How to Save Lettuce Seed - Seed Saving Series

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12 жыл бұрын

One of the easiest methods of saving and refining your lettuce seeds! it is super simple and very easy!
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@demetriusthompson2362 4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, that old intro was something

@safakhawar7032 4 жыл бұрын

ikr

@ssmith2608 2 жыл бұрын

Lol he looks so young in this video. Didn't know his channel was this old.

@ConservativePrincess 2 жыл бұрын

He's got that baby face still on these videos 😆 . Cute reminds me of my son

@arielbrinson8766 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 right! I had to look and see how long ago it was Bol 😅 so thankful for growth🙌🏽

@Sun-soilproductions Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha right??? Iconic❤

@thesupermom1975 9 жыл бұрын

It's so nice to see young folks gardening...

@mhauck99 9 жыл бұрын

thesupermom1975 i know right

@Nelson4207 6 жыл бұрын

thesupermom1975 This comment was 2 years ago and us young folks are still watching! Lol 😉

@zman9315 4 жыл бұрын

im 15 watching this and I'm learning how to garden. I just planted apple seeds in my backyard in the fall as was told online and hopefully, they grow.

@childofgod94 4 жыл бұрын

@@zman9315 I wonder if they would do better if you started the apple seeds indoors and then transplanted them outdoors.

@jasonlozano2063 4 жыл бұрын

Yah!! The young people all they do is tiktok

@sufianhorani1269 6 жыл бұрын

And the intro dance was hilarious 😂👌🏼 keep it up, it indicates that you don't care what people think and you have a strong personality 💪🏼😊

@cornwallcelticexperience1867 5 жыл бұрын

Caress the seeds with your breath - gardeners just prove that getting outside in the beauty and bounty of nature gives you a poetical appreciation of everything you do! Loving this.

@kakown 10 ай бұрын

Luke, didn't realize how far back you started making videos on gardening. You've been doing a great job and have helped me growing vegetables in my garden. This time I'm going to save some lettuce seeds and save money. Thanks for putting the effort and publishing this and other videos.

@workwithnature 12 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, Nice video, you still are showing a great amount of info and lots of good advise. Why some people are giving you a wee bit of a hard time is beyond me. This info is going to save a lot of peoples life's in the future. Mark my words. Keep up the good work - You are doing it!

@JRNurse2013 Жыл бұрын

Awe! Luke in his younger days! Thank you for another great video! I’m going to try saving seeds this year from my lettuces that have bolted. I appreciate you!

@katja6806 Жыл бұрын

Wow blast from the past! You have been into plants for quite some time!

@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I didn't realize how long Luke's been sharing his knowledge with us online! So awesome to see his progress! I'm going to harvest lettuxe seeds from my winter lettuce & needed to find out how. So of course I looked for MiGardener! Thanks so much Luke!

@jacobfleener8501 4 жыл бұрын

It’s interesting to see migardner a earlier videos as I just started watching his KZfaq channel a few weeks ago

@Necronikki7 2 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@DanielWier 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Always happy to see a new generation of people willing to put in the work to produce their own. Keep up the good work. BTW, the stuff you are blowing away is call chaff, and it is not really an ancient method. As it is exactly how even modern machinery such as a combine harvester does it as well. One simple way to do this at home is to get a small breeze, from a fan or just a light wind and pour it between two bowls. The seeds will fall and the chaff will blow away. This is where the saying "Separating the wheat from the chaff" came from.

@ChicagoCFH 8 жыл бұрын

very helpful, the old intro was good haha

@MIgardener 8 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it! So many people hated it! haha

@Nelson4207 6 жыл бұрын

JJ R check the date of the video 😉

@TamaraGrace 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? I wasn't expecting that intro, after having watched Luke for 3-4 years. He's my first KZfaq gardener channel but, never seen the hippy loving intro. I love it!

