I just finished harvesting my 1 kale plant I let go to seed. Counting 100, then eyeballing 1000 and weighing it all... I got close to 100k seeds from 1 plant lol. Not to mention the lbs of leaves I had from it the year before. I enjoy how the seed pods just explode when you touch the tip haha. And then the empty pods are a really good mulch material. I recommend a 5 gallon bucket. Put a whole branch in upside down and then squeeze and gently twist, moving down the branch. Just fill that bucket with broken pods and seeds. Then use a colander to separate the pods and seeds. Then winnow. I started doing it 1-by-1 like you were but I had too many. I spent hours doing the bucket method lol.
Thank you for the video. Im growing organic Red Russian, organic Premier, organic Tronchuda Beira, organic blue scotch curled kale in containers in my veggie garden. So far only my organic Tronchuda Beira kale plants have started flowering (in 7a Washington, DC) Im waiting for those flowers to get pollinated and I'll definitely be saving the kale seeds!
Nice summary of things to consider. Oh whoopsie 3:05: you mention exactly what i wrote in the comments on your onion seed video, as i hadn't heard you mention it there, about the acclimatisation over the generations 😳, glad you know about that. But hey someone reading the comments might not have yet heard you mention this, so i hope that's ok. Love the dog-pergola, and the hawkbit in flower inn the grass underneath 👍🏽. Yes só no issues with cold that allowing them to self-seed will give you beautiful 10 inch plants by mid March, so all you need to do is transplant them if they've chosen to grow in an awkward place. 🙏🏽🌱🌱🌱🌳🕊💚🌱🌱🌱
Thank You, this was very informative. Glad I found your channel. I have some Kale plants that are going to seed after only one year, but I wanted to know how to harvest the seeds.
Thanks so much for sharing. I wish o would have watched earlier. I pulled the pods too soon 😮. Off the stalks but I’ll try to dry anyway. Please comment if you have suggestions. 😊
"...they can really add drama to your garden..." *Stanley walks into scene and proceeds to do just that* He is such a dork, gotta love him!
Bahahaha! Oh he adds drama to EVERYTHING! He IS the drama! 🤣
Mine has gone to seed; now I just have to go out and collect the pods... always something to do in the garden!
Interesting. We just placed kale starts yesterday. Thanks for sharing this tip.
I just finished harvesting my 1 kale plant I let go to seed.
Counting 100, then eyeballing 1000 and weighing it all... I got close to 100k seeds from 1 plant lol.
Not to mention the lbs of leaves I had from it the year before.
I enjoy how the seed pods just explode when you touch the tip haha. And then the empty pods are a really good mulch material.
I recommend a 5 gallon bucket. Put a whole branch in upside down and then squeeze and gently twist, moving down the branch. Just fill that bucket with broken pods and seeds. Then use a colander to separate the pods and seeds. Then winnow. I started doing it 1-by-1 like you were but I had too many. I spent hours doing the bucket method lol.
Thank you for the video. Im growing organic Red Russian, organic Premier, organic Tronchuda Beira, organic blue scotch curled kale in containers in my veggie garden. So far only my organic Tronchuda Beira kale plants have started flowering (in 7a Washington, DC) Im waiting for those flowers to get pollinated and I'll definitely be saving the kale seeds!
I was so excited to see my kale going to seed I wasn't sure if that was a thing and then I saw your video so thank you so much for the helpful info
First time gardener here… bless you for this information!
Thanks! Let’s stay in touch
Nice summary of things to consider.
Oh whoopsie 3:05: you mention exactly what i wrote in the comments on your onion seed video, as i hadn't heard you mention it there, about the acclimatisation over the generations 😳, glad you know about that. But hey someone reading the comments might not have yet heard you mention this, so i hope that's ok.
Love the dog-pergola, and the hawkbit in flower inn the grass underneath 👍🏽.
Yes só no issues with cold that allowing them to self-seed will give you beautiful 10 inch plants by mid March, so all you need to do is transplant them if they've chosen to grow in an awkward place.
🙏🏽🌱🌱🌱🌳🕊💚🌱🌱🌱
Thank You, this was very informative. Glad I found your channel. I have some Kale plants that are going to seed after only one year, but I wanted to know how to harvest the seeds.
Thank you very informative. Love your dog!😀
Thank you very much, such a helpful video!
Thanks for sharing. No need to give such a preamble to the actual content related to the topic.
very informative video. thanks!
Thank you
Thanks so much for sharing. I wish o would have watched earlier. I pulled the pods too soon 😮. Off the stalks but I’ll try to dry anyway. Please comment if you have suggestions. 😊
Wonderful video, thank you.
You are welcome!
Hi thank you for this video! Can you please demonstrate the winnowing process? Thank you!
Thank your! Will try to cover it in next videos 💪
Thanks for the very useful information! 🌱
I think your dog could fetch that ball for hours on end. Lol. Keep telling how to get seeds. Great.
You are 100% correct with that statement! 🤣Glad you are enjoying the seed saving videos! More to come soon!
If the pods are huge but green,can i just cut it and bring it inside to dry? I want more space in my garden but also seeds 😅
"Its just not worth it." 😂
It’s really not 😆