So even though the seeds of Olympia spinach are easily available, several people have encouraged me to go ahead and save seeds from some that I grew here. The spinach was very well liked by everyone who got some, and grows easily for me here, so why not see about saving seeds? The idea that seeds from plants already grown here are potentially more suited to this locale than ones I would purchase is in the back of my mind somewhere, but, anyway, to continue:
This morning I really needed to clear out most of the spinach plants in order to move a salvia into their spot. But I selected two that had flower stalks that looked pretty well done, and saved them from the general uprooting.
My questions:
1. Do I need to let them dry out completely before I bag the seedheads on the plants? (It's pretty wet right there due to recent showers.
2. I'm thinking a plastic baggie with a twist tie, but do I need to leave air space? Would a dark bag work better to keep the sun from cooking them in there?
Suddenly a simple idea seems to have become complicated so I thought I'd ask for some direction from more experienced seed savers. Usually when saving seeds in the past I've only bothered with seeds that are already thoroughly mature and dried on the plant. The easy stuff.
Here are pics of the two spinach plants I'm hoping to get lots of seeds from, as they were this morning:
As I had cleared out the other plants, these flopped and one stem broke but not completely off, so I hope they will still continue to develop seeds.
@RickCorey, I know you know a lot about this so, any advice and tips? Or anyone else who might like to chime in!