@djjoel1 4 жыл бұрын

LOL been watching your newer stuff for the last few months.... this throwback intro is gold

@drinkinbuddy8264 2 жыл бұрын

Me at 5 am: let’s learn lol. Always wondered this. And with heirloom being harder to find I’m learning

@jewels2149 2 жыл бұрын

I was just listening to you and your wife talking about how you got started. And earlier today, I just happened to see this tomato intro she spoke of. Lol. Soo cool you started this when you were so young. And you’re still young! Thanks for all your sharing!! You’re very helpful. This is how I saved my seeds last year.

@lisabooker6405 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Very helpful! You look so young here. Well you always do but you can see the maturity now. This is so sweet. I'm an old lady 👵🏼 lol you always Bless me with your videos! Thank you!

@HydroHavenGrow 2 жыл бұрын

Retro Luke delivering the knowledge a decade later! Thanks, bro. You the man.

@midsouthhomestead9180 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Luke! I will be doing this today. We planted your SALAD BOWL mix. We haven't bought lettuce since March. It is August. I start them in a large flat container. Then transplanted them everywhere as long as it was shaded in the evening. Thanks. Rhonda

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

> I've been growing leaf lettuce since 2015 or so. I've always grown it in full sun, but it tends to bolt pretty early. This year I constructed a tarp shelter that provides shade during much of the day during June- September, and that seems to be useful. I also start saved seeds in trays and then replant them. This year I have replanted those seeds numerous times so as to have a number of plants growing in different stages. Now in late October, I have thirty or so lettuce plants, from vigorous and mature plants down to small seedlings just replanted. I will be interested to see how long I can harvest lettuce leaves as we move towards late fall and winter. Of course, with a lot less sun things don't grow very fast at this time.

@kmathis2352 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I had some salad green plants that served me so well during the winter and spring, and I'm eager to save the seeds to plant again in the fall!

@Peskey2010 12 жыл бұрын

Great video Luke! I harvested lettuce seeds for this first time this year and can't believe how easy it was! I must have at least 500 mixed lettuce seeds and it took less than 10 minutes total.

@seanie6512 7 жыл бұрын

thanks Luke I always learn something from your videos and you explain it in a way I always remember....

@lucienmacrose8567 10 жыл бұрын

Great understanding of what makes the footage usable from the instructional standpoint. Very good camera focus control with the hand as focal point! Intro was a little strange for me, but it's comes after that's really important and that part was great. I'll be looking at more of your work as time avows.

@feathercastillo2617 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos! This was an oldie but goodie. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

@Makethemhearragtime 5 жыл бұрын

Finally, some inspiration for gardening. Thank you.

@JoryBlake 4 жыл бұрын

As other commenters mentioned, it's great to see young people into gardening. Great educational video as well, I'm harvesting today.

@rayanclarke6891 3 жыл бұрын

I must say....this is the first video i ever came across where getting seeds from lettuce was actually explained, thank you very much, now i can try get some seeds from my lettuce

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

So.... how's it going after a couple of years?

@Wanna.Wander 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, just subbed you... this info is exactly what I was looking for... thank you for the close look... that helps a lot💜

@honeybacres 12 жыл бұрын

Great video Luke. Thanks for showing us this.

@MsDelta5000 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, EXCELLENT not only the info you provided but also the way you showed your explanation ,I am very pleased have found your KZfaq videos and your web site as well,thanks

@lukevandam7610 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best intros I've ever seen

@SOUNDINTHECITY 4 жыл бұрын

Great information on what to look for when picking seeds, and that seeds in the wind technique is fire bro! Thanks for all the videos and endless about of information.

@maxteel2u271 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Throw back. Thanks for your videos bro. I tell everyone about you when I talk gardening.

@jdpitt6 3 жыл бұрын

watching this in 2020 after watching most of your latest content and my first thought was "Luke looks like a baby." Grow big man.

@trailkeeper 12 жыл бұрын

Seed saving/sharing and food production is beyond important, thumbs up. Plan bigger gardens next year, go green now.

