Sunflowers are my wife’s favourite flower. That’s why you see them all over our website, including our favicon. We grow sunflowers every year for their beauty and for the bees, so I learned how to harvest sunflower seeds to save for next year’s garden. Saving sunflower seeds will save you money and is surprisingly simple
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Saving marigold seeds is one of the easiest ways to collect seeds from your garden. Marigolds were one of the first plants I learned to save seeds from. Once the flowers have finished blooming and the flower heads have dried, you can pull them apart and find dozens of seeds tucked inside. I grow marigolds
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When we first started gardening, one of the things that grabbed our curiosity was saving our own seeds. At the time it felt like something only old-time gardeners or seasoned homesteaders knew how to do. But that curiosity nudged us forward. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something
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If you’ve ever grown a pepper variety you just can’t get enough of, maybe that sweet bell that produced all summer, or a spicy jalapeño that had the perfect heat, it’s absolutely worth saving seeds from it. Learning how to save pepper seeds is one of the most satisfying ways to carry your garden’s success
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Growing carrots in your garden is rewarding, but have you ever thought about saving their seeds for future planting? Carrots are biennial plants, and in their second year, they produce flowers where carrot seeds come from. Learning how to save carrot seeds is easy and rewarding. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these
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