November 2, 2024

22 thoughts on “VIDEO: How to Save Basil Seeds

  1. i grow sweet, summerlong and purple basils. the two green varieties must be seeded in (or done in the greenhouse and transplanted) every year; the purple takes care of itself and is invasive if let go. we get thousands if volunteers every year and pluck like mad to control them. good addition to compost bins all the way to seed – but never after or any with flowers. if you have a dedicated herb garden, plant purple basil once and have it forever. it’s great in any italian sauce, along with green varieties. dried and crumbled on pizza or cooked in your spaghetti sauce are my favorites…

  2. Thank you for the tips. I didnt know whether to let them all dry out, or whether they dry ones would start to drop before the green part was ready.
    Appreciate the tip on the tomato plants. I like the whole idea of combined growing.

  3. Separate seeds from spent flower heads with blender or shake in bag. Strain & blow chaff away.
    Cover self polilnating plants, like basil, with small hole mesh bag to reduce cross polination & bug infestation & shake plant to help pollination. Pass the word.

  4. Its not so bloody easy, im standing here with colander and seeds in their ironclad gage. Colander is full of leaves, leave dust and seeds. Only teeny tiny seeds fell thru. And i have alot of the seeds i need to get to

  5. Super helpful! I cut some of my basil flowers too early and then decided to look it up. This is EXACTLY the information I needed and luckily I have plenty more basil in the garden I can let go to seed before I harvest 🙂

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