@sclmb 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect...this video was just what I needed. Now I know what to do with the yellow flowers that are sprouting on my lettuce. 👍

@pizzza3 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I can't wait till next Summer to try your method of harvesting lettuce seeds.

@sufianhorani1269 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, keep the great work 👏🏼👌🏼

@akagecko 12 жыл бұрын

Luke, love your channel. Thanks

@amandabaker4496 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing, I love how you told about how the ancients did it. This is how God intended us to live😇

@lilal3753 2 жыл бұрын

@migardener I just stumbled upon this video. You are such a youngin here. I love it!!

@StatenIslandSlim 12 жыл бұрын

Nice seed saving video Luke!

@Proud_Texan Жыл бұрын

Just what I was searching for. Thanks so much.

@selenadansfield1305 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This might be an old video, however, we have some lettuce that's gone to seed, so we figured we would seed save them!

@sandivernay6569 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke. I was looking hard for this info! P.s. quite the intro. We all grow. Blessings 😊

@Cindyscrossstitch 2 жыл бұрын

Luke, watching today . Your content is always good. 🌻🌻

@ShelitaRN 8 жыл бұрын

great video! LOL on the candles on a BD cake!

@WinsomeWinslet 7 жыл бұрын

What a great way to save seeds for microgreens as well as regular lettuce.

@galeriadesol948 Жыл бұрын

Clear explanation, thanks!

@binhminh417 3 жыл бұрын

Good tips! Thank you.

@pennypenny2588 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you!

@loislaney23 12 жыл бұрын

Great info! Kind of fun too.

@MrAbrownfield 12 жыл бұрын

nice luke thanks for the good info.

@srkuhr 12 жыл бұрын

Great! This was a great video.

@shannonpowell7433 5 жыл бұрын

Great video very helpful

@01Lenda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Exactly what I wanted to know.

@brianbeaubien7371 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done thank you

@BarefootGardening 12 жыл бұрын

Good video. Starting to grow some lettuce for a fall crop and I may let one of whatever turns out to be my favorite variety go to seed. This vid will help with guidelines on the refining process. Cool indian trick by the way. Happy Gardening :)

@raisinghellebore9066 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my young Luke! So cute and so knowledgeable.

@michelangelo405 12 жыл бұрын

Good information, thanks

@Thesmalltowngardener 12 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned a lot!

@eveny119 12 жыл бұрын

When I grew brocolli and cut off the main head, it formed very nice little side shoots, worth a try.

@donboss4465 8 жыл бұрын

That was very informative, Thank you. can I plant some mid-summer in the same season I harvested the seeds and expect a crop?

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

I bought a packet of leaf lettuce circa 2015, and have been growing lettuce and saving seeds ever since. It's my only crop this year, which I love using as a salad for breakfast on a daily basis. I observed that you break off the whole seed pod. I've always plucked the seeds out of the pods by the fluff. I don't suppose it makes much difference, but I'll try your method next time. I suppose you get more seed that way. I'm still using seed in 2023 that I saved in 2017, and still have plenty of that for next year, although I have seed saved from later years as well that I could use. This year I've experimented with growing lettuce from seed in trays, and then replanting the seedlings several times to get fresh a vigorous lettuce plants later in the season. It's now late in October, and I have thirty or so lettuce plants ranging from small little plants recently replanted to mature plants that have lots of leaf. I'll be interested to see how late I can get lettuce as we head into late fall and winter. I went out and watered my lettuce plants today, even though we've had several decent rains. But after several days with no rain, I figure they might benefits from a drink. I save water from gutters, so I have far more water than I have a use for, so that's another reason for watering my lettuce plants in late October. Anyway, thanks for providing a useful and watchable video on saving lettuce seed!

