How To Collect And Save Beet Seeds

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@KerriEverlasting]

There is a world of difference between how one person grows a beet, and how beets grow. It's a subtle distinction but the reason why this channel is so successful. Here we find out how beets grow, not how one person grows them. This distinction is almost invisible the closer geographically you are to the person growing- but becomes larger with increasing distance. My climate, even my hemisphere are opposite, yet this is the most relevant information because it relates to the growing habits of the plant, not the person. Its taken me months of binge watching to put my finger on why this Canadian helps this Australian while other Australians are mostly useless to me. So. Well done. See you next video 💖

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I'm sooooooo glad you made that distinction Kerri, because its so important!! Its so true.....there's how a plant grows....then there's how each individual goes about growing it the best way they know how, often two very different things!

[@otellahobson7341]

I love planting .So happy your video came up .I didn't know how to save my beet seeds.Thanka a lot 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Glad you liked! Best of luck this season!

[@gigdoodles]

Ive watched many gardening videos, but you are by far my favorite! I love your calm nature and straight to the point info! Keep up the great work

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey thanks, that means a lot! Appreciate it!

[@SpiceyKy]

Two YEARS? Lawd have mercy 🥺 I have the time and the space again now. So, I'm on it. Thank you.

[@KerriEverlasting]

When it seems like a long time, just remember- time passes if you plant beets or not. When the time has passed, you'll have beets or not. But the time will pass, no matter what you do. Think of planting as a gift to your future self. A celebration of the importance of the passage of time... 💖😂

[@SpiceyKy]

@@KerriEverlasting Amen!

[@cherylhowker1792]

Also, I believe from what I understood.if you plant in fall time and leave over winter,then the seeds grow again in spring and believe it's year 2,even if it's only been 4months. So you don't need to plant in spring and leave for 2 entire years.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@cherylhowker1792 EXACTLY what Cheryl said. Like I mentioned in the video, its not a full 24 months, no matter when you plant. Its two GROWING SEASONS. If you plant late summer, you can harvest the seeds by early the following summer, taking less than a calendar year.

[@KerriEverlasting]

@@cherylhowker1792 go Cheryl!! 😍

[@naomi2646]

I was late for beet class, thank you Jeff. I want to try beets again, and dedicate a bed just for them. Great information 👍

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Naomi! They grow great in pots too!

[@mitchjourneyvlog4802]

How to avail seed beets

[@sgsnowhiker]

Thank you VERY much!!! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!!

[@sandorstrohmayer8416]

Thank you. I really appreciate the knowledge you share

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@sandorstrohmayer8416 cheers Sandor, thanks for watching!

[@garyhamilton2979]

Do you have many seed collecting videos? I always collect coriander seeds and I managed to get a garlic seed to germinate, to my surprise. Hi from Northern Ireland 👋

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Gary, I sure do. Check them all out here: kzbin.info/aero/PLiie7K8ZgA_JkW2bkgRgk6w4D6kJFfpjH That's very cool about the garlic, not something you see everyday actually! 🙂

[@angelaespinet4035]

Excellent! Will try to grow, thank you for the in depth info!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Angela, best of luck!

[@annwithaplan9766]

Good, I'm going to plant some seeds right now!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck! 🙂

[@rebeccajones3063]

I have beet seeds from 2014 and they germinate easily. looking forward to letting some go to seed. TY

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Awesome Rebecca! 9 years old, that's so cool! :-)

[@anapaulacrawford5837]

Such a beautiful thought. I can't grow beets for nothing, just gives leafs and no roots. Maybe my soil ?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It's usually timing Ana....

[@2ndchancecreationsbychrist12]

Wow, this was a very informative..2 yrs. Well I may have sow the next lot in a separate area to let them stay for that time. I love beets, more so the leaves ...thanks for the info 👌

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Love that there's another person out there that digs the leaves just as much as I do....delicious!

[@loredanarp1172]

Nossa, até que enfim alguém mostrou como a beterraba dá as sementes, obrigada ❤, do Brasil

[@alexisalqahtani]

I'd love for you to do a video on collecting cabbage/ brussel sprouts seeds!

[@caderiddle5996]

Thank you for the info. I’m planning to grow some sugar beets to try to produce sugar.

[@sensenisok]

Great new camera work and zoom shots.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks George, much appreciated!!

[@magellenartinstruction5218]

Great video. Was wondering..... Our beets have overwintered in the garden and are now setting seed. Should we stop watering them to encourage them to dry out, or just leave them to dry out and die naturally.

[@UpNorthOfThe49th]

I live in Alberta but my huge garden is in Sask. We should start a seed trading co-op. I have the red and orange carrot seeds just getting ready to pick as well as the chives and basil seed crop nearly ready. Just a thought.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% we should start a Canadian seed exchange. I have some ideas on it...just need the time to execute!

[@rosalindhb]

Just planted some beets. I hope they turn out this time here in 8b.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Rosalind! Fingers crossed for you, so keep us updated! 🙂

[@lanceguinn9807]

Its nice the tops have great nutrition as well..... if you have lackluster roots...

