Seed saving

Seeds and juice are squeezed into plastic cups,  covered with a paper towel to prevent it from becoming a fruit fly paradise but still allowing air in so the fermentation process starts.

After about a week the fermentation process is complete.  This will help kill off unwanted diseases and produce a clean seed for next years planting.

The freshly fermented seeds are rinsed clean and put on a paper plate to dry for a couple weeks.

The clean dry seed will last up to 10 years although I am constantly freshening up my stocks.