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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Drying sunflower seeds
