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Seed saving: Avoiding cross pollination in squash

SACRAMENTO, CA by Davide Antonicelli How to avoid cross pollination in squash for seed saving. This is a video about how to avoid the crossing of squash. 1. Identify the male and female flowers prior to opening, prevent them from opening to avoid cross pollination by insects. 2. The next day manually pollinate the female …Read more »

How to Save True-To-Type Heirloom Cucumber Seeds

CHICAGO AREA, by Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution Today I’ll show you how to save true-to-type heirloom cucumber seeds from this year’s crop to grow in your garden next year. “Seed to Seed” by Suzanne Ashworth: http://amzn.to/2doPZI3 You can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 OYR is …Read more »

How to Save True-To-Type Heirloom Tomato Seeds

CHICAGO AREA, by Patrick Dolan at One Yard Revolution Today I’ll show you how to save true-to-type heirloom tomato seeds from this year’s crop to grow in your garden next year. You can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 Sources: 1) “Seed to Seed” by Suzanne Ashworth: http://amzn.to/2doPZI3 …Read more »

Webinar: Seed Saving for Beginners

IOWA, by Grant Olson at Seed Savers Exchange Heritage Farm

How to Save and Use Seeds From Your Own Fruits and Vegetables

CALIFORNIA, by GrowOrganic Peaceful Valley Learn how to save your own seeds from your own organic vegetables Watch More Videos: http://www.groworganic.com/organic-ga… Read Blogs: http://www.groworganic.com/organic-ga…

Saving Seeds from Beans, Peppers, Onions…and More!

ENGLAND, by Ben Vanheems of GrowVeg Published August 2018 Saving your own seeds is the ultimate in self-sufficiency. Every gardener should give it a go! Over time, saving seeds from your best plants can result in vegetables that are perfectly suited to your garden’s growing conditions. This means stronger, healthier plants – and bigger harvests! In …Read more »

Radish Pea Mixture Cover Crop Excellence

WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA, by Dave Robinson,  Cover Crop Dave This video was shot on 11/2/2010 in eastern Whitley County in Indiana. The farmer planted this after a wheat crop was harvested and then dairy manure was applied. There has been less than 3 inches of rain since planting.

Winter Killed Crimson Clover Cover

MARION, VIRGINIA, by Common Ground Soil Stories Antoinette Goodrich of Laughing Water Farm in Marion, Virginia is experimenting with new cover crop strategies to minimize tillage, plastic mulch, and weeds in her vegetable production system. In this clip, Antoinette describes an innovative approach for using winter-killed crimson clover as a mulch for early spring vegetable …Read more »

Removing Cover Crops

OKLAHOMA, by Oklahoma State’s Oklahoma Gardening Oklahoma Gardening’s Kim Toscano demonstrates how to remove cover crops that have been used to prevent erosion during the winter or fallow months.

Planting Cover Crops in Containers – Kale and Turnips

TENNESSEE, by Aaron Thatcher of Planting Freedom Published on Jun 7, 2012 PROTECT YOUR PLANTS! Here is one way i used to not only grow more food but also protect the dirt and root systems from heat.

Cover Crops as Green Manure Improve your Soil EZ and Cheap

ALBERTA, CANADA, by Stephen Legaree of Alberta Urban Garden Simple Organic and Sustainable Published on Aug 17, 2014 On today’s episode we are going to talk about Green manure or cover crops. Even though it is nice and warm outside it is time in Zone 3 to start thinking about the fall. As such we …Read more »

How I Interplant Nitrogen Fixing Cover Crops & Food Crops for the Fall

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AREA, by Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution Published on Aug 3, 2017 As I harvest crops planted this spring, I interplant nitrogen fixing cover crops and food crops for the fall, ensuring a continuous harvest and an ample supply of nitrogen. Premium Soil Builder Mix: https://www.groworganic.com/soil-buil… If you shop on Amazon, you can …Read more »