| Most gardeners choose to buy seeds each spring in | | | | allowed to over ripe. With most flower and vegetable |
| time for the planting season. Many years back, | | | | seeds, the seed heads should be allowed to dry first, |
| however, gardeners just used to save seeds from | | | | before they are collected. Take care, though not to |
| their own gardens, dry them and store them for the | | | | wait too long, as they may drop from the seedpod if |
| next planting season. It is a simple process that has | | | | they are not collected at the right time. |
| been practiced for many generations, until lately, | | | | The best temperature for storage is between 32 |
| when many gardeners would just go to garden | | | | and 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep your seeds in a dry |
| supply shops to buy seeds. | | | | storage, and check about a week later from the day |
| If you want to save some cash, you can try to save | | | | you stored them to make sure that they are kept |
| seeds from your own plants. This will also allow you | | | | dry. If necessary, you can dry them out in the sun |
| to appreciate the peculiarities of your own garden. | | | | by spreading them on a paper plate or a newspaper. |
| Make sure, though, that you only save seeds from | | | | You can store them in small sealed jars, or clean, |
| healthy plants. You can even start a family tradition, | | | | used small bottles. They may be stored in the fridge, |
| where some varieties are passed down from your | | | | as long as they are kept dry. |
| generation to the next. | | | | You'll never run out of seeds to plant if you do this |
| Collect your seeds preferably on a sunny day, so | | | | every year. You will always experience the joy of |
| that it is easier to dry them later on. Some vegetable | | | | gardening, of nurturing life and discovering the stages |
| seeds such as pepper, cucumber and tomato seeds | | | | of plant life. |
| should be collected only from vegetables which are | | | | |