Harvesting and Saving Seeds from the Garden, part 1

Part 1: As an avid gardener and backyard farmer, seed harvesting and seed saving is a very important subject to Donna Smith. By planting the seed you saved from last years harvest, you take it full circle. And, it is an opportunity to take forward into the future some of your favorite heirloom seeds.
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Seeds Of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies
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[GeneviveCamille]

GREAT video. I have a question for you.

I am JUST getting into gardening and seed saving.

I saved a bunch of basil seeds, and collard greens and such. But MAN did that take a lot of finger work and time. Is there a more efficient way to extract the teeny seeds from stuff like that where the seeds are SO small and in little husks/dried flowers?

[cookingupastory]

maybe try hanging them upside down over a piece of white paper. that way as it dries, if any seeds drop out they will fall on the paper. after it has completely dried, you might want to tap it gently onto the paper to loosen any husks or gently twirl the pods between your fingers so that they will fall out. this may not work for all seeds, tho. check out part 2 - which was just posted. Robyn shares more tips on extracting seeds.

[naturallifestyleshow]

Really nice, informative video. Looks like you are having a beautiful day there! :)

[cookingupastory]

yes, it was gorgeous!! 

[texture6]

What about rosemary seed and is there a book on this topic...thank you love :)

[cookingupastory]

I do not know - have you tried googling it or looking on amazon? I'm sure there is an article or two someplace.

[1tiospaye]

Please be careful where you leave your "presents" as some plants can take over and push out native plant species.

[MzProgressive]

Thanks for the the links Fred. However, I am already a member of the Institute for Responsible Technology. (And a huge fan of Dr. Vandana Shiva, who is interviewed in those links.) IMHO, one should never be reticent to promote the natural circle of life!

Best regards.

[cookingupastory]

good point and great gift idea - thanks for sharing!