How to obtain various vegetable seeds using traditional methods
Today, the editor will introduce some content about fruits and vegetables, specifically how to obtain various vegetable seeds using traditional methods. Let's learn about it together.
Aside from buying vegetable seeds from urban-rural junctions, there are also traditional methods that can be used to obtain vegetable seeds.
1. Leafy vegetables such as cabbage, rapeseed, radish, scallion, coriander, lettuce, celery, and parsley: When consuming, leave the new buds with roots and plant them in flower pots or vegetable gardens. Let them bloom, and if there are no insects for pollination, manually pollinate them. Collect the mature fruits to obtain seeds.
2. Tomatoes, strawberries: Obtain seeds directly from the fruits bought from the market, dry them, and then plant them to germinate.
3. Pumpkins, watermelons, wax gourds: Obtain them from the market. When purchased, the fruits are already mature, so plant the seeds directly.
4. Dried chili peppers: Obtain them from the market. Since they are dried, plant the seeds directly. (This is most suitable for朝天椒.)
5.尖椒, bell peppers: Obtain seeds from the market and plant them. (However, the seedlings may be weak in the early stages if not mature.)
6. Green beans, broad beans, cowpeas, peas: Obtain them from the market, using the same method as above.
7. Mung beans, adzuki beans, hyacinth beans, peanuts: Obtain them from the market. Since the seeds are mature, plant them directly.
8. Taro, ginger, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes: Obtain them from the market and plant them directly (最好是发芽的). Taro leaves are very broad and have an effect similar to that of the peace lily.
II. Reminders and Notes:
1. Since the seedlings grown from these seeds are already second or third-generation hybrids, large-scale planting may cause trait segregation. It is not recommended to use them.
This method is only suitable for decorating small-scale vegetable gardens and is very suitable for plant and vegetable enthusiasts with balconies or small vegetable gardens.
Of course, for large-scale planting, it is best to obtain seeds from the agricultural market.
2. For the various beans mentioned in item 6, when purchasing, try to select fruits with white seeds, as this indicates higher seed maturity!
3. Vegetable seeds that can be eaten as snacks: pumpkins, watermelons, peanuts. Eating them raw not only tastes good but is also rich in nutritional value!
4. The reason why cucumbers are not included.
Because cucumbers only have mature seeds when fully ripe, and the cucumbers in the market are generally harvested when the fruit is fully expanded but the seeds are not yet developed, so seeds cannot be saved. And when cucumbers are fully ripe, they basically have no edible value!
(Similarly, zucchini, luffa, eggplants, and winter melons are the same. To obtain their seeds, you still need to buy them specifically!)
However, buying old luffa sponges might give you a chance to obtain mature luffa seeds! (Generally, the number of seeds won't be many, this depends on luck!)
5. Bitter melon is also possible.
Generally, bitter melons with white color and slightly older are bitterer in taste. The seeds inside are relatively mature, and if planted, they might also germinate!
Note: When bitter melon is fully mature, its skin turns bright red, and the outer pseudocarp (fleshy part) of the seeds turns bright red. In a natural state, after full maturity, bitter melon spreads seeds by ejection! (Similar to the seed dispersal method of impatiens.)
(As long as the three-leaf stage is passed, the growth will be managed as usual later!)
These are the conclusions obtained through the observer's observations and some practical experiences!
The above sharing on how to obtain various vegetable seeds using traditional methods can be referenced by green plant enthusiasts.