@velocityakaslothmom8083 10 жыл бұрын

my girls and i found a Lettuce that we love!!!! it was called Lettuce bowl my niece has a Lettuce that was also called Lettuce bowl it was NOT same and no 1 save pack. ;( so to Save the Lettuce we all loved. I will try to Save Lettuce Seed and see what happens!!!!! thanks for showing me how. and keep up the good work

@intheendthetruthwillconque8597 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks much.👍

@RickMarshallMaps 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video

@shaunmoore4507 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro for the info

@floridastitcher1 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for. You were just a baby😊

@not1moreinch332 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@jillachen7217 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jacobmartins4698 7 жыл бұрын

Funny intro. Great! 👍

@SteveNVegas 12 жыл бұрын

thank for the info

@widdledd5948 3 жыл бұрын

Wow the aero days

@ameliatribeofissachar7311 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I love the entro LOL. I also want to thank you for being honest and mentioning us. I definitely appreciate that. I truly love all your tips. Peace n blessings 🙏🏽🕎😘🦅✊🏾💖

@marifieathome7627 4 жыл бұрын

I will try it too to my channel 😍😍😊. I have so many lettuce that overgrown,. Love the idea😊😊😊

@jasonharrold6686 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@gailneal 3 жыл бұрын

Aww.. Baby Luke 🥰

@seanie6512 7 жыл бұрын

great video Luke will be letting a lettuce turn to seed this year...

@MIgardener 7 жыл бұрын

It is very easy to do and you will have lettuce seedlings for years!

@JeffLeites 6 жыл бұрын

I don't pick the flowers. While they are still in the grounds, I just hold a box under the fluffy clusters, shake the stem, and roll the fluffy parts between my fingers. The seeds just fall into the box. I do it every day or so until there is nothing left. I get enough seeds to plant a lettuce farm. I filter them pretty much the same way as in the video.

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

@KCCgoKartMAN 3 жыл бұрын

I found the old video wowzers

@Tinyteacher1111 3 жыл бұрын

I thought I had a cricket in my car! Lol!

@MaxDissent 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks man! =]

@freakygeaktwo 12 жыл бұрын

I got lettuce growing but because it was in a mixed package I've no idea what kinds I have but I'll be doing this in a few days.

@Jlswords1998 2 жыл бұрын

Omg Luke you were such a baby in this video!!!

@MovingMountainsMM 2 жыл бұрын

Omg I am dying! I’ve followed you for a long time and then I saw the intro to this 9yo video… wow you have come a long way!! You were a baby in this video. Still good info tho!

@Livingingrace 10 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@MIgardener 10 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@charronfamilyconnect 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! IT was very informative. Do you let them air dry for a few days before putting them away in a plastic bag or air tight jar to be saved for next year? Thanks!

@wendywu2199 4 жыл бұрын

I have four butter lettuce but all bolted! I guess I will get my own seed next year

@shaeshae9831 5 жыл бұрын

thx u so much i live in mich too thank u

@AscheOfTheLake 9 күн бұрын

Oh, how we long for the days of $1 seed packets 😂 I will say, good job keeping your seeds affordable though. I've been seeing some at $3.99 a pack locally from the big names.

@tyee.5023 3 жыл бұрын

Omg 😂 your a baby!!! Still getting it 🤠

@mandyhaworth4154 Жыл бұрын

Thank uou

@jenniferpepler5843 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you! How do you know if you have heirloom variety & why does it have to be heirloom in order to save seeds?

@nc8524 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew how this was done! Maybe you can do vid how to save certain other seeds. Thanks!

@heavymechanic2 9 жыл бұрын

The method of vibrating the plate is also used in a wheat harvester to separate the seed and reprocess some chaff. I'm allowing lettuce to go to flower to save seed from my plants. Paris Island is one of my preferred lettuce types because its easy to grow and tasty. I do plant other types of lettuce because a little variety makes a good salad.

@MIgardener 9 жыл бұрын

heavymechanic2 awesome! I am glad you found this tutorial helpful.

@matthewbainbridge3319 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo, pls bring back this intro

@heathermartin2878 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you were so young!

