how's it going everyone so saving seed is a great way to save some money in the
garden and today I'm gonna be bringing you guys along as I'm gonna be saving
some lettuce seeds just behind me here so I'll be bringing you guys along and
showing you my method for that and if this is your first time here then I hope
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we'll just jump straight into saving seeds so I'll just change up the camera
and we'll get straight into it okay so here we are at the lettuce and this was
a fruit coral lettuce I think it was like a green coral lettuce I think and
it does really well it just pops up everywhere around here it's volunteers
and I do really want to save the seed from this as it does really really well
so the seed heads you can see here hopefully that will focus or if you can
make that out enough this variety those seeds are black and
it has these little almost like feather like umbrellas at the top that is to
help the seed will the plant disperse its seed so it carries on the wind but
all you have to do is just pick these off and then just quite simply pull out
the seed and then put it in your container it's also a good idea when you
actually picking your ripe see just to roll it in your fingers a bit as you're
dropping it into the container this way the seed does separate from
that little feather a bit so when you get on to the second step which is
winnowing it'll be much easier to blow off all the light stuff that isn't the
seed so I'll keep on doing this just pulling out that ripe seed and you know
it's ripe when it's black if the seed isn't black then it isn't ripe and you
won't get a very good growth from it so Otis hops some more and then I'll just
get on to the next step I forgot to mention as well that not all lettuce
seeds will be black when they are fully matured a lot of them especially things
like coal um cause lettuce and other popular varieties they'll actually be
like a white or cream sort of color when matured but you can
easily tell when they are ripe and ready to pick because you just be able to
pinch that little feathery bit and without any effort at all the seeds will
just easily come out and so that's how you know that they're right okay so this
is all the see that I have collected about Oh probably most of it is like
there's little feathery bits or other just dry paper chafe but now is on to
the next step I did also actually collect a bit of a red coral I think
lotus seeds and also some cos lettuce seeds so I have a mixed salad sort of
batch so the next step is to winnow off the chafe or the light stuff that sort
of papery feathery stuff so all you do you just get two containers so hold the
lower one and just a bit of distance between them slowly pour it in and you
can see that the lighter stuff blows off with the wind you can also get a little
fan and do this or even just blow on it very lightly and that has already
reduced it down a fair bit so I'm going to keep on doing this and then I'll just
share with you guys the best way to store with your save seed okay so
finished off when doing I only had to do it about ten more times until I was left
with this hopefully you can make that out clear enough but it is nice ripe
clean seed and so next is the best storing ways and for me personally I
like to use just a paper envelope I do prefer the real small sort of orangey
brown color ones which are specifically for seeds they are really good but this
is all I had on hand I'm just going to quite simply pour that in and then that
is ready to plant whenever I want you can also store them in little network
bags but that's it's really important to make sure that they are right so any
moisture in there dozens or evaporate and cause it to rot and also you just
got to make sure that they do stay dry if you do store them in little plastic
bags or like little snap lock bags or does it lock bags however you call them
but I've I do really like paper because it just
hopes to see to breathe and also if there is any moisture the paper will
absorb it and the seeds won't so that won't go off or they won't actually
germinate inside whatever your story it in so there you go guys that is how easy
it is to save your very own lettuce seed not only saving me money but even just
being able to give some to your family and friends or even possibly selling a
little bit just to make a few extra dollars but I'll pretty much leave the
video as it is right there but first I do have to give out a massive shout out
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have a good one