From a mom of all sons…….your boy just made my day…..LOVE it!! He sneaks in, not saying a word, and grabs food🤣 gosh I can relate!

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Thanks for the info. Groovy dude made my day.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

I just love saving seeds. It's just love seeing what's going to come up since it's not always the original. I compost in place (just bury my scraps straight in the garden) so I'm always getting stuff coming up all over the place. :-)

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

cool

You can also save store bought butternut squash seeds to sprout or grow your own plants. You can harvest the green tips to cook just like spinach.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip thanks

Haaa gotta love your boy popping in like that haaa little wink haaa a real heart breaker and Thankyou for the little Timbit about feeding the chickens to help nature keep worms from developing in their bodies great tip!!! Thanks

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

A natural dewormer!! Such an amazing little nugget. Thank u!!!

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and we hope you hit that subscribe button and Rang the bell

I now know why you grow your own food, got to keep that little blond fella filled up...!

@Stormyweld05

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

lol

Great info and cool dude made me smile , greetings from Lithuania.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I grew up helping in the garden but I have forgotten a lot of things. My folks seldom bought seeds the always harvested mature seeds at the end of the growing season. My grand parents had seed Verities some passed down from their parents that went back maybe 50-100+ years as they harvested new mature seeds at the end of growing season every year. I have read over the last 30 - 40 years or so years that seeds from plants from other clamits will evolve over 4-5 growing seasons to become a stronger adaptive plant for soil types / amount of moisture / angle of sun ect. I remember in about August they tear off 15-20 little strips of cloth n examine each bean plants n pick the strongest n best producers maye longest pods then tie a strip of cloth in the top branch. Then they would go ahead still pick green beans on all the other plants right to frost. But let the bean pods of the plants with the strips of fabric mature these beans was next year's seeds they watch very carefully before the dryed up pods started to split open they would gather them n trash the bean seed n save for next year crop. I wish I had been told or instructed when I was young to write down all the information my grand parents related to me. I have lost so much information that they tried to teach me. Now maybe my dumb question : I'm wondering after you scraped them seeds out could that squash have been baked n eaten like you would pumpkin.

@bigbearhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

I guess in theory you could have eaten this squash but I.dont think it would have tasted very good

So just any time of year, kinda isolate your biggest plant, let it seed. I would guess peak season would be most ideal time rather then late or too early. To get best seeds.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

yes and make sure you choose the best one so that way the plants from those seeds will be stronger than the plants you had the year before

Thank you for this helpful information!

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Great video as always thanks for sharing God Bless

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

I'm eating squash now, in springtime that i grew last year. Can i plant those seeds now? Do they need a minimum ammount of drying?

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Did you cook them? If you cooked them then no I don;'t think they will germinate

Best video for harvesting seeds

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Thanks for the info!!!

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

What other seeds do you save this way other than squashes? Cucumbers? Others? Good Vidja! Thanks :)

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

you can do Cucumbers this way and lots of others

Thank you by the way. I'm so doing this

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

thanks for the info, enjoy your day

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Will I be able to save my acorn squash seeds from the grocery store? I know that they will grow in my zone, but I don't know if I can take store-bought plants and save the seeds and have them actually turn up a crop. I'm really new to all this but I'm trying to educate myself.

@bigbearhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

I would say try it, sometimes the vegetables that are in the store are sprayed with a chemical that makes their seed unable to germinate. But you never know unless you try.

@lockergr

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead Thank you for letting me know!

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

How did it work?

can you put them i the oven or microwave to dry them off or will that stop the gemmation process and when is the best time to plant them

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

No you cannot, sometimes God makes things work a specific way in order for us to learn things like patience

How soon can you plant them after drying them out?

@bigbearhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Right away as far as I know.

Question: will there be a problem with cross pollination if other varieties of squash are planted close by? I grow yellow squash and zucchini together.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

How close are we talking?

@e-man2081

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead A few feet or at most, about 40 feet

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

at that spacing I wouldn't think so but it could happen

Question are you seed natural? Without gene modified. How long do squash SUPPOSE to truly last.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for watching! Yes our seed are all heirloom seeds. Are you asking how long the squash itself or the seed?

My squash seeds seem fine to save but unfortunately I left my zucchini seeds too long and they started to sprout in the fruit. Are you supposed to put the seeds you want to save in a jar of water to sink or float at all to determine if they're good to save?

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

You can, but we don't, we just plant them in the Spring and what comes up comes up.

How long will it have to sit in water before it just falls off ???

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

I would only let it sit maybe 20 to 30 min. after that i would just remove the extra fruit with my hands. Thanks for watching and we hope you hit that subscribe button and rang the bell so that you can catch future garden video.

Thank you 👍

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very helpful thanks

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Is there a problem with NOT getting all the meat off? What happens if some is left?

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

It will rot the seed and stink to high heaven

Save all of those seeds you can. If they are non GMO you can sell them on ebay for about $2 plus shipping for 25 seeds. They do need to be shipped in a small bubble envelope so they don't get crushed during shipping. (the post office rolls the envelopes through, without the bubble envelope they might get powdered squash seeds LOL) That price gets included in the shipping costs... but it is still just the cost of a envelope for the most part. Many seeds can be sold online... often it is pretty easy money. The non GMO seeds are best. Squash plants are one of the highest gmo culprits.

@bigbearhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

These are heirloom, we got them from Rareseeds.com

@cheekysaver

8 жыл бұрын

There you go! You may as well sell them then as fresh non GMO seeds. Why throw the money into the compost pile.

@bigbearhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

We are also going to use them to barter on the homestead network barter page on FB

@cheekysaver

8 жыл бұрын

Great idea.

@LLWW

4 жыл бұрын

All seeds normal people buy are non GMO only big time farmers get GMO seeds lmao

Use a grapefruit spoon.works good.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that tip

heya still watching here does squash are looking good

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

The squash are doing great this year. We actually have squash pickles in the canner right now!

Every time I dry squash seeds, they get too flat like there's no body to the seed and they curl up. I try to flip them as they are drying so the drying will be equal on both sides but it still dries super flat like there's no content in the seed and then they curl up. I have been figuring that I did something wrong. I followed your procedure, but this is still my result. Are the seeds any good? Will they still make a plant? I use heirloom seeds.

@MrMcGillicuddy

5 жыл бұрын

They are immature seed. You need to leave the squash on the plant well beyond edible if it's a summer squash and make sure a winter squash is fully ripe and store it for a month or so after harvest to make sure you have viable seed with a plump look. That is a healthy embryo. Flat seeds do not germinate and if they do they will be a weak defective plant

@BAYOUTOWNProductions

5 жыл бұрын

I have left the fruit on for a long, long time until really hard, but this still happens. I just don't know why it's not working for me. We've had to practically saw through the shell of a summer squash hoping the seeds were finally ripe.

@MrMcGillicuddy

5 жыл бұрын

@@BAYOUTOWNProductions Yeah that sounds very peculiar. They definitely aren't producing embryos and the only two things I've ever known to cause that is picking winter squash before the stem is brown and corky and growing F1 hybrids. Do you only use heirloom? or do you grow heirloom and then other hybrids that might cross with the ones you are trying to save? Personally I grow only one variety of each species each season so they don't make strange squash . I grow one pepo variety, one moschata and one maxima

@MrMcGillicuddy

5 жыл бұрын

@@BAYOUTOWNProductions it almost seems like incomplete pollination somehow but that doesn't really make sense either

@BAYOUTOWNProductions

5 жыл бұрын

I see what you're saying. I did have one hybrid in a small patch near to the heirloom. I only plant heirlooms from seed, but I had bought one hybrid. I have lots of bees and butterflies pollinating in that garden. I will try again next year and I am also building a green house and a high tunnel to try to be able to manage it all better. We have had extreme rain and then extreme drought back and forth. It's been so weird here with the weather.

yup, i'm going back a few years lol

@chicagoliightsx

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty much right here with ya! Lol 🌱💚

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Awesome!

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Saved all my seeds!!

@bigbearhomestead

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

great video

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it was good enough to get you to hit that sub button and ring that bell.

How long before they can be planted? Thanks.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Any time

@NatureZone101

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead Thank you.

Are floaters viable?

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

We have never been able to get a floater to germinate, but you may find one that will.

Do u freeze them?

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

We dont

excellent

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I've tried saving seeds but the all shrivel up and don't look like bought seeds why?

@kirbydees4028

8 жыл бұрын

Or turn flat not looking good at all

@bigbearhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

Do you have any pictures of your seeds?

@kirbydees4028

8 жыл бұрын

Check your Facebook messages

@bigbearhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

ok going there now

@westcoastlass

8 жыл бұрын

+bigbear homestead Just curious what the issue was with the seeds shriveling up?

Our summer squash don't have bumps all over them..

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

I have 3 boys all just like your photo bomb winker haha

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for watching

ima try this with a spaghetti squash from the grocery store

@bigbearhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Please let us know if it works. What I worry about is that sometimes the veggies from the store are not fully ripped on the plant, they pull them early and ripe them with gas. Which means the seed inside may not be able to germinate. But you could get lucky, give it a go and let us know what happens.

@williamalexander6658

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead So far so good. Ive got a few seedlings sprouted.

Fit farmer sent me

@bigbearhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming by hope you hit that subscribe button.

@davidscott8400

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead you betcha, I be seeing you often

@bigbearhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome that is what we like to hear.

I am kicking myself for not saving the jumbo squash I threw to the animals!

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

OH No, depending on which animal you may have jumbo squash plants popping up this spring. Thanks for watching. Hope you hit that subscribe button and rang the bell for future videos.

@lrg613

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbearhomestead I have thought of that but always share with humans and animals. And, I started throwing them across the street by the river. We have too many farm rats as it is - even with the hawks and eagles! No cats have taken up residence because of our dogs.

Do not save squash seeds like this! Unless the flowers were isolated by half a mile or a physical barrier they will cross pollinate with other squash family seeds.

@bigbearhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Well to be honest even the way.you explain how it should be done, also due to the fact that other things like honey bees pollinate the flowers also. We are just trying to grow food. Thanks for watching.