How to Clean Seeds That Are Collected for The Next Growing Season

If you want to save money and start your own plants indoors, you can start by collecting your seeds for the next growing season. But cleaning your seeds can be a chore but it's worth it in the long run. When doing this choose seeds from healthy plants.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dry storage place
• Patience
• Baking soda
• Quart Jars

1. Gather seeds and spread out and let then dry out, making sure they are completely dried, then remove pods or capsules. This can be a messy task. remove pulp and wash, followed drying and storing.

2. To make removing the a little easier. Soak them in a qt. jar with 1 teaspoon of baking soda added to water. This can help soften the hard pulpy fruit that surrounds the seed. I soaked them for apx. 24hrs. Run under warm water and remove rest of the pulp.

3. Spreading the seeds out and drying them completely, this may take 4-5 days to make sure they are dry. Then store the seeds in a cool dry place till planting day.

Tips & Warnings

• Drying out seeds on news paper is what I did, that seems to work well.
• I also stored my seeds in stackable containers and I put small breather holes in them
• Make sure seeds are completely dry or you'll begin to find mold growing on them and then seeds are no good!

[edieness]

on 6/5/2009 Great article.5*