This is what #lettuce #seeds look like
The seeds are on the bottom right, the parachutes are in the upper left and there's a still in tact seed pod in the middle.
There are a lot of these on a single lettuce #plant!
Are you thinking about starting a garden? Hydropinics? Indoor plants grown for food? Go for it! Doing it is far more fun and educational than just reading about it. 🙂
#gardening #homesteading #GrowNostr
Each developed pod has 10-15 seeds in it. However, they don't all deveop at the same time, so many of the pods in the picture above are duds (no viable seeds).
You can harvest them as the plant continues to grow to maximize your yield, but I want to reseed that pot and I already have more than enough seeds!
Ooh interesting to know. I tried seed saving cucumbers last season, but they rotted.😐
Anything that is coming from a wet part of the plant should be dried before storing. That doesn't guarantee that they won't go bad, but it helps. I haven't tried cucumber yet, but my tomato seeds have been okay.
Also, I keep them in the fridge, which basically simulates winter. So when the seed is suddenly warmed up and wet, it is likely to sprout.
Some seeds, like strawberries or roses, are weird and need a special process to sprout.
Thanks I'll try storing them somewhere cooler.
I couldn't grow much at all this year Q2 was just too cold and rainy. Strawberries, currants and apples is all we got.
