September finds me saving seeds of some of this year's best sweet peppers and most colorful flowers to plant in next year's garden. Why? Saving my own seeds from year to year gives me a bit of ...

Growing vegetables at home is a joyous hobby; it brings warm and satisfying feelings as you sow seeds, raise plants, and ultimately pick the harvest. If you want to take self-sufficiency further, you ...

Q: Many of the flowers in my yard are starting to dry up and form seeds. Can I collect these and save them to plant next year? A: Yes you can collect and save many of the seed that grow in your yard ...

Saving seed is a selective process — you don’t need to save seed from every plant in your garden. Monitoring blossom times, ...

This is the time of year to collect seeds. A beautiful, dry afternoon is the best time to harvest. Flowers and vegetables are candidates for seed collection. So before you spend your time and effort ...

Pepper cultivars vary in both their immature and mature fruit color, but all peppers undergo a color change when their seeds ripen. The seeds of large-fruited peppers are easily extracted simply by ...