Saving seeds from a home flower or vegetable garden requires harvesting, drying, and storing seeds correctly to maintain viability for future planting (courtesy: farmersalmanac.com).
By John Green,
Texas Certified Expert Gardener, Orange County, TX
Saving seeds from vegetable and ornamental plants allows gardeners the ability to preserve ‘desirable’ traits, ensure availability of favorite plant (vegetable or ornamental) varieties, and save money too! Gardeners can save seeds from plants by either allowing them to mature and dry on the plant or by harvesting seeds and drying them…