Seed Saving for Beginners (What You Need to Know)

[@Sheena_isapunkrocker]

I did this year! I bought some seeds/starts of things that I wanted to grow for a long time. I only got a couple or a few of each thing and then saved the seeds. Planted them again and tripled the amount harvested. Saved seeds and wow! Now I have tons for years to come.

[@kathrynweaver2490]

Over the last year, watching your learn & grow as been so amazing as i myself, grow! You are always my go to when the darkness gets to be to heavy, but with certain life changes, the dark stays away & the light has been lifting me & allowing me to grow in ways i never thought possible. Thank you for always bein you, showing the world of being a momma while being a wife & a steward to the garden

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@ponygirl1073]

I love that you are teaching youngsters gardening. When I was in grade school long long ago, my teacher gave us seeds & we planted them in containers & she said take it home & care for it. I did & it grew & was delighted with the result which was a flower. However, nobody bothered to tell me it was going to shrivel up & die which it did & I was devastated. I felt like a failure. We moved on to other subject matter & it never came up again & nor did I attempt to grow anything until I was a teen. I now know it was a California poppy which is an annual. Now my fav flower & yes I love to grow anything I can. ☺️

[@kshe]

I always collect some seeds and leave some for the birds, too! There’s a ridiculous amount of seeds that we can collect from one plant so I’m more than happy to share it with the wildlife! Thank you for another fabulous video!! 😊

[@socorrom5293]

Hey Jill, live the lesson & also the wind chimes ringing in background! It sounds like a chorus 😊😁

[@sassycat499]

I love saving my cosmo seeds. I've bought some new varieties for next year. I 🌼🌻🌸

[@joannejensen4369]

Such a blessing to pass on your knowledge to our younger generation🌸

[@mgtmoffat8411]

My broadbean seeds which I have growing now, their 110 th season, were given me by an elderly friend. His father bought the original packet back in 1913 and they have been grown and seed saved each season since. Teaching the young ones these things is so important. Great vlog. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

That's amazing

[@pescatariangardener]

You just gave me an EXCELLENT idea. I think Im going to approach the public schools Ive taught at & see if they'd like to have their students learn about seed saving and everything associated with it. 😊

[@lindafraser9885]

I saved some of my dried zinnias to save the seeds. Thank you for showing how to get the seeds.

[@lindafraser9885]

I saved okra seeds this year. Okra grows very well in south Texas.

[@thefiresidefarm]

I love that even though most of your seeds are gone by now... you still had a lovely variety of types to show! Love your videos and vivacity you have when talking about your passion.

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

I have saved seeds from all sorts of vegetables for years and years. And have never removed the gel off tomato seeds or any others. I also don't leave okra on the plant to dry. As we all know, the occasional okra gets by us while picking. I just cut the big ones off, bring in the house and let them dry. Then harvest the seeds. Love saving seeds from my own garden, whether it's veggies or flowers. Also seeds saved year after year from your own garden become more acclimated to your specific climate.

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing

[@theprimitivehomesteadstudi5574]

Just sent you an email, love the garden views today.

[@debbiedempsky8160]

Does the item need to stay on the vine until it's completely dry before you pick it to save seeds? I've got a Mammoth Jalapeno plant that did great, and I'd love to not pay $4.70 per plant again next year. I've also got lots of zinnias in my garden.

[@stephaniehanuman-dale6279]

I like to leave some plants to go to seed for the birds too. The seed math is mind blowing 🤯

[@ssamuel408]

Thank you

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

I love it! I love to share and I really enjoyed being in a seed swap. It was like a child waiting for Santa lol. I couldn’t wait for them to be delivered with lots of surprise seeds. Now I can’t wait until spring seedlings ❤

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

Good luck and have fun ❤

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Happy Friday Janey. As always, a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend. 😉😉

[@feastingongoodness9318]

I'm in Ontario Canada and the weather has been all over the place this season! I'm relatively new to a more serious garden and have ended up having to pick some beans etc; before they were completely dry. You mentioned the seeds weren't mature if picked too early but the pods are very large-on the beans at least-just not completely dried as yet so can I leave them to air dry well before storing them or will they not germinate well in the spring. What about other seeds that are picked before they have completely dried on the plant? My dilemma is first frost date is first week in November and I'm trying to get garlic planted, put the garden to bed, leaving some frost hardy greens as long as I can, and since the weather is so unpredictable (-1 to 17 degrees Celsius) I don't think it will be feasible to leave the plants as is until the seeds are completely dry. Lots of great info for this newbie-thanks!

[@rrichards1210]

If the fruit/vege is fully ripe but not dried, and the weather isn't going to let it dry on the plant, can it be picked and dried inside? Too often an early frost or autumn rains doesn't allow time ere for the complete drying of seed pods etc. I would love to beat the weather and save seeds.

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

Yes you can

[@hallierasbury65]

I really want your book to be released earlier, I need new reading material

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

Coming soon my friend

[@cydney3283]

I didn't grow up with okra What does it taste like and how do you use it?

[@sassycat499]

I love fried okra. 😋

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

@Cynthia S Okra doesn't taste like anything else. It is all on its own. I love it fried, baked, boiled, dehydrated to used in soups and stews.

[@dianewolfe3056]

The taste is mild but distinct, I cut mine in pieces drench in some buttermilk, or milk, or egg and roll in cornbread flour and deep, fry. I also use it a lot in soups such as a homemade vegetable or any stew. You will love 💕 it after you try it. Good luck!

[@karionhawkins3091]

❤️🙂

[@divinelotus19]

There was absolutely zero time to save seed for my okra. Because I ate it all.

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

😂