Over the Summer our plants have been flowering and producing seed. If you liked the flowers, foliage, or vegetables that were produced, you may want to save some of the seed in order to re-seed them the next year.

Just remember that seed will not produce a plant "true to type", meaning, you will not get an exact replica of the parent plant, but something different. This is what makes saving seed exciting, because every year you will get something a bit different.

Lastly we are going to use a "dry storage" technique. Not all plants like this, some prefer wet storage, and some prefer to be planted immediately and not stored at all, but most plants' seeds will store well in dry storage.

Here is what you do:

• Collect flower heads that are just about dry and wait until they release their seeds.

• For vegetables and fruit remove the seeds from the fruit, clean and dry them. Then place the seeds somewhere cool, dark, and dry.

• Remember any time a seed feels moist and warm that is its signal to germinate.

• Place your seeds in an airtight glass jar with a rubber coating on top. This will help keep the moisture out. You can put all one type of seed per jar or different types of seeds inside individual envelopes and store them all in a single jar. 

Good Luck and do come and visit us at Firm Romano Cassar.

Debbie 

The above is only an advise and Firm Romano Cassar can't be held responsible for any harmful results.