Growing Guides Archives - SeedSavers

Flower Seed Saving Profiles

Hailey Abbey — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:19:47 +0000

These profiles offer insights into the reseeding potential and harvest timing of 16 different common flower types, as well as seed-saving tips to help you confidently grow and preserve their beauty for years to come.

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How to Save Zinnia Seeds

Hailey Abbey — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:10:52 +0000

Zinnias are easy to grow, prolific bloomers, a favorite of pollinators, and have a long vase life.

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Growing Guide: Cauliflower

Hailey Abbey — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:44:12 +0000

Cauliflower is a biennial crop belonging to the species Brassica oleracea, and requires a generous amount of space in the garden, especially in its second year of growth. Start cauliflower seeds in early spring and overwinter the plants to save seeds the following year.

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Growing Guide: Sweet Potatoes

Hailey Abbey — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:06:30 +0000

Sweet potatoes have significant cultural and culinary histories and uses across the globe. Growing sweet potatoes has very different requirements from growing potatoes.

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Growing Guide: Beans

Hailey Abbey — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:25:33 +0000

Dependable and easy to grow, beans produce rewarding crops in gardens across the country.

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Growing Guide: Brussels Sprouts

Meredith Burks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:25:05 +0000

These bite-sized greens are members of the species Brassica oleracea which includes broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and cabbage. They will flower and produce seeds in their second growing season after experiencing cold weather.

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Growing Guide: Cabbage

Meredith Burks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:24:40 +0000

Cabbage varieties come in a spectrum of colors, from light green to dark purple. Sow cabbage seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting seedlings outdoors.

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Growing Guide: Beets

Meredith Burks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:23:53 +0000

Beets are tasty and easy to grow, and both the roots and leaves can be used in cooking. Plant in early spring, as soon as soil can be worked. You can plant successive plantings until midsummer.

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Growing Guide: Watermelons

Meredith Burks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:23:27 +0000

Although watermelon requires a long growing season, if you start this sprawling plant early enough in the year, you can enjoy its fruits from late summer to early fall. Watermelons, like other vining plants, need plenty of space to grow.

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Growing Guide: Tomatoes

Meredith Burks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:22:57 +0000

Tomato plants can be either determinate or indeterminate. Determinate plants will produce tomatoes that all ripen around the same time, while indeterminate plants will continue producing new growth and new fruits throughout the growing season.

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