Seed Saving is a skill that takes me back to my youth. My father was an
engineer by trade and a farmer by heart. He would take time each year to
carefully select the strongest plants from our garden and save their seeds for the
next year.
Pepper plants are the easiest to save. All you do is to cut open the plant and
rub the seeds off the pepper and onto a plate. Once the seeds are dry, then
you store them in a plastic or paper bag for the next year. Don’t forget to label
them because you will not remember what they are next year.
Tomatoes are a little more challenging. After cutting open the fruit, then you
scrap them into a container and cover them with water.
Next you cover the container with a paper towel and let it sit for several days.
The bad seeds will float to the top- just scoop them out. Drain the rest and set
them to dry.
Once the seeds are dry, then you store them in a plastic or paper bag for the
next year.
Don’t forget to label them because you will not remember what they are next
year.
Share with everyone what you are planting this year in the comments below.
What about others?
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