Why and How To Save and Store Seeds From Your Garden - Modern Homesteading Podcast Episode 157

On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold and Rachel Have A Conversation All About Why and How To Save and Store Seeds From Your Garden.

The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 157 – September 28, 2022

Topics Discussed:

Reasons For Saving Seeds
Self Sufficiency
Save Money
Preparedness
Preserve Genetic Diversity
To Pass on Skills To Future Generations
Challenges of Seed Saving
Cross Pollination
Hybrid Plants vs Heirloom
Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Difficulty Level of Certain Plants
How To Save Seeds
Tomatoes and Cucumbers – Should be fermented
Melons, Squash, Peppers
Onions
Lettuce, Arugula, Spinach, Turnips, Radish, Beets
Beans and Peas
How To Store The Seeds You Save or Purchased
Packets, Jars
Properly Labeled
Room Temperature Storage – Dry and Dark
Refrigerator – Make Sure They Are Dry
Freezer – carrots, parsnip, onions, and leeks
How Long Do Seeds Stay Good?
Depends on the Seed Type
(example) Tomato and Beans – Years
(example) Onion and Carrots – Months
Depends on Storage Method
Colder = Longer

Links: (some links may be affiliate links)

Rachel’s Homemade Ketchup Recipe – https://www.rewilderlife.com/2022/09/13/roasted-tomato-and-wild-sorrel-ketchup/

Seed Savers Exchange – https://www.seedsavers.org/how-to-save-seeds

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners – https://amzn.to/3RumrvK

Seed Envelopes – https://amzn.to/3xbeV0T

How Long Can Seeds Be Stored and How Should You Store Them? – https://redemptionpermaculture.com/how-long-can-seeds-be-stored-and-how-should-you-store-them/

The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving - https://amzn.to/3LN1KsU

Food Safe Silica Packets - https://amzn.to/3fnCtJU

Starting Seeds Indoors: Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin A-104 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) - https://amzn.to/3reVnoV

https://a.co/d/9o0QNBE

Questions from The Homestead Front Porch:

Peach trees – https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadFrontPorch/posts/5315898295130618/

Fencing —this one got a lot of responses already… – https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadFrontPorch/posts/5313353635385084/

Documenting the journey – https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadFrontPorch/posts/5316161861770928