[@DjChelan]

Awesome! Beets are getting so very expensive and hard to find! I have learned so ~ so much! Thank you ~ Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

They ARE getting pricey Heidi! I agree.

[@LuckyNala]

This is enabling my beet addiction 😂😂😂😂 Thank you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha that's what we're here for!

[@sebasforest963]

hi, a couple of quick questions: can you transplant a beetroot before it flowers? that would be useful to manage space in the garden! and also, I heard that you need a good gene pool and so should keep at least 8 plants together to flower. How many do you keep usually?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, you can....but very carefully.....they really don't like it.

[@RN083012]

Amazing video, thank you

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks so much for watching!

[@melissabean8144]

Thank you for your efforts & Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@randymartin5521]

So, can you harvest some of the greens off your seed plants the following year or do you have to leave them completely alone?

[@myrustygarden]

This popped up and I thought 🤔 gold beet seed cost a bomb 💣 do they make seed pods the same as the red varieties if so omg it’s a game changer and I’m going to certainly give it a go. Have a super week, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Perfect timing! Happy seed saving!

[@patsternburg8737]

Great info, thanks so much!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Pat, thanks so much for watching! :-)

[@domainnmcneish5207]

Love the video very educational. I would like to know how many beets should be left in ground to get vauable seeds?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Domainn! 4-5 beets should be more than enough to collect a few hundred beet seeds. :-)

[@onegrlindawrld6297]

Thank you ! I'm going to put down 3 seeds come November I'm in zone 5 . Is radish like this I left one in all summer & I'm still waiting for it to seed ?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

November for zone 5 might be a bit too late. You want to plant them at least a month before first fall frost.

[@onegrlindawrld6297]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks I'll put in Oct . I'm trying to get radish to seed any advice ?

[@vickyannpaintingwithoils]

Thank you for this!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Vicky! :-)

[@hobonickel840]

Is Lutz green leaf ok to grow in zone 8... Im only just learning since I'm on a farm now

[@DeannaJobe]

I somehow expedited the process. I had gotten bought some harvested beets placed in the fridge and when I realized I wasn't going to be able to make what I wanted with them in time I decided I would cut one of them up and put the cuttings in the freezer for smoothies so not to waste and then the other one I left whole in a jar of water to increase root production to experiment with growing methods as well as have greens... The one I cut up (everything but the root to stem spine section) I put outside before the last frost and had planned on putting glass jar over to keep it from freezing but a frost caught me off guard when I was dealing with some personal things and that didn't happen. I did cover it later after a few frosts and then removed it once it had started warming up enough. My beet plant is now 7 ft tall with 3 to 4 ft long flowering stems. So am waiting to harvest seeds. 😅

[@betsylewis9432]

Su video es fenomenal.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

:-)

[@AudreySmallcombe]

Ps. Just subbed. Thank you for a great channel. Love, London, UK.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much....its greatly appreciated Audrey! :-)

[@sabbyjones2308]

Thank you

[@plantsoverpills1643]

Thank-you for this extremely useful tutorial on getting beet seeds. I love me my beets and want to harvest my own seed. I already knew it took 2 years, but the late start and hold over winter was something I didn’t know. I do have a question….. several of our beets went to seed in this their first growing season. I’ve never had this happen. Should I assume that the heaping pile of seeds I got are not viable?

[@sebasforest963]

hi, I understand that keeping "bolters" seeds probably means keeping that undesirable bolting trait (going to seed in the first year) so your seeds are viable but will probably not give you a good crop.

[@plantsoverpills1643]

@@sebasforest963 makes perfect sense. Looks like the seeds I bought from the seed company already had this negative characteristic. As many of the plants bolted and went to seed. I’ll look to changing my source. Thank-you for this comment.

[@susiefitzsimmons1147]

How long does it take in the second season for the seeds to be ready? Does it take until fall that second season?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Susie, my beets usually flower in April/May and the seeds are ready July/August. :-)

[@thefishingpol]

I have a spare bed for the sole purpose of letting vegetable go to seed. This way my productive beds stay ready. Remember- it only takes a couple of plants to harvest enough seed for the next crop.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So true....usually even a couple will produce HUNDREDS of seeds!

[@SuperChelle80]

I have Silverbeet I have let go to seed to collect next to my beetroot I have let go for seeds. Will that cross pollinate my beetroot seeds? They are both in flower at the moment.

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

Thank you ❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers! :-)

[@beckyneil]

Thank you so much

[@melanieallen8980]

Awesome video...I never knew this!! Im going2 sacrifice this season beetroot2do this!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck Melanie!!

[@zan4110]

Great video..Thank you

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Suzanne, thanks for watching!

[@zan4110]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms 😁..Will try growing beets next year!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@zan4110 Best of luck! Go with the Detroit varieties as they seem to be the easiest!

[@lorimaravilla8379]

My beets sprouted because I planted them early in the rains and then it got hot and they shoot to sprouting. I have tones of seed now in Oct. do you think they will not be good seed?

