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Curing Potatoes Before Winter Storage

N. UTAH by Rick Stone of Our Stoney Acres Here’s this weeks 5 Minute Friday Gardening Tip. This video will teach you how to cure your potatoes before you put them away for the winter. Don’t skip this step. It allows the potatoes to dry and the skin to harden. It also gives the potatoes …Read more »

Storing Winter Carrots

NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA by Scott Mudge Lots of Carrots and not sure what to do? This is how we store our carrots for the winter. Check it out!

How to Store Carrots and Beets

VERMONT, by Kathy LaLiberte for HomeClick Proper storage of your carrots and beets will ensure that you get to eat fresh vegetables well into the Winter months. Here’s how to store carrots and beets from your vegetable garden. To find all the best brands for your home, shop at http://www.homeclick.com. For the step by step on …Read more »

How to Improve Soil Using Cover Crops

ATLANTA AREA, by Joe Lamp’l  of the website and podcast Joe Gardener and PBS’s “Growing a Greener World,” for a national audience Learn common cover crops and the easy steps to put them to work for healthier soil.

How to Save Zucchini Seeds. Also Works for Squash & Pumpkins..

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, by Rob Bob’s Aquaponics and Backyard Farm Have left this zucchini/courgette on the vine for seed saving purposes & decided it was time to harvest the fruit and save the seeds after a viewer prompted me, thanks Voca T 🙂 It is a really easy process that only takes a matter of minutes …Read more »

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.