Harvesting & Keeping Seeds
With harvest season upon us, and many flowering plants moving past their prime, it’s time to start collecting seed for next year’s crop. While a certain amount of knowledge is handy, collecting and prepping your seeds is pretty darn easy. A lot of it boils down to: a.) Getting the seeds off the plant and b.) Drying them for storage, usually in paper envelopes.
Here are a few handy links to get you started.
- Harvesting & Saving Your Seeds - Outlines the basic science behind terms like “open-pollinated” and “hyrbid” so you know what seeds to save. Also provides basic step-by-step instructions in collecting and preparing seeds from flowers, veggies, and fruit.
- Seeds Gone Wild - Renee’s ingenious invention uses a photo album to store and organize her overwhelming seed collection.
- Seed Packet & Label Templates - Print these out to prettify your seed packets.
- Origami Seed Packet - Fold yourself a really cool 3-dimensional seed packet.
