Introduction to seed saving
Introduction and House-Keeping
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Welcome!
Background and Context
The Botany of Seed Saving
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Plant Life Cycles
Open-Pollinated vs. F1 Hybrid
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
The Flower
Mating systems and pollination
QUIZ – Botany
Hands on! Cultivating seed crops
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1 Quiz
Sowing for seed
Climatic and spacing requirements for seed
Vernalisation and Transplanting
Pollination and isolation
Population requirements
Plant selection and ‘rogueing’
QUIZ – Growing plants for seed
Harvesting and processing dry-seeded crops
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Dry-seeded crops
QUIZ – Dry Seeds
Wet-seeded crops
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1 Quiz
Wet-seeded crops
QUIZ – Wet Seeds
Drying, storing, and testing seeds
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1 Quiz
Seed drying and storage
Germination-testing seeds
QUIZ – Drying, storing, and testing seeds
The main vegetable families – an overview
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Alliaceae – Onion family
Amaranthaceae – Beetroot family
Apiaceae – Carrot family
Asteraceae – Lettuce family
Brassicaceae – Cabbage family
Cucurbitaceae – Pumpkin family
Fabaceae – Bean family
Poaceae – Grass family
Solanaceae – Tomato family
QUIZ – Crop families
Crop focus
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French beans and peas – Difficulty – 1
Tomatoes – Difficulty – 2
Lettuce – Difficulty – 3
Kale – Difficulty – 4
Last but not least…
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Seed-saving tools and materials
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QUIZ – Feedback and certificate
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QUIZ – Wet Seeds