Seed Saving and Starting

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Comment by Liz Ozselcuk on March 6, 2010 at 9:14am

I love your website! I've always wanted to document all of the plants in my garden. Right now I have a tall stack of applesauce cups with random seeds in them, hoping the cats don't tip them over before I can plant them. And of course, if I don't put a slip of paper in the cup, I have little idea of what I actually have in there, just the idea that I wouldn't have saved it if I didn't think it would be neat. Recording it all would force me to document things better. Also I"ve just joined a local vegetable seed exchange and it would be great to provide pictures and directions to future gardeners in my neighborhood.

Comment by debra on March 1, 2010 at 4:20pm

Glad to help Carolyn! Best of luck to you on starting these babies!

Comment by Carolyn Warnke WI/Zn5 on March 1, 2010 at 10:43am

Debra, you just eased my frustration by forwarding this awesome site. Thanks.

Comment by debra on February 28, 2010 at 6:07pm

Your'e welcome Sheri! I found excellent info on here when I first starting my seed starting years ago! Have fun!

Comment by Sheri Cline on February 28, 2010 at 5:26pm

Thanks for sharing that site Debra, gardening sites are like gardening books, you can never have enough!

Comment by debra on February 28, 2010 at 3:30pm

http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html

Try this link for excellent germination instructions! Good Luck to everyone!

Comment by Lisa Dent on February 8, 2010 at 10:32am

Carolyn, I am with you. I try to make nots when some one tells you, but I to would love a book or website that is user friendly.

Comment by Carolyn Warnke WI/Zn5 on February 1, 2010 at 9:44am

I started collecting seeds last year but didn't realize the different storing and also starting methods for seeds. I was pulling my hair out yesterday trying to figure out which seeds needed to be stratified before being planted this year and which didn't. I also ran across some seeds needing cold or warmth for germinating and trying to determine which one for each type of seed. Can anyone recommend a good book or website that would address all of these challenges? I would appreciate it.

Comment by Margaret Bitschura z4, MN on January 9, 2010 at 7:59pm

Cala Lillies-Mary, I collected these seeds before and have successfully started new plants from seeds. I live in southwest Minnesota. My cala lillies are next to my foundation in which I burn a wood pellet stove so the foundation does not have a deep freeze. I saved the seed and dried it through the winter. In early spring, about March I started them inside in small starter pots. The first year I got a small sprout only. I left them in the small pots and buried them pot and all next to the foundation under a great layer of mulch. The second year I had a beautiful plant and have shared with neighbors. I have never dug the cala bulbs from my foundation and each year my plants are well over 2.5 -3 feet tall. Hope this helps.

Comment by Ronald G Maxwell z5/MI on December 19, 2009 at 9:31pm

Be sure you are careful with trading and don't sell unless you get inspected by the Dept. of Ag. I love collecting seeds because you never know what you are going to get. Seeds are usually hybrids and not necessarily the same as the parent plant. Cuttings or roots is the best way to get plants that are the same. I sometimes take two flowers of different colors and press the pollen from one to another then after it makes seeds gather them to see what I get.

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