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Talkback: Saving seed

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i am only just starting to garden and i have to say am very fscinated on how u can get seeds of your own plants. many of you will probably think that i am ver far behind which i am. But is it just a case of kepping peas and potatoes and planting them nex year wehn the time is right? or is there something that your suposed to with them, because i have just grown some peas and potatoes myself. please could someone help?
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  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I plant wee leeks every year to grow for their flowers - they're good tall alliums. and I've found if you cut off the stems when the seed heads are ragged, but leave the root, they often grow on for another year or two. though I don't know that I'd like to try eating them then...
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    Not a lot of point saving the seeds if they are from F1 plants. It would pay to check.
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    I have tried saving seeds in the past which was ok with things like tomatoes, beans, etc but no joy with flower seeds. Then last year I read about keeping them in cool place ie fridge and great! lots of Helebores and Evening Primrose and more
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    Jamie - save blemish-free potatoes from a haulm which has given a good yield and , at the end of their season, leave some beans and peas on their plants to dry. Seeds are best kept dry in a plastic container with a lid, in the salad compartment of your fridge. The old heritage varieties are the best for saving.
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    Chiswickian, whilst I agree with your comments on Jane Moore, surely Joe Swift's sometimes bumbling approach to things is the whole point: showing that just about anyone can have a successful time out in the garden. Further, his garden designs are worth noting and he is a perfect foil for the Hitman and Her!
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    Where can i get to see this joe Swift sounds like one of my mob..?
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    Blackfly on my runner beans!
    I have picked them off by hand and sprayed with washing-up liquid.
    I dont use any pesticides in my garden, it is for wildlife, unfortunately my neighbours garden has gone back to native woodland due to neglect and there is no control there for pests, but I am totally organic and have to a certain extent, got the slugs under control.

    If anyone has any tips re the blackfly, I would be grateful. I grow lavander as much as possible under vunerable plants.
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    I have an Azalea and its gone a bit 'leggy'. Can I cut it back, If so by how much?
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    my compost bin has lots of flies in it not nice to lift the lid is this healthy not what I expected.
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    4 the blackfly spray olive oil.
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