Just like vegetable seeds, you can save flower seeds from your garden this year to plant the following. Jessica Damiano writes about gardening for the Associated Press. She shares some tips for saving your flower seeds for next year. If you want the same kind of flower or plant for next year’s garden, collect only the seeds from plants labeled as “heirloom” or “heritage.” These kinds of plants will grow just like their parent plant. Hybrid seeds with a mixture of two different parents will produce new plants, but they will only look like one of the parents. Therefore, you are taking a risk with planting hybrid seeds. Even if you expect plants to be the same as their parents, there are no guarantees. Wind or insects could bring pollen from one plant to another and accidentally create a hybrid. You can avoid this by planting only the plant from which you plan to collect seeds. But if you like surprises, start experimenting! You could create a lovely new plant or flower! Just like everything else in gardening, timing is important. Collect seeds on a dry, sunny day. Let the seeds grow and dry on the plant or else they might not develop later on, but do not wait too long. After harvesting the seeds, remove the non-seed material like petals. Spread the seeds on something like an old newspaper and let them dry for one week. You can place the seeds in folded paper or a glass container that can be sealed. Then store them in a cool dry area. Make sure to mark your paper or container so you do not forget in the spring what they are. When stored with care, seeds are good for several years. But you should plant the harvested seeds the following year for best results. Also, be sure to leave some seeds outside to feed birds over the winter. They will help you in the spring by providing insect control in your garden.
Title: Saving Seeds for Next Year’s Flower Garden
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5694/A20.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Saving Seeds for Next Years Flower Garden' data-article-id='6265'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10729'>Just like vegetable seeds, you can save flower seeds from your garden this year to plant the following.</span> <span data-start-time='10729' data-end-time='16583'>Jessica Damiano writes about gardening for the Associated Press. </span> <span data-start-time='16583' data-end-time='23354'>She shares some tips for saving your flower seeds for next year.</span> <span data-start-time='23354' data-end-time='37333'>If you want the same kind of flower or plant for next year’s garden, collect only the seeds from plants labeled as “heirloom” or “heritage.” </span> <span data-start-time='37333' data-end-time='43333'>These kinds of plants will grow just like their parent plant.</span> <span data-start-time='43333' data-end-time='56042'>Hybrid seeds with a mixture of two different parents will produce new plants, but they will only look like one of the parents. </span> <span data-start-time='56042' data-end-time='62479'>Therefore, you are taking a risk with planting hybrid seeds.</span> <span data-start-time='62479' data-end-time='70833'>Even if you expect plants to be the same as their parents, there are no guarantees. </span> <span data-start-time='70833' data-end-time='80458'>Wind or insects could bring pollen from one plant to another and accidentally create a hybrid.</span> <span data-start-time='80458' data-end-time='89125'>You can avoid this by planting only the plant from which you plan to collect seeds.</span> <span data-start-time='89125' data-end-time='94354'>But if you like surprises, start experimenting! </span> <span data-start-time='94354' data-end-time='100292'>You could create a lovely new plant or flower!</span> <span data-start-time='100292' data-end-time='106042'>Just like everything else in gardening, timing is important. </span> <span data-start-time='106042' data-end-time='110208'>Collect seeds on a dry, sunny day. </span> <span data-start-time='110208' data-end-time='121333'>Let the seeds grow and dry on the plant or else they might not develop later on, but do not wait too long.</span> <span data-start-time='121333' data-end-time='128688'>After harvesting the seeds, remove the non-seed material like petals. </span> <span data-start-time='128688' data-end-time='137292'>Spread the seeds on something like an old newspaper and let them dry for one week.</span> <span data-start-time='137292' data-end-time='144896'>You can place the seeds in folded paper or a glass container that can be sealed. </span> <span data-start-time='144896' data-end-time='148313'>Then store them in a cool dry area. </span> <span data-start-time='148313' data-end-time='157125'>Make sure to mark your paper or container so you do not forget in the spring what they are.</span> <span data-start-time='157125' data-end-time='163125'>When stored with care, seeds are good for several years. </span> <span data-start-time='163125' data-end-time='170417'>But you should plant the harvested seeds the following year for best results.</span> <span data-start-time='170417' data-end-time='178500'>Also, be sure to leave some seeds outside to feed birds over the winter. </span> <span data-start-time='178500' data-end-time='184500'>They will help you in the spring by providing insect control in your garden.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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