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Re: Seed Harvest?

In a message dated 97-03-12 14:50:09 EST, you write:

<< Greetings,

 When, how, and what kinds of seeds do you take if you want to plant from
 your own plants next year?  I've never tried this and would like to.  What
 kind of care do the seeds need?  How do you store them?  At what time do you
 take the seeds from the plant?

 Francine
 Highland Rose Ranch
 Montrose, Colorado >>

This will be my first year saving seeds so take my advice with a grain of
salt. First thing you should do is get a book on seed saving which should
give you the basics. There are two that I know of "Saving Seeds" and the one
but out by Seed Savers Exchange.

You can save seeds from almost any plant as long as it's not a hybrid. Hybrid
seeds won't give the same results as the original seed you plant.

I'll give a short example of saving radish seeds.
1. Grow radishes as normal.
2. Pull them out of the ground when they are ready to be eaten.
3. Take the best 3-5(or more) and cut off all but an inche of the leaves.
4. Put them back into the ground so that the crown is even with the surface.
5. A seep stem will sprout up about 3 feet.
6. Wait for the seed pods to turn brown.
7. Break open the seed pods and take out the seed.
8. Let them dry a bit more until the seeds are brown and then store.

Best place to store seeds is in a cool dry area inside air/water tight
containers.

You can e-mail me direct if you have more questions.

Kurt McCullum
Glendale, CA (Zone 9)
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