Irish Seed Savers are delighted to present four films about how we grow for seed and save seed. The foundation of growing for seed is good soil, which you can learn about in the first video ‘Soil, Seed and Sustainability’. This is followed by three videos detailing how to grow for seed and save seed for peas and beans, tomatoes and courgettes and pumpkins.<\/p>\n
At Irish Seed Savers we only sow open-pollinated seed. The flowers of open-pollinated seed are fertilised by bees, moths, birds, bats and the wind. For seed-saving purposes, growing with seed that is open-pollinated, will ensure that you can save true-to-type seed, unlike hybrid \/ F1 seed. By choosing to grow with open-pollinated seed you contribute to keeping food security in your own hands and Irish agricultural biodiversity alive and vibrant.<\/p>\n
Irish Seed Savers would like to thank Rethink Ireland and The Community Foundation of Ireland for their generous support in the making of our four seed saving films.<\/p>\n
Scroll to the bottom of the page to start viewing Video 1.<\/p>\n
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Cucurbits – Saving seeds from courgettes and pumpkins<\/strong> is the final film in a series of four showcasing the work we do at Irish Seed Savers. In this short film our garden team demonstrate how to save seeds from courgettes and pumpkins, dry and store them in your own home.<\/p>\n