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It’s also much less expensive than buying seeds each spring, and seeds saved from your plants will be well suited to the peculiarities of your own garden’s growing conditions. Save seeds only from vigorous, healthy plants. So don’t save seeds from a plant that is obviously diseased or has struggled all season. It is not recommended to save seeds from hybrid plants.

Many seed catalogs will identify which of their seeds are hybrids or open pollinated. If you intend to save your own seed, always start with open pollinated seeds. Cross pollination is another concern for the seed-saving gardener. Cross pollination often results in seeds which have a different genetic makeup than that of the parent plant.

Seeds should be collected on a dry, sunny day. Frost doesn’t hurt most seed as long as the seed remains dry. First the seeds must be separated from the pulp, and then dried. Scoop the seeds from these vegetables, pulp and all. It’s very important to keep the seed dry during storage. Store your dry seeds in tightly sealed jars, metal film containers, or old vitamin bottles.

Be sure to label your jars and envelopes so when spring comes around again you’ll know which flower seeds and vegetable seeds you’re planting, and include the date the seeds were collected. Try saving some vegetable or flower seeds from your garden this year and grow them next season.

Nothing tastes better than vegetables picked fresh from your own garden.To Plan your Vegetable Garden Advance planning is a must as there are many factors that can affect the success and manageability of your vegetable garden as well as your enjoyment of it. The traditional method of vegetable garden design was to plant long, orderly rows.

Preparing the Soil Putting some extra effort into preparing your beds before planting will save you a lot of time and effort in the future. There are some plants that, when planted close together, will benefit each other. Potatoes – inhibit growth of tomatoes and squash Beans – inhibit growth of onions Broccoli – inhibits growth of tomatoes Carrots – inhibit growth of dill This isn’t to say that you can’t grow these plants together in the same garden, just don’t grow them right next to each other.

Organic Vegetable gardening is very different from conventional gardening. When planting seeds for your fall garden, keep in mind that conditions are different for summer planting. Provide constant soil moisture for good germination and to get your plants well established. Plant seeds deeper than in the spring so they will be in a moister and cooler layer of the soil.

To increase seed germination, water the planting area with a fine mist 30 minutes before you plant. You can remove the straw after a few days and plant your seeds in the cool soil. If you’re ready for still another gardening project this year, why not try planting a fall vegetable garden.