I hope these pictures aid you in your seed saving adventure. For a basic overview on seed saving, click on "Seed Saving Guide".
Heirloom Soybean Envy Seeds
The family and I enjoyed tender young edamame earlier in the season, but I wanted to keep some seeds to grow soybeans next year. Harvesting soybeans is easy. Leave green pods on the plant until the pods turn brown and dry. Open collected mature pods to collect seeds.
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The process for saving winter squash seeds is fairly straightforward. Choose healthy, mature winter squash. The seed’s progeny will reflect the characteristics of the parent. If you are saving seeds from a summer squash, let the squash grow very large, far past the eating stage. Otherwise, the steps are the same as the butternut squash below.
I cut this mature Waltham Butternut squash ‘Cucurbita Moschata’ in half, and scooped out… Read more
After the sweet smelling lupine blooms fall, seed pods begin to form along the stem. The pods dry and turn gray-black in color.
Watch these seed pods carefully, and try to gather them before they all burst and fall to the ground.
