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You can save yourself a lot of money and apparently grow much better produce by saving your own seed instead of buying new every year – the idea is that the plant adapts to your ground conditions so you get your own perfect variety instead of trying to grow a universal one. Read full post for more info.

I have found loads of helpful advice about this at the real seeds website:
Real Seeds link
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Why seed save

At the moment I have about 40 heads from leeks gone to seed suspended above some newspaper from a wire along the inside of the greenhouse, but any space in the house will do – and even one head of a leek gone to seed will give you enough leek seeds for next year. When they are completely dry, they should fall onto the newspaper and be ready to be put in an envelope for next year – traditionally, leeks are sown on boxing day into pots or seed trays, so they won’t have to wait long before they’re out again.

I have also saved seeds from this years’ courgettes, butternuts and of course the French climbing beans, runners and peas.

Hoping to save lots of tomato seed next year, but it’s too tempting to try new varieties like the ones the real seed company list – I had a fantastic crop with “Aurora” this year.

More advice about seeds etc in the next few weeks – as the nights draw in, it’s time to start planning next year’s growing….