg6953]

Happy Easter to all of you! Another great video....I try to save any and all seeds...my family thinks I'm out of my mind. Come spring my house becomes a cornucopia of seeds and a green house! starts galore!

[@luelaprs]

Great information Jess! Thank you so much! I love watching you & learning how to "do" garden! I gardened with my folks as a kid & when my kids were little, but that was 40 years ago & I'm having to re-learn everything! God bless you!

[@judywaikiki2450]

I agree you explain everything to do with gardening so simply. Now I’m gardening in little places because my back porch is small but gardening I am doing because of you n KZbin ALOHA🌺

[@schex9]

Lettuce varieties usually bloom at different times, so they don't usually cross, but if they do, that's ok, too

[@Sky-Child]

When you go to the grocery store and swipe all the sprouting garlic and potatoes 🙃 going to try breeding my own melons and tomatoes for our climate. Wish me luck!

[@beautyforashes2230]

Thank you for the hint with the organza bags, that's simple but brilliant. Happy Easter and God bless you!

[@rebeccazody1278]

I planted mustard seed from a store bought spice tin- and it has sprouted. I remembered what you said about trying new things! The plants are dark green like conifers. 🌱

[@autumnhollingsworth52]

Gearing up for my garden next year and was feeling really overwhelmed but this been SOOOOOOO helpful!!! 🙏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💚

[@dpentola]

I do the exact same method to keep my tomatoes or peppers from cross-pollinating. The same type bag and then I tie a brightly colored piece of yard or ribbon around the blossom cluster as it's maturing. It's easy and I can reuse that bag year after year if I want to. This year, I germinated seed that I saved in 2007. Your videos are very informative. Keep up the great work.

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

Thank you for explaining this. I have saved seeds of some things for years. Others not because I thought they woulnt grow or produce. Look out now, I will be saving seeds from everything.

[@lonismith3002]

What a precious bird! Trying to steal the show. Hahaha. Happy gardening!

[@wandamasterson4117]

Wow...awesome content presented in a way that even my chemo brain can reason thru without shutting down..and that’s saying something. (Although I’ll need to watch video several times due to my short term memory problems). We all are so fortunate to have access to your videos. Thank you

[@brianblackburn5238]

I’m glad that you mentioned saving seeds from grocery store produce. I recently decided to try regrowing some romaine lettuce that I bought and cut the lower 2” off and stuck them in water. I now have four lettuce plants and the new leaves are about 2” to 2-1/2” tall and I’m just waiting on them to get roots so I can put them in dirt. You have definitely inspired me to start growing my own food more. And like you have said so many times, I’m using the situation I’m in right now as a time to learn until I’m retired and can start my own farm.

[@denisemankewitz8480]

You are so easy and clear to learn from. I love it. Such a pleasure. Brilliant! Thank you 😊

[@jessiwomble8561]

Now I understand why it was so exciting that your beans cross-pollinated this year!

[@theIAMofME]

LOVED this video!! My only problem is I will save them and forget to label them. =/ I had a pickling cucumber cross with a sugar baby watermelon once. It looked like a sugar baby but, tasted more like a cucumber.