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Post by littleminnie on Jul 29, 2010 21:46:02 GMT -5
Well again this season I am so strapped for time I am having trouble taking the time to do any seed saving. I saved some overwintered crops- parsnips, spinach, leeks and scallions; carrots aren't dry yet. I have beans ready to save (that is fat ones left to ripen all the way). I have lettuce and radishes seeding themselves. But I have no time to monkey with tomatoes, peppers, cucurbits or herbs. I just wanted to complain to some real seed savers.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jul 30, 2010 0:38:42 GMT -5
I just wanted to complain to some real seed savers. Then I'll complain too... My peas were drying down nicely. Many were ready for harvest... Then I put on the sprinkler to irrigate the garden, and spoiled quite a few of them that either germinated, or molded, or touched the ground, etc.. So now I am harvesting the dried down peas each week just before I start irrigating. The happiness and the sadness of growing land-race peas is that they do not all get ready on the same day. I harvested my first of season main-crop tomato seeds today. They are happily fermenting away. Regards, Joseph |
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 27, 2010 21:02:56 GMT -5
I have an idea for next year that may help me save seeds. I am thinking of growing one potato leaf tomato and one regular at home on my deck. They should both be able to be saved easily. Also I have been growing two hot peppers on my deck, one early and one later. I save the seeds from the early and when that one is done, then I save the seeds from the later. Not that there are any bees much on my deck though. It worked last year. Then I was thinking of just growing one c moshata, one c maxima and one c mixta next season. Also one melon, one cucumber. Those could be saved without trouble. The hard thing will be to grow just one! I am not growing just one c. pepo though and we'll see how that goes with time. Also I can't remember if canteloupes and watermelons are both c melo and cross with each other. I would love if they didn't! The volunteer tomatoes this year are straight varieties I recognize from last year. They did not cross at all. And of course most are the tomatoes I didn't like and threw cracked fruit out a lot. So where I threw them has volunteers- duh!  They are principe borghese. I am picking and drying them. They are ok if dried and used as an early spring sale when there isn't much else to sell. As for flowers- I saved some non-isolated sunflowers and had tons of volunteers as usual. I just love them! I love seeing what all they become and where they choose to pop up. Plus when they pop up in spring it signals time to plant beans. So I have some really cute ones this year that I pick and sell at market. Lots of teddy bear types, some dark red, some red and yellow, some small, long stemmed cute yellow. My favorite is the red and yellow with really golden yellow ends instead of dusky yellow like most! I am tickled with them. And the sunchoke flowers you know smell like chocolate and add a wonderful touch to sunflower bouquets!  I have harvested tons of parsnip, beans and nigella seed and can trade those cute sunflowers too this winter.  |
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Post by raymondo on Aug 31, 2010 6:49:36 GMT -5
No worries with the cantaloupes and watermelons. The former are Cucumis melo and the latter Citrullus lanatus and they won't cross with each other.
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 31, 2010 16:13:47 GMT -5
Awesome! Then I'll grow one variety of each. I am loving my just one of a species plan but too bad it doesn't work for peppers.  Am I correct though about the regular and potato leaf tomatoes not crossing? |
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Post by gixxerific on Nov 11, 2011 10:59:03 GMT -5
Awesome! Then I'll grow one variety of each. I am loving my just one of a species plan but too bad it doesn't work for peppers. Am I correct though about the regular and potato leaf tomatoes not crossing? Sorry but any tomato can cross with any other tomato. The Rl is the dominant gene so if a cross was to happen it would most likely be Rl. That would be like saying a redhead can't mate with a blonde. |
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Post by robertb on Nov 11, 2011 14:21:05 GMT -5
Any tomato can cross with any other, but not all will do so left to themselves. If I remember right, it's the potato leaves which are liable to cross accidentally.
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Post by 12540dumont on Nov 11, 2011 14:48:38 GMT -5
And if you find ANY time, please send it my way. I've lost mine and can't find it anywhere. It's really hard, I can't seem to grow time or money. I guess I have to settle for love. Another batch of amaranth out of the field just before the rain. Now I have to go find a sheet to put them on. Saving seed takes a lot of time. Little Minnie, pm me, let's swap sunflowers! Regards, Holly Attachments:
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Post by steev on Nov 12, 2011 11:14:17 GMT -5
I have no problem finding time; I've got years of it built up around my waistline; love handles, my butt! I preferred it when my years stretched before me, rather than being wrapped around me. Oh, well, guess I'm good for my calorie needs for a while.
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They are principe borghese. I am picking and drying them. They are ok if dried and used as an early spring sale when there isn't much else to sell. 
