10 Review (s)

  1. Valentine

    they write little about the collection of seeds, so I decided to share my experience. In addition, many complain that the seeds have risen badly or there were no shoots at all. So why not use your own seeds?
    I take last year's root crops of carrots and beets and plant them in the spring so that the earth slightly covers the top of the root. That's all - I'm waiting for the seeds. I set a strong high stick near the planted root crop, then I attach stems with seeds to it, otherwise they will break. When the seeds ripen, I collect them and store them in a linen bag.
    To collect tomato seeds I choose the largest fruits.

    I give them a good ripen - I tear it off and lay it on the windowsill, then I cut and clean the seeds from all the seed chambers along with the juice. I leave it in a warm place for three days, after which I thoroughly rinse and dry it. I do the same with cucumbers. I do not collect seeds of hybrids. Once in my youth I collected seeds from hybrid varieties of cucumbers, and it turned out to be complete nonsense - humpbacked, crooked freaks.
    For cabbage seeds, leave a root with a stump without leaves, and in spring, plant it. In Krasnodar Krai, we can not remove cabbage from the bed, do not dig it out, but simply cover it in three layers with a film (pre-put small arches). Winter without problems, and in the spring there will be shoots with seeds, but not to attack any evil spirits, I tie gauze in two layers, as it grows higher.

    When eggplants fully ripen, grind them, let stand, sour. When everything is up, wash it and dry it. And the seeds of pumpkins, watermelons and melons I just collect, wash and dry.

    I can not send the photo, I do not have a camera. Health, luck and success in country life and high yields!

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  2. Oleg BUYNOVSKY, agronomist

    Properly store the seeds
    The key to successful storage of flower seeds is dry air and constant temperature (not higher than + 17 degrees - otherwise the seeds may dry up). For storage, it is better to use wax paper packages. Usually, the seeds of flower crops retain the germination 2-3 year, and nasturtium, calendula, sweet pea - up to 4-x years.

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  3. Polina Dvorskaya, Moscow Region

    How to properly prepare the flower seeds for planting next year? Is it possible to collect seeds from all the flowers and when to sow?

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    • Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

      To obtain seeds, choose the most healthy, powerful, beautiful plants and mark them during flowering, attaching to them, for example, ribbons. When the seeds are close to maturation, the stems of the seed plants are cut and suspended in a dry place above the sheets of paper. The poured seeds are cleaned of debris, the remains of the seed capsules and dried for three to four weeks. If the fruits crack, and the seeds do not pour out, they are collected by hand. To get the seeds of heat-loving plants, it is desirable to grow them in seedlings.
      Seeds of annual plants sow in the spring (for seedlings-from February, in open ground-in April-May), biennial-in June-July, perennial-in May or in September. Seeds of some perennial flowers quickly lose their germination, so they must be sown immediately after harvesting (primula, hellebore, delphinium). Seeds of other perennials for germination need some time to be in a moist state at low positive temperatures, and some need to freeze, so they are best sowed under the winter (aquilegia, gentian, bathing).
      Seeds multiply annual and biennial flowers, but most of the perennial plants are easier to multiply in other ways: bulbous-daughter-nimulkovichkami, gladiolus-children. Some ornamental plants are propagated by dividing rhizomes, by green cuttings. This is faster and easier, since plants grown from seeds will bloom only after a few years (peony, for example, in five to six years).
      It does not make sense to collect seeds from plants that are heterotic hybrids (F1), as they are often not very similar (and if the seeds still climb, they will produce heterogeneous offspring). Some terry flowers do not form seeds at all (for example, lemon). Receiving the seeds of varietal colors, do not forget that they can perepylyatsya. Problems will not be with self-pollinating plants (astra, sweet pea), but most flowers are cross-pollinated.

