Seed Saving

Here is a collecting of the seed saving posts here on the this garden blog. The posts range from saving heirloom seeds, to saving flower and perennial seeds from your garden. I will be posting a series of posts on seed saving starting with How to Save Seeds. Start with this post if you would like a general overview of seed saving. Reading the posts about saving individual seeds should give you an idea of how to save many kinds of seeds beyond the one you're looking for. If you have questions or need help with seed saving leave a question under the particular plant.

Plant Pollination Articles
How to Pollinate Strawberry Plants
How to Pollinate Cucumber Plants
How to Pollinate Thanksgiving Cactus
How to Pollinate Amaryllis Flowers

Seed Saving Articles
How to Save Seeds From Your Garden for Next Year
How to Store Seeds You Saved From Your Garden
Pocket Seed Banks
How to Start a Seed Library 
How to Host a Seed Swap
Testing Older Seed Germination
Make a Seed Organizer to Store Your Garden Seeds

Seed Starting
Seed Starting Tips for Beginner Gardeners.
Seed starting in plastic soda bottles

Seed starting in plastic baggiesSeed starter pots from news paper
How to sow & plant poppy seeds in the garden
Paper tube seed pot holder

Biodegradable seed starting pots
Square newspaper seed starter pots
Compostable seed starting trays
Upcycle a plastic bin into a seed starting greenhouse
Paper tube seed collars for direct-seed sowing in the garden

Testing older seed germination
Make a seed watering pot from a water bottle
Testing Soil Quality by Growing Radishes
Colored Plant Labels Make Plantings Seeds Easier
Direct Sowing Purple Coneflower Seeds
Seed Scarification, Seed Stratification & Seed Soaking
Transplanting Poppy Seedlings

Seed Saving Annuals
How to Save Calendula/Pot Marigold seeds
How to Save Poppy seeds
How to Save Marigold flower seeds
How to Save Morning Glory seeds
How to Save Bachelor's Button Seeds
How to Save Bells of Ireland seeds
How to Save Cleome seeds
How to Save Cypress Vine seeds
How to Save Nasturtium seeds
How to Save Black-Eyed Vine Susan Seeds
How to Save Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine Seeds
How to Save Nicotiana Flower Seeds
How to Save Cockscomb Flower Seeds
How to Save California Poppy Seeds

Seed Saving Edibles
How to Save Tomato Seeds
How to Save Basil Seeds

Seed Saving Perennials 
How to Save Purple Coneflower Seeds
How to Save 4 O'Clock Seeds
How to Save Hosta Seeds
How to Save Hollyhock Seeds
How to Save Candy Lily Seeds
How to Save Columbine Seeds

Seed Saving Tropicals, Bulbs and Houseplants
How to Save Pineapply Lily seeds
How to Save Climbing Lily (Gloriosa) seeds
How to Save Allium Seeds
How to Save Canna Seeds

Seed Saving Videos
Collecting and Saving Poppy Seeds
Collecting and Saving Calendula Seeds
Collecting and Saving Morning Glory Seeds
Collecting and Saving Candy Lily Seeds
Collecting and Saving Four O' Clock Seeds
Collecting and Saving Nasturtium Seeds
Collecting and Saving Cleome Seeds
Collecting and Saving Marigold Seeds
Collecting and Saving Cornflower/Bachelor Button Seeds
Collecting and Saving Allium Seeds
Collecting and Saving Columbine Flower Seeds
Collecting and Saving Nicotiana Flower Seeds
Collecting and Saving Cockscomb Flower Seeds
Collecting and Saving Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds
Collecting and Saving Snapdragon Seeds
Collecting and Saving Hosta Seeds



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Is there an annual, tropical, perennial, herb, vegetable or fruit you're interested in learning to save seeds from that isn't listed? Leave me a message and I'll try to get to it at some point. Thanks.