Winnowing Seeds for the Bulgarian Giant Leek Seed Saving Project

Seed saving requires seed cleaning. In this video I use simple methods to clean the leek seeds from the Bulgarian Giant Leek seed saving project. Without the use of fans, and without any breeze, seeds can be winnowed and "sifted" on flat tightly woven baskets. The seeds will be ready in 2 or 3 weeks after final drying, germination testing and packaging.

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Steven Edholm and filed under plant breeding, seed saving and tagged seed saving bulgarian giant leek saving seed from leeks saving leek seeds how to save seed winnowing seed how to winnow seed cleaning seeds removing chaff from seeds winnowing basket basket sifting organic gardening prepping.

Final Selections are in For the Bulgarian Giant Leek Seed Saving Project

I recently went through and picked the final winners in my seed leek trial. This time I went for some short stout ones, but all were still probably at least 18 inches long. I think size and up to almost 3 inches diameter are probably a little more practical than the really tall and somewhat more slender ones. the leeks will now flower in their new home and seed should be ready by fall.

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Steven Edholm and filed under seed saving, Garden Stuff and tagged leeks growing leeks growing big leeks bulgarian giant leek huge leeks long leeks summer leeks seed saving saving leek seeds gardening heirloom vegetables vegetable seeds.

Tending the Leekage, Bulgarian Giant Leek Project, Weeding, Cultivation and Mulching

Some overdue tending of my seed leek project. From here out I just need to keep fertilizing and watering till spring when I select the best leeks and allow them to go to seed. The seed should be ready for sale in fall of 2017 Related videos linked below.