Growing From Seed 2 Flashcards
Rotating crops def
Planting a different cross pollinator each yr to avoid cross pollination
Another type of barrier is
Rotating crops
Seeds from Brassica family are viable for _ if stored properly (range)
4-5 years
Another barrier
Stagger planting
Staggering planting
Plant same family months apart so flowering times don’t overlap
(Processing seeds) in general, plant families can be divided in _
Wet or dry processing categories
With wet and dry categories, nightshade _
Have more nuance
Dry processing, seeds are processed after _
Plants bolt, then process seeds on plant when dry
Wet processing required for plants
Whose seeds don’t dry on their own
Wet processing plants (2)
Tomatoes/zucchini
Threshing def
Removing seeds from chaff
Winnowing def
Separation of seed from chaff from blowing
Chaff can go
In compost
Label seeds with (3)
Date, variety, special growing conditions
Sunflower family a great way to get good seeds while also
Attracting beneficial insects
Let lettuce plants
Come to full term and bolt
It takes _ for flowery stalks to appear on lettuce
Many months
Lettuce seeds don’t
Ripen all at once
Harvest lettuce seeds
In several passes
Cut off sunflower head when
Seeds turn dark
After cut off sunflower head
Hang upside down in a dry place
Peas and beans are part of the _ family
Legume
Also part of legume family
Peanuts
Legumes are some of the easiest seeds for beginners to save because
They are self-pollinators
Only legume that aren’t self pollinators
Runner beans
Runner beans are pollinated by
Bees
