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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Seed saving 101
  • Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:06:49 -0800

Ah, I use old nylons and pantyhose <g>

For seed saving, I make little envelopes (origami folding things) out of archieve paper (no acids, etc.) and label them using address labels that I print off the computer giving dates and types and any other info I want to stick on them. Then they go in those Christmas tins I have laying around. Some go in the very back of the bottom shelves of the mudroom and some go in the freezer.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>

I don't save as much seed as I could. I think that in the future it
will be even more important to save seed, because I am increasingly
distrustful of seed companies in general. I'd like to hear how some of
you save seed from things like the brassicas or radishes. Do you use
paper bags? How do you affix the bag? Do you bend the stem or leave it
upright? How do you judge when the to put the bag on? When I have
tried this in the past, I have mis-timed the seed ripening and put the
bag on too early. Does anyone use plastic instead of paper? It would
be nice to see the seed/flower through the bag, but I think the
greenhouse effect might generate too much heat and moisture. '
So, if anyone is up for writing up a Seed Saving 101 tutorial, I'd love it.
Obviously, I save my tomato, peppers, squash, beans, sunflowers, and
corn seeds...large seeds, no problema. It is the small seeds that give
me pause.





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