How to collect strawberry and strawberry seeds?

The berries of garden strawberries or wild strawberries brought from the market are so captivating with their taste that there is a desire to grow your favorite delicacy in the garden. However, it is not always possible to find out the name of the variety, so most gardeners give up and give up before even starting.

There is a solution - planting seeds collected from strawberries or strawberries. It is worth considering in more detail the features of this method and methods of obtaining seeds of any remontant variety.

You can get seed only from a certain variety of strawberries. Before proceeding, it is worth taking into account several rules and recommendations.

1. You can use seeds from purchased berries or home-grown fruits in the amount of 6-8 pieces for planting. Preference should be given to large and maximally ripe berries.
2. If strawberries are taken from a home garden, it is worth looking at the bushes. It is best to harvest from sturdy shrubs to increase seed vitality and improve the yield of the new seedling in the future.
3. The seed for sowing is usually located on the surface and can be seen with the naked eye.
4. It is recommended to separate approximately 1/3 of the berry to obtain seeds. This is explained by the fact that strawberries and strawberries ripen from the stalk, which carries nutrients and transfers them to the fruit. Therefore, the farther the seeds are from the place where the fruit is attached to the stem, the less likely they are to germinate.

In addition to berries, you will need tools with which you can separate the seeds from the pulp of the fruit. The advantages of this method of breeding strawberries and strawberries:

• ease of obtaining planting material;
• confidence in varietal characteristics;
• growing a variety without a mustache;
• savings on the purchase of seedlings and seeds;
• the possibility of growing seedlings even from large purchased berries.

After extraction, the seeds can be stored for 3 years, if the necessary conditions are provided. Planting material must be placed in plastic bags and signed. Air and moisture must not get inside. Additional storage conditions:

• shadow;
• cool;
• low humidity;
• lack of temperature and humidity extremes.

You cannot store seeds in the refrigerator or in the kitchen. A pantry or an insulated balcony is better suited for this. If storage takes place in a private house, you can use a dry cellar.

One of the most painstaking methods, involving extraction one by one.

It should be noted right away that not only a toothpick is suitable for completing the task. Can be used:

• a sharpened match;
• pin;
• a needle.

It is better to work on a napkin or a thick sheet of paper in order to immediately collect the "crop" in a heap. The downside is that the larger the fruit, and there are seeds in it, the longer the procedure for extracting them will take. Therefore, this option is suitable for patient people.

The principle is simple. With the sharp tip of a toothpick, you need to pick out the seeds and transfer them to a previously prepared surface or into