Saving Your Own Seeds

General advice on seed saving. Saving your own seeds enables you to select for the best in your area, on your soil. Although seed merchants sell excellent seeds, these are general examples. If you live in an area with short summers, for example, then you can select for the faster maturing plants within the variety.

Show growers do this all the time, starting with a good variety and selecting ove the generations for the idea plant. This can be anything they want, from the straightest leek to the largest onion.

Seed Saving Introduction

What sort of seeds can you save and why should you save them. Heirloom and heritage varieties are open pollinated and suitable for home seed saving and this is explained.

Seed Saving Basic Guide

A basic guide on how to pollinate, protect and save your own seeds to grow on next year

Seed Saving Storing Your Seeds

General guidance on storing the seeds you have collected.

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