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  4. Marianna ZVORYGINA, Moscow Region

    How to harvest strawberry seeds
    Strawberries have very small seeds, and harvesting them is not an easy process. But what to do? My strawberries give very few mustaches, so I decided to renew the planting with seedlings grown from house seeds.
    The first seed harvesting experience was unsuccessful. Instead of studying the process, I began to act on a hunch. I chose some of the largest berries, put them on a rag, a rag on a saucer, put a saucer on a windowsill. After 3 days, I found my berries on a feather bed of fluffy white mold. I had to throw it all away.
    Before I repeat the experiment, I decided to ask the more experienced summer residents how to do it right. It turns out that you need to choose the most beautiful ripe berries, cut off the top layer with seeds, grind them on paper and leave to dry. After that, rub paper with your hands to separate the seeds, and pour them into a glass jar with a lid. I did everything as recommended to me, and as a result I got my own strawberry seeds. I hope that I will succeed in preserving them and growing quality seedlings next year.

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  5. Irina TYULKINA, Moscow

    I bought a large juicy sweet peppers for a salad in the store. When I cleaned, I noticed that the seeds in them are good, ripe. I decided to dry them and try to plant them next year. Do you think I can grow and get a crop of the same large and delicious peppers that I bought in the store?

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    • Irina TYULKINA, Moscow

      On the food shelves there is a large selection of fruits and vegetables, and many summer residents dream of growing something like that. Unfortunately, most often vegetables sold from seeds marked F1, i.e. hybrids, are on sale. Such plants are resistant to diseases and pests, give good yields, they are more beneficial for industrial cultivation. And to get the same pepper is possible only on condition of its varietal affiliation, lucky or not - a matter of chance. However, do not be upset. Now there is such a variety of seeds on sale that you can easily choose a variety with the characteristics you like and get peppers in your own cottage that will be no less beautiful and tasty than those you bought in the store.

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  6. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    Seed collection can begin in the first half of summer:
    at this time, the seeds of spring-flowering biennials and perennials (forget-me-nots, daisies, pansies, primroses and doronicums) ripen. Cut daisies, pansies and forget-me-nots whole when the fruits turn black, remove primrose seeds as the bolls are browned, and doronicum - as the baskets bloom.
    Seeds after collection and drying must be placed in paper bags (sign the grade and collection date) and store in a well-ventilated room.

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  7. Svetlana SHUMILOVA, city of Volgodonsk

    Its seeds are more reliable
    Because of the unlikely store seeds, do you run the risk of losing the crop? Collect them yourself!
    Tomatoes
    The main thing is to choose fruits larger, typical for variety of species and color, healthy. The exception is hybrids, it is not worth taking seeds from them. Seeds I take from the fruit in a bowl of water and leave for fermentation for two or three days, after which mucus is easily separated. Then they are washed and dried.
    Peppers
    On seeds I select the largest lower fruits in full ripeness. I leave it on the window sill for ripening and after three or four days I take out the seeds. To avoid a sorting, the peppers of different varieties are grown separately, especially sweet and bitter.
    Parsley
    With leaf parsley, I leave the plants with the most corrugated leaves on the seeds. The best seeds are on the central umbrellas: they are larger and more productive than on the side.
    Radish
    The largest root crops (sown in the spring) are digging, cutting off the leaves (leaving 3-5 cm petiole). Half shorten the root. I dip it into a clay chatterbox and plant root on a separate bed. Three weeks after the transplant, the plant gives a powerful stem - the testis. When it grows to 70-80 cm, it's best to tie it up so it does not fall to the ground. Seeds are removed when the pods are straw-yellow.
    Svetlana SHUMILOVA, city of Volgodonsk

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  8. Anna PENTEGOVA. Ryazan

    Preparing the seeds of tomatoes
    To save in the spring on the purchase of tomato seeds, you can prepare them yourself. To do this, select the strongest varietal tomatoes of the correct form without damage. Hybrids do not work, because in the second generation, the plants lose their original positive characteristics. If necessary, leave the fruit for ripening.
    Mature fruit cut in half and with a spoon or wooden spatula, take out the seeds. Put them in a jar or plastic container and close the lid. Leave at room temperature (20-22 °) to start fermentation.
    After 2-3 days, drain the juice. rinse the seeds, refill with water and leave for a while. Too long to hold so the seeds cannot be - they can germinate. Drain the water along with the seeds that have surfaced - they are unsuitable.
    Put the remaining seeds on gauze, folded in several layers. When water runs off, move them to a clean sheet of paper and dry. Prepare the seed for storage until spring.

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