@rebekahchalkley3252 3 жыл бұрын

I tried picking off my seed pods one by one into a ziploc bag, but it was really sticky and time consuming and there was no way I could get all the seeds from the plant. So I ended up waiting until the whole plant was completely dry in the fall. Then, I just pulled it up by the roots and shook it violently upside down over a clean garage floor. Then I swept up the seeds into a dustpan, blew the fluffy bits and husks off, and saved almost a quart-sized ziploc baggie full of seeds just from two plants.

@artstamper316 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this reply. I'm way too old to bend over like Luke did picking individual seeds. It's nice to know there is an easier way!

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

Interesting method. I would have thought that much of the lettuce seed would have been blown off the plant long before the whole plant dried up. That's what seems to happen if I don't collect seed when it gets fluffy! I grab the fluff and the seed comes out with it. That has worked well for me.

@mdlanor5414 Жыл бұрын

Many years ago I let two romaine lettuce plants go to seed. I got over 2,000 viable seeds. I always harvest the seed heads only when dry and brown. Not all at once but over a period of two to three weeks. Each harvest of romaine lettuce seed. I place in a individual small paper envelopes. Mark,date , variety and each envelope marked as 1,2 etc. I then place at least 10 seeds from each harvest onto a damp paper towel in a zip lock bag. Put a date,number and variety on the zip lock bag in a Sunny window. I start checking after 3 days. Until they germinate. I usually get 95 to 100 percent germination. I place the seed packets dated , variety and germination percent in a taped mason jar so no light can get in. Put some packets of desiccant in the mason jar and store all my seeds in a cool dark place. I’ve lettuce seed that is 7 years old. And still get at least 85 percent germination. Through saving romaine lettuce seeds over the years. My romaine lettuce seeds have acclimated to the climate I live in. These Romaine Lettuce seeds now produce excellent heads of true romaine lettuce heads.

@SeattlePioneer 9 ай бұрын

> I bought a packet of leaf lettuce seeds circa 2015, and I've been replanting seeds ever since. There's something satisfying about ripping off the leaves for my breakfast salad and then running indoors to make the salad! So, what are the advantages of Romaine lettuce in your experience? How do you use up a plant at a time? Do you think I should invest in a packet of Romaine lettuce seeds and give those plants a try? I'm really happy with my leaf lettuce, but perhaps you can convert me to Romaine!

@mdlanor5414 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@SeattlePioneer It is really what is best for you. Your soils health, the weather, how long is your areas growing season, how much rain you area averages daily the growing season. All these play a major part in when to grow anything. I moved to Florida from the North East. Where I fortunately can garden year round I also grow Butter Crunch and Leaf Lettuce. What I especially like about the Romaine lettuce. The plants that I haven’t harvested. As the plants stalk shoots up to produce flowers. The side leaves only aren’t bitter. I just cut out the thick stems. Wash the leaves well and place them in water with ice. This way my family is still enjoying Romaine Lettuce. Until early summer and I still get viable seeds.I strictly grow non hybrid vegetables and flowers. When I moved from the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania to East Central Florida. It took 2 to 3 years for my some seeds from acclimate to Florida weather. For example ,I grow 2 different varieties of Cucumbers. One for fresh eating and one for picking. I have to hand pollinate each variety and cover the female flower with a coffee filter and either a rubber band or a twist tie. That I rub between my hands to make the coffee filter soft. This is to prevent cross pollination. I leave the coffee filter on the female flower/fruit until I can feel the female flower is wilting or fell off. Then I mark the fruit with a twist tie around the stem. I do this with at least 4 female flowers. Making sure I’ll get viable seeds once the fruits fully mature. I do this with all my vegetables and Flowers that are of the same Genus but a different variety. There are plenty of KZfaq videos on how to hand pollinate. I enjoy hand pollinating, I also on occasional cross pollinate two varieties of the same genus. Creating a F1 hybrid. I have never have always gotten exact same results when I do this. I mainly do this with Marigolds.