How To Save Cucumber Seeds - Easy - All The Steps Are Here - Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds

[MarkfromLodi]

Ah...twas another video on the same subject. Thanks for the inside tip...I did it two days ago, left them inside and already getting a white top. I should be able to skim it and stary drying them tomorrow, TY for the video!

[MarkfromLodi]

Awesome! I've been letting one over-ripen...I'm doing this with my cherry tomatoes, too. With your tomatoes, you covered them, but you didn't cover these. Any reason? Also, better to keep them inside at 68 degrees or so, or outside where it's about 45-55? (Thats farenheit)

[ProfessrPatPending]

@MarkfromLodi Hi, thanks for your questions. I rewatched my 'how to save your own vegetable seeds - tomatoes ....' video and I could not see where I had covered these tomatoes???. To aid the fermentation process, it is better to keep your seed, pulp and water mixture warm. Therefore keeping it inside would be the best.

[MrDanoconnor]

Good Video...Can you tell me How Long are seeds collected like this Good For? Can you save left over ones from one year to the next?

[ProfessrPatPending]

@MrDanoconnor Hi, I believe that these seeds are good for around 3 years. To keep your seeds viable for longer you can store them in the refrigerator. See my video called "How to store your vegetable seeds - keep them in the refrigerator -...." for a great way to store your seeds.

[LetsCook2gether]

I thought that the cucumber must be ripen till it have a yellow colour

or is this an different kind of cucumber?

[ProfessrPatPending]

@LetsCook2gether Thanks for your question. Yes, the cucumber needs to be yellow - the more yellow the better. The cucumber in this video was a yellowish green. I believe that the seeds saved from this cucumber will germinate with no problems..

[ChuckHitler]

@ProfessrPatPending what do you mean by yellow? do you mean ripe? do you mean "just before its ripe"? I've never seen a yellow cucumber, only green ones so this is why I am confused. My brain tells me its yellow first then green, but I don't know the first thing about gardening so I want to be sure

[ProfessrPatPending]

@ChuckHitler Hi, cucumbers start off green and can be picked small (gherkin sized) or larger, as you see in the shops. If you don't pick the cucumber once large and green, they start to go yellow. Once they start yellowing they taste bitter and the yellow means they are becoming over-ripe.

[ChuckHitler]

@ProfessrPatPending Cool, I didn't know that. Thanks.