An essential ingredient in any salad, lettuce is easy to grow and a staple of the vegie garden and kitchen. Suitable for gardens of all sizes, lettuce can be grown in pots…

Saving carrot seeds is a relatively simple process that involves allowing the carrot plant to fully mature and produce seeds, harvesting the seeds, and properly storing them for future use….

Beetroots are a biennial plant, which means that they only produce seed in their second year. This can make seed saving a bit trickier as you need to keep the…

When do you save seeds from a cucumber? After a cucumber becomes yellow or orange while still attached the vine, you can pick it and harvest the seeds. You can…

The first step is to collect a few ripe fruits that are free of cracks or insect holes. These can serve as entry points for disease microorganisms. If you want…

Beans are a good crop to start with if you are brand new to seed saving. Bean seeds are large and easy to see and handle. Other than drying, there…

You know summer has arrived in your garden when the zucchini starts to roll in. With the warm weather, zucchini becomes the gift that keeps on giving. If you want…