Collecting seeds is one of my favorite end-of-season gardening activities. It’s sad to see the garden come to an end. Harvesting seeds is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
Bunny’s Garden will focus a lot on collecting seeds for next season’s planting and for trading with gardener friends. Seed swaps can be a ton of fun and it’s way more exciting and meaningful when you collect your own seeds.
Would you like to have parsley that you can use all year long? Try harvesting parsley seeds from your garden so that you can grow parsley anytime you want. It’s very easy to learn how to harvest parsley seeds, and I’m happy to show you how! After its growing season, parsley produces seeds that you…
Dahlias used to intimidate me, but now they are one of my favorite flowers to grow! Collecting dahlia seeds puzzled me at first, as I couldn’t find the dahlia seed pods. A little exploring led me right to the seeds, though! Now I am happy to share my favorite dahlia seed collection tips with you….
Cucumbers are wonderful to grow in the garden. Discover how to save cucumber seeds easily from your own overripe garden cucumbers. When cucumbers turn orange or dark yellow, it’s a sign they have mature, viable seeds inside for saving. You can harvest cucumber seeds in a matter of minutes, with a simple process and very…
Learning how to save nasturtium seeds helps to ensure a viable collection of seeds for future seasons. Follow a few nasturtium drying and storage tips to easily grow this garden flower and culinary herb year after year. If you haven’t collected your seeds yet, head over to my post on Harvesting Nasturtium Seeds to get…
Growing your own watermelons can be so rewarding in the backyard garden, especially when you bite into that first piece of homegrown watermelon! Learning how to save watermelon seeds ensures you can keep growing this favorite summer fruit year after year from your own seed stock. Saving watermelon seeds is super easy since you don’t…
For the first time, this year we planted calendula in the garden. We picked a flower here or there but mostly enjoyed the sunny yellow blooms amid our strawberry plants. Finding ripe calendula seeds ready to harvest recently was an exciting moment! Harvesting calendula seeds in the garden is an easy activity for gardeners of…
Harvesting nasturtium seeds is fun and easy, especially when you get the kids involved. Nasturtium seeds are large and easy to handle. Absolutely one of the easiest seeds I’ve ever harvested! These are the perfect seed for small hands! These lovely, exotic-looking flowers add color to the garden, especially when growing nasturtiums in vegetable garden…
Learn how to save tomato seeds so you can get seeds for next season’s crop for free. Saving tomato seeds is quick, easy, and just a little messy, but totally worth it! Whether you save tomato seeds from your own garden or your favorite local tomatoes, you can successfully save the seeds with my super…
Harvesting zinnia seeds is a must if you want to keep your beautiful blooms going year after year! Learn how to harvest zinnia seeds so you can save, share, and grow incredible zinnia flowers all over again. For me, the best part of saving zinnia seeds from the flowers we grow ourselves is the unknown…
Growing sunflowers brings so many benefits to the garden, from gorgeous blooms to edible seeds for snacking! Discover how to harvest sunflower seeds for snacking after the flowers are done blooming. Learning how to harvest sunflower seeds is easy enough for kids to do, too! It’s a great sensory activity for little ones to enjoy….