can i save seeds from fruits and veggies to plant next year?

Question

can i save seeds from fruit like a watermelon or cantelope and then plant them the follwing year ? how do you dry or cure the seeds so they germinate ..

Answer 1

It depends, if they are from store baughten watermellon from grocery store chains than it wont work because they treat their fruit and vegetables with hormones.

if you grew your own fruits and veggies or you got them from a source that you know there wasnt chemicals added than you can.

Also know that each time you use seeds from the orginal source the new seeds produced will be less fertile.

For example; watermellon 1 you plant 6 sees and then take the new watermellon and seed them. Those new seeds will be less fertile than the orginal. And the get weaker as the chain grows. Does that make sence?

Answer 2

Yes you can save seeds from certain fruits and veggies to plant next year and the way to do it is very simple. Be sure that you take all pulp and strings off of the seeds that you want to keep. Wash the seeds gently with warm water to make sures that you don't miss any of the stuff that nay be on the seeds. Dry the seeds between 2 pieces of towling. When they are completely dry store the seeds in a container and mark, be sure to keep dry. About 4-6 weeks before spring planting put the seeds(about 3-4)
in peat pots and water. When the sprouts start to appear be sure to keep watered but do not over soak. When all chance of frost is gone plant the seedling (peat pots and all) into well cultivated soil and then have fun.

Answer 3

Well....you'll have better luck if you've planted open-pollinated varieties to begin with. If they're open-pollinated, that means the seeds will grow true to the parent plant.
If you've planted hybrid seeds and save seeds from those plants, the next generation will not grow true to the parent plant. Your watermelon will still grow watermelons, but they may not have the same flavor or other desirable characteristics of the plant you saved the seeds from.

Answer 4

Allow them to dry in a well-ventilated light place. When they have dried, store them in PAPER envelopes, NOT plastic.

They will NOT perform the same as the parents, unless you are growing heirloom vegetables. The hybrids will revert to9 the parents and likely will not produce fruit like the plants that the seed was harvested from.

Answer 5

Sure! When you buy seeds in the store, they are dried out. Once they are watered, they start growing.

I don't think you need to do anything special to preserve them. Just keep them away from sunlight and moisture until you want to use them, and they should be fine.

Answer 6

sure you can!just rinse the seeds off and blot them with a paper towel and then put them on a paper plate and either put them in a window seal to dry or put them out side to dry!but remember to put them in paper to save,like an envelope or something,never a plastic baggy,because it might get condesation in it,causing them to mold!

Answer 7

Yes, just dry them and store them in a cool dry spot.

Answer 8

most of these seeds are from hybrids and won't produce what you have this year. Seeds are cheap man do yourself a favor and buy new ones.

Answer 9

Just put them in a brown bag and keep them in a dark place til you plant them.

Answer 10

Yes, but other than possibly for pumpkins and squash, its probably not worth the effort.