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Post by Alan on Dec 21, 2009 17:24:32 GMT -5
Anybody want to write or contribute from their blog or elsewhere some seed saving tutorials?
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Post by ottawagardener on Dec 22, 2009 9:31:54 GMT -5
I would like to but I have to comb through my pictures/posts first to find appropriate ones. I know there are others out there with some great blog posts on this topic.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Dec 22, 2009 9:59:47 GMT -5
I don't have any writeups, to new to the process. HOWever, I don't know if you recall but several months ago, Jim (I think) was talking about washing his seeds with a powdered cleanser. I and several others were rather shocked by that process and skeptical. Since that time, I received some pepper seeds from GRIN that were marked as infected. Along with the seed came an instruction sheet that tells how to clean the seed with TSP (of ALL things!) to remove the infectious material. The sheet says it isn't foolproof but it does greatly reduce the likelihood of disease. I'll have to pass the data on when I find it again.
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Post by ottawagardener on Dec 22, 2009 19:33:26 GMT -5
Yes, there was quite thread, if I recall, on how to decontaminate tomato and pepper seeds.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Dec 23, 2009 9:43:20 GMT -5
Really Telsing? I missed that one! I'll have to look for it later on, THANKS!
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Post by canadamike on Dec 23, 2009 17:25:36 GMT -5
TRIPLE CLEANING PUNCH:
1) Clean with tsp
2) put in a 1/3 chlorox solution for a few minutes
3) heat for 20 minutes in a warm water bath, at 120 degrees Fahrenheit, NOT MORE
Cleaning seeds affects their viability, you will loose some, but it is better than loosing everything to disease.
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Post by maricybele on Nov 30, 2010 13:00:13 GMT -5
I ferment my open pollinated tomato seed. I put the tomato seed with the gel into a snack ziplock baggie (you can use a glass jar or cup) write the name of the tomato on the bag, and close it up for at least 3 days. (sometimes it takes me a while to get around to cleaning it as does nature) Then when I am ready I rinse the seed and dry them on a small strainer with the bag underneath so I know the seed name and when dry place in an envelope. I can do a germination test with the same snack bag I fermented in, some seed and a wet cotton ball on top of my water heater for a few days. picasaweb.google.com/106287877151356124845/ |
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Post by toad on Dec 5, 2010 16:21:50 GMT -5
Just send from my blog on cleaning eggplant seed :-)
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Post by seedywen on Dec 5, 2010 19:13:56 GMT -5
A Vancouver Island, B.C. seed-saving group has a Seed Saving 101 tutorial, available at their website. Type in Seed Saving 101 into the site search. www.comoxvalleygrowersandseedsavers.ca/?q=node/2This is the local group of dedicated seed savers that sponsors the Comox Valley Seedy Saturday every first Saturday in March for the past twelve years. Belonged to CVSSG for about five years even though I live in another community, an hour and a half ferry ride away. However started a seed saving group in my own town and we've hosted a community seed exchange and garden fair, AKA Seedy Saturday here.= for six years. The Comox group like ours, has a dedicated group of farmers/backyard seed saving gardeners that pre- 'seed' the community seed exchange every year. In both a collective effort to improve the quantity and the quality of locally grown vegetable cultivars and build public awareness of seed saving issues. Seedy Saturdays are also enjoyable meet and greet, events with free garden related workshops, community group information tables plus the seed swap. Last year our group expanded the seed swap to include gardening related books and magazines. Kids have an all day supervized garden-related activity corner. Delicious local food is served up all day long to encourage people to stay from start to finish. 10 am-3 p.m. |
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