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- Harvesting seeds from Bhut Jolokia peppers by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 22, 2009
I was lucky enough to win some Bhut Jolokia pepper seeds from Red Icculus. In case you haven’t heard of these they are the hottest peppers on earth having a heat rating of over 1 million scoville units. Just to put that into comparison...
- Harvesting corn seeds (Kernels) by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 1, 2009
Corn is one of those crops I really don’t have space to grow but still like to try every year. This past year I only had one ear that made it to maturity, in the plants defense we have a very hot summer and I didn’t have the most consistent...
- Harvesting pumpkin seeds by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Nov 1, 2009
The kids and I carved several pumpkins this year but we waited carve the three pumpkins we grew in our backyard until Halloween since these were the seeds I wanted to save for planting next year. First, I know exactly how these pumpkins were gr...
- How to determine your seed’s germination rate by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 26, 2009
Whether you are trying to determine if those seeds you have been stored for 3-4 years are still good or questioning your ability to harvest seeds on your own testing germination is a great way to take away from of the guesswork and avoid disappointme...
- Saving jalapeno seeds by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 8, 2009
I am attempting to grow the best pepper plants I can indoors (grow box) so I started with jalapeno peppers. They grow relatively small 2-3 feet and require 2-3 gallon container for growing. While this is fine for an outdoor garden, though...
- Alternative seed saving containers by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Sep 8, 2009
When I am storing seeds for months at a time my homemade paper seed packets work great, but for seeds I seem to use many times throughout the year I was looking for a new option. My solution was small plastic/metal resealable containers. ...
- Make your own seed packets (packet templates) by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener on Aug 31, 2009
Last year I did origami seed packets last year which worked out pretty good though I only got two per sheet of paper and didn’t hold too many seeds (especially large seeds like peas) with the many types of seeds I am collecting this year I decided...