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

I'm growing some beets here in Thailand during our cool season, and they seem to be doing well at a daytime temperature of 30 degrees C, but I was wondering how I can get them to seed, as we don't have temperatures below say 19 degrees C. Any ideas?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

They may still get clues to go to seed through day length and photoperiod....but without a chilling, many varieties won't flower.

[@SH-jy6lc]

Hi! Can it be done in zone 3 with winters -35 C, cold very cold?

[@mooncatandberyl5372]

thanks v informative

[@YayoLife]

I also buy Westcoastseeds but man have they gotten greedy. They give you so little seeds now. For example, I bought one eggplant variety for $5.99 or $6.99 and found out, after the fact, that there were only 10 seeds!!! I will start looking for alternatives.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You are 1000% correct. Prices jacked to the roof and so little seeds inside. Its been brutal for about 3 years now.

[@TK-ij2xi]

After harvesting the seeds, how long are they viable? Weeks? Years?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Years. For beets I do 3 years....

[@TK-ij2xi]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@TK-ij2xi cheers!

[@creekwoodfarmandhomesteadc6440]

Interesting

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

For some reason I had beets go to seed in the first year. I was not expecting that but collected the seeds. Then I wondered if they had crossed with a wild member of that family but don't know what they could have crossed with. Where can I find that info?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hi Lynda, that can happen with extreme conditions and heat. Not many people have the wild beets growing near them unless you're in northern Africa. They will cross with Swiss Chard however. Know way to know until you grow the seeds out.

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Oh thanks. I wondered. I wasn't growing chard or any other green. It was hot and hard to keep things watered. I will have to grow them to see what I get. Thanks again!

[@wereachhomestead6348]

so what about in a hot climate like south florida?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Always check if the crop is grown commercially locally.... If it's not, there's likely a reason

[@nbeizaie]

Informative video. What is your zone?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks. I'm in zone 9b, Victoria, British Columbia.

[@nbeizaie]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I am in 8b so I can probably follow your pattern closely and grow with you :)

[@lorettamargaret2243]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarmshow about OwenSound Ontario, very cold winters can I do this as well?

[@jennyvandyke7920]

Do beets cross pollinate with each or other plants?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Both....but only with plants that are related (ie Swiss Chard)...

[@big-papa_pumpkin]

Is cross pollination a bad thing between beets

[@theplatypen1959]

Thanks, figured out why my beets wont flower, they need a cold cycle. I have the biggest beets ive ever had, about the size of a softball and was wondering why they wouldnt flower for me.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Exactly! Biennial plant they should flower in their 2nd summer. :-)

[@sharky7665]

Start timeline at 4:25.

[@AudreySmallcombe]

How long do the seeds last please?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I've used them 5 years later no problem

[@AudreySmallcombe]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Whew, that's great. Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@AudreySmallcombe yeah, this way you don't have to save them every year Audrey! :-)

[@AudreySmallcombe]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms That's handy! But I won't get any for 2 seasons? I'm new to this, but want to grow as much veg as possible...food "shortages" are a coming I think. X

[@Gokywildcats11]

Whats a good beet seeds

[@joanneg7646]

I could not get my beet plant to go into flower..its on its 2nd year. Huge beet root no flower

[@sowertosow]

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[@yesterdaysfool3948]

I'm a little bit baffled as everyplace one looks says that beets are biennial, yet a few of the ones I planted this spring are definitely producing seeds on their first year. Are there known exceptions to the 2 years for beet seeds absolute? edit: (near Edmonton Alberta)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cold triggers the bolting process...as well, beets have been bred and bred for dozens of generations, messing with the length of their life cycles. Rest assured, beets are a biennial plant.

[@yesterdaysfool3948]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Do you think the seeds will be viable? edit: we have had a couple nips of frost already, but the seeds began over a month ago. (well before any hints of frost)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@yesterdaysfool3948 oh yeah, as long as they were pollinated, I don't see why not! :-)

[@johnpallas154]

1500 beetroot seeds from premier seeds direct here in uk for £1

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cool

[@AdieV.]

Can I buy it from you?

[@danarzechula3769]

Can you use a lot temp oven to dry them if they get wet

[@isabelleblain6263]

Four years of storage - I say “great”

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Its not too bad Isabelle! And they can be stored longer....the viability just tends to go down. 🙂

[@k.p.1139]

I would love to find a beet that doesn't taste like dirt! It's like cilantro, some love the taste, and to others it tastes like you are eating a bar of soap..Beets are the same, dirt or yum....I'm a dirt taster. 😣😆

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha I didn't know beets had that effect as well! Dang, that's rough!

[@lorettamargaret2243]

Try skinning the beets before you cook them, I find they are less earthy then

[@Soundofwindonsand]

It's just like Pink Floyd said You Can't Have Your Pudding!!! If You Don't You Eat Your BEETS!!!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Soundofwindonsand :-)

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[@donnieyoung6766]

Makes cents and saves dollars.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Exactly!

[@danielkoo9696]

pen!s

[@TrevorSmith-lx8sf]

Im sorry your tonal inflections are unbearable. i want to watch but cannot

[@selenanieto8152]

Helpful video! Thanks!