Last fall I saved seeds from my marigolds, cosmos, nasturtiums, string beans, and a couple of herb plants.
In the photo they are drying in the sunroom after being separated from the flowery parts. Not so difficult to do. Here are enough seeds to grow several gardens full of flowers, the equivalent of a whole rack of seed packets from the nursery from just a few plants.
These are old fashioned varieties that will stay true to type, meaning that plants grown from these seeds will be the same as the parent plants, at least in theory. I got two books on seed saving for Christmas that confirm this.
Right now, the seeds are stored in loosely covered glass canning jars on a the cool shelf of the attic, waiting.
Soon, soon ...
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ah great to think that spring is just around the corner!
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