Saving Seed While Improving Vegetable Strains -

Saving Seed While Improving Vegetable Strains - - FHC Q & A

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@alexanderpaines1754 4 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much for answering my question! Made my day to come home to see this episode. Its fascinating to hear about your seed saving, and how you've adapted your crops for your tastes.

@farmhandscompanion 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Alexander; thanks for the inspiration!

@kevnatural54321 4 ай бұрын

Love the content on saving landrace seeds. So far I'm on fifth generation tomatoes and third generation sweet corn. Working on cucumbers, beans, squash and tobacco currently.

@johngallagher2313 4 ай бұрын

Good information for the small acreage farmer.

@LittleJordanFarm 4 ай бұрын

Love George washington carver🙌 I've made one of his candy recipes when I homeschooling my girls Great video stay well

@elizabethjohnson475 4 ай бұрын

Great episode. I had no idea!

@lovemachining 4 ай бұрын

Always look forward to your videos. Keep up the amazing work.

@the_eternal_student 4 ай бұрын

It is good that you showed the process.

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc 4 ай бұрын

I can remember Grandma saving green bean seeds as well as tomato seeds. Great tutorial Pa!

@pollyjazz 3 ай бұрын

My mom grew up on a small farm on a far away island and one of the ways they saved seed from slimy things like tomatoes and cucumbers or passion fruit was to spread out the seeds on old scraps of fabric or if available paper towels, tissues , napkins or whatever. Once the seeds were fully dried you either scraped the seed off the fabric which would be washed and reused or just tore apart the paper to plant the individual seeds. Works great!

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Pa Mac for the LESSONS you were sharing in this video. I wish I had been more interested in gardening when I was young. I find it so joyful watching and learning about it .They say you can't teach an old dawg new tricks but this OLD DAWG is having a great time learning them even though things may prevent me from preforming the new tricks , I have learned them. Thank you so much. Fred.

@douglasallman1039 3 ай бұрын

I love your channel. I have watched from the beginning. Could you give a in depth store tour please. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

@dirks1571 4 ай бұрын

Great advice, I deeply appreciate the hard won (personal and generational) wisdom!

@garvinshands2135 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your wisdom 😊

@rogercarroll1663 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful video.

@douglasvantassel8098 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great episode!

@Simlatio 4 ай бұрын

9:43 I will always be baffled how Americans can let corn field dry to that extent and not become riddled with mold, while still having green grass on the ground. I get less rain, use drip irrigation and I STILL have to pull the corn off and dry them indoors to prevent it. Corn isn't an Aussie tradition so if an American can chime in on why this is the case that would be bloody beautiful.

@deborahdanhauer8525 4 ай бұрын

My Grandmother always kept the seeds in the freezer. Do you ever do that? After she got her seeds dry, she put them in Manila envelopes and then in a mason jar and in the big freezer. I thought it was because it’s so humid down here, but I didn’t ask her. Thanks for the information.❤️🤗🐝

@plainsimple442 4 ай бұрын

The same with honeybees, we pull the honey when harvesting.

@dwilladsen4696 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful post! Can't wait to try this for tomatoes and cukes! I do have a question, though: the squash family members and the brassicas are capable of cross-pollinating. Do you have any general guidelines or practices you follow to prevent this? Or is it the sort of thing that if I don't have space to separate the collards from the turnips by 500 feet, I'm better off picking just one?

@robertschmidt9296 4 ай бұрын

With squash, you can hand pollinate them early in the morning before the bees come out and tying the petals closed. I'm not sure about brassica. If the male and female parts are on the same flower, maybe cover them with yule cloth and shake the plants. Leave the cloth on until the pods are set.

@dwilladsen4696 4 ай бұрын

@@robertschmidt9296 Thank you!

@richiefrizzell171 4 ай бұрын

I’ve said pull corn for years. Some people would look at me like I had 3 heads

@farmhandscompanion 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad I'm not alone, Richie.

@scottmumme3495 4 ай бұрын

Thank you good sir!

@robertschmidt9296 4 ай бұрын

Before i moved to another state, i was also saving seeds from the best weeds. I figured that in time, I would have the best weeds around. 😂 The purpose was to use those to plant for goats to eat.

@Tornadosurfer45 4 ай бұрын

Do you save any wildflower seeds? Local pollinators/weeds. Also, Do you have pollinator beds near your vegetable garden where you allow/encourage those "beneficial" weeds. I've seen this practiced in community gardens, and I'm not sure how much of an impact it may make attracting insects. I guess it couldn't hurt but what are your thoughts?

@tarentester4650 3 ай бұрын

Hey Pa Mac. I've enjoyed your show for a while and even built you little chicken coop (adapted to weather in Alaska). We are thinking of moving to a fresh piece of land though. I was wondering how do you prioritize where to start when so much is needed right off and how much can a newbie expect to accomplish in a year.

@farmhandscompanion 3 ай бұрын

Hey tarentester, this sounds like a great question for the Q & A Show. I'm addin' it to the list. Before you relocate though, if you will, send me a photo of your adapted chicken coop and I'll put it in an upcoming show featuring viewer projects. Just send it to my email through my website (farmhandscompanion.com)

@tarentester4650 3 ай бұрын

@@farmhandscompanion I love the idea of seeing viewer projects! Thank you for adding my question to your list. I'll send you a picture of the coop.

@alexanderlong1711 3 ай бұрын

Any comments on cross-polination affecting your seed saving? For instance, do you only grow one type of Brassica (with flowering overlapping) for seed per season?

@farmhandscompanion 3 ай бұрын

Yes (unless it's something self-pollinating like a tomato) I grow only one of those varieties at a time. Bean varieties are separated by some distance, which although not fool-proof, works for me. I can tell if they've crossed by color variations and avoid those beans. With corn, I'll plant an early maturing variety first, then a later maturing variety about 2 or 3 weeks later to avoid crossing and thereby get away with growin' two types in one season.

@RichThomasInfo 11 күн бұрын

Paul Mack what is the stores address it's on my to do list one of these years

@creepinglimongrass3276 4 ай бұрын

Is it possible to grow wheat here in the Philippines where it has a tropical climate?

@ciphercode2298 Ай бұрын

Can you seed save even from catalog bought seeds,or something listed as a hybrid variety? Ive always bought hardware store seed or from catalogs. The catalog seeds usually do much better.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

You can save seeds from hybrids, and they'll grow, and for the most part make produce-but the offspring, more than likely, won't be the same as its hybrid parent

@ciphercode2298 Ай бұрын

@@farmhandscompanion ok,thanks. That's kinda what I was thinkin,but wasnt sure. Have a great weekend, stay safe.

@creepinglimongrass3276 3 ай бұрын

So its possible I can make wheat adapt here in the Philippines