[muntjac]

you can only save seeds from open pollinated  types of plants and flowers no good trying to save hybrid types
so choose the seeds from plants that you like to grow  choose fruits-  flower heads -seed pods from a good healthy plant no good if ya got warts on the seeds etc  so be picky
wash any  vegetable stuff offen em, like with tomato's you get all the fruit itself , this needs washing off completly next you need to dry em real well i like to put mine over thetop  shelf in the airing cupboard
dont let em cook so keep it down to about 75f now depending on whats seed ya saving be it pea or carrot  it takesa  few days the bigger the seed the longer ,then put em in a envelope n name em n put em in a biscuit tin n leave till spring in a draw in the house where its warm but not hot or to cold about 30f does me

[mushroom]

[...seeds...]put em in a biscuit tin n leave till spring in a draw in the house where its warm but not hot or to cold about 30f does me

30F??  :shock: That's a cold house!!!!!

[gobs]

Collecting seeds from hybrids, is usually said a no go, but can be done, an F1 can have the most surprising results, not nec bad, you just get it dif to mother plant.
Seed that is not in pulp, carrot, etc should be collected(ideally) from plant when fully dry in nice, dry weather.
I don't know, how much 30F is, is that 0 or freezing already, but I keep mine in utility, garage, which are near 0C in winter.

[muntjac]

[...seeds...]put em in a biscuit tin n leave till spring in a draw in the house where its warm but not hot or to cold about 30f does me

30F??  :shock: That's a cold house!!!!!

sorry it should have read 50f

[muntjac]

[...seeds...]put em in a biscuit tin n leave till spring in a draw in the house where its warm but not hot or to cold about 30f does me

30F??  :shock: That's a cold house!!!!!

sorry it should have read 50f   :oops:

[Biscombe]

Best to ferment tomato seeds though

[muntjac]

Best to ferment tomato seeds though

ferment ? you making a brew biscombe    

[Biscombe]

Heheheheheh!!
If you put your collected tomato seeds in water and leave until you get fermentation going, rinse really well then dry, you'll get more desease resistant toms! I've saved both ways and find that If you ferment you'll end up with the fuzzy coating, like bought seeds.

[muntjac]

nice one .new one to me tho ,i dont get fussy on my seeds :oops:  ... i use washing up liquid gets into places other soaps dont  

[Biscombe]

Doing ok for you though!  

[wellingtons]

... dry on the plant?  I'm thinking beans here ... and marigolds.

[muntjac]

yes .leave the pods and flower heads till they crisp and dry hen pick them lay out on news paer to get rid of insects and rubbish .roll in paper and leave in the airing cupboard

[mushroom]

Best to ferment tomato seeds though

in what manner and for how long? I've heard the way to go is to ferment them but didn't know how to ferment the seeds (I gan ferment grapes or malt just fine!!!    )

[Biscombe]

hi mushroom  
Heres an article I've just found, Its more or less the way i save me seeds,
sorry to be lazy, just saving my typing fingers!!
PS this pongs a bit
PPS Got any good wine recipes, just caught the wine making bug

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/seedsave/2002084456024410.html

[Trillium]

With veggies in particular, I progressively bought more open pollinated varieties mostly because a) I find the flavours superior to a lot of hybrids and b) seed is pretty true to selection and costs nothing after initial purchase.  Other than a variety of prolific paste tomato I prefer which is a hybrid, I now have all open pollinated (Heirloom) veggies. And I must say that everyone who eats my produce love the taste. So, if your growing budget is small, it's a good way to save.