Comments on: Gather ye seed pods while ye may. But after that, what?

By: Lou Murray, Ph.D.

Lou Murray, Ph.D. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:48:31 +0000

Great to see people saving seeds and saving money at the same time. Just make sure that the seeds were from open-pollinated heirloom plants, not hybrids. The seeds from hybrids, sold as F1, will give you a wild mix of things resembling both parents as well as random crosses. Can be interesting if you have a lot of space. BTW, I’ve grown Japanese eggplant, cucumbers, bok choy and green onions in containers. Check out my blog at http://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.com.

By: Lynne Jordan

Lynne Jordan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:50:53 +0000

I totally failed in my gadrening (didn’t even try) but it has been a great joy to see yours via the blog. Love the seed harvesting – very educational.

By: City Diggity

City Diggity — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:28:51 +0000

Dawn,
That’s a great idea! I love gifting people with things from the garden: basil pesto, vinegars, herb butters… Next up: seeds! And you can printout photos you took of the flower and paste on the packet for the artwork. A great project for kids!

By: Dawn/LittleGreenFingers

Dawn/LittleGreenFingers — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:35:10 +0000

I love saving seeds with the children – and then we make our own seed packets and sell them to raise money for our local pre-school.

By: Sylvana

Sylvana — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:02:18 +0000

I have found that in many cases saved seed works even better than the store bought plant/seed that they came from. And I really like the idea of not having to buy seeds (yes, more seeds!) every year.