Keeping and re-using seed
Use this tag for questions about keeping seed from one season to the next. This will generally be from plants, but might also include left-over purchased seed.
Questions tagged [seed-saving]
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What are the seeds I can preserve and use in my terrace garden?
I have preserved haldi (turmeric) since December and planning to plant during this month. This has worked great last year. I will like to know what are the other seeds those I can get from day to day vegetables / Fruits those I should keep for a few…
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Will Moonflower and Morning Glory interbreed?
I assume Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) must be able to interbreed/cross-pollinate since the plants are so similar... I want to grow the two plants together in my garden and save the seeds, so I'm wondering whether…
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Do seeds get frozen and unusable, if held in a cold garage over winter?
I collected some seeds this year, and I meant to store them in a garage that gets cold in winter (temperatures are approximately the same as outdoors temperatures). However, an aquientance says they will be frozen, and not viable anymore next…
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Can I grow a new crop of lettuce by saving and planting the whole unopened flower?
It's a lot of work to separate lettuce seeds from the chaff! So I am hoping someone else has already tried saving lettuce seeds by saving and planting the whole unopened flower head.
Has anyone tried this, and if so, did it work?
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viability of alocacia seeds after winter storage
My climate is hot Mediterranean, winter temperatures seldom go below 5c/41F.
If I buy seeds around this time of the year (Midsummer), I must wait till the heat of summer abates, and winter is over, which gives me the first window of opportunity…
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