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      • Alice Le Brun
      • Alison Macdonald
      • Amy Adams
      • Amy & Pearl Hodgson
      • Andrea Graham
      • Angela ​Van Wayenburg
      • Anna Hawkins
      • Anne Woods
      • Bryce Champness
      • Cath Henderson
      • Christina Knauf
      • Dana Thompson
      • Dawn Ballagh
      • Donna Fowles
      • Emma Galloway
      • Emma-Kate Lamb
      • Fiona Moorhouse
      • Hazel Vickers
      • Helena Boston
      • Helen Franklin
      • Hester Jackson-Scott
      • Jackie West
      • Jasmin Hill
      • Jon Berczely
      • Josie Blackshaw
      • Joy Wang
      • Karlene Herdman
      • Kay Feehney
      • Kim Francis
      • Lauren Stafford
      • Leila Macbeth
      • Matt Veevers
      • Melissa Bradford
      • Melissa Harkess
      • Minette Tonoli
      • Neil Bauer
      • Nicki Quinn
      • Niki White
      • Paul Left
      • Philip Wills
      • Quynh Mcleay
      • Rory Soden
      • Sandra Greaney
      • Sarah Williams
      • Silvia Mellen
      • Stephen Nesfield
      • Tony Gyde
      • Troy Boyer
      • Wainee So
      • Wendy Bertholet
      • Wendy Hill
    • PLANT FAMILIES >
      • Allium
      • Brassicaceae
      • Chenopodiaceae
      • Curcubitaceae
      • Leguminosae
      • Grammineae
      • Labiatae
      • Umbelliferae >
        • Apiaceae - Carrots, Celery, Parsnips and Fennel
      • Solanaceae >
        • Peppers
        • Tomatoes
        • Eggplant
        • Potato
        • Pepino
      • Herbs
      • Salad and Leaf
    • Seed Germination
    • Cross Pollination
    • Hybrid vs Heirloom
    • Genetic Diversity
    • Drying Seeds
    • Seed Storage
    • Diseases
    • Landraces >
      • Cucurbita moschata
    • GROW DOWNS >
      • Bean Grow Down 2022-23
      • Cucurbita Grow Down 2021-22
      • Corn Grow Down 2020-21
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    • Honey Sweet chilli sauce
    • Cherry Tomato Confit
    • Comfrey Oil Infusion
    • Fruit Leather
    • Cauliflower Pizza Crust
    • Candied Orange Peel
    • Pumpkin & Pecan muffins
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DRYING SEEDS

Jasmin Hill
Seeds need to be completely dry before storage. Different varieties will need different methods of drying.
There are many different ways you can dry your seeds.

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Drying tomato seeds
When saving Tomato seeds, it's best to ferment them for a few days to remove the gel coating, so I like to dry my tomato seeds on a sheet of baking paper. Saving tomato seeds this way preserves them for many years, especially if they are stored correctly. 
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Drying onion seeds
When I dry my onion seeds, I like to cut the seed head off when the seeds turn black and are starting to ripen. I pop the whole head upside down in a paper bag and hang the bag in my garden shed to dry for about a week or two, shaking the seeds from the head into the bag before I store them. They are small seeds so they don't take long to dry. Onion seeds are quite sensitive to bad storage so I like to get them stored in a cool dark place fairly quickly so they are not left in the shed where the temperatures fluctuate. ​
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Russel Bennington
Drying sunflower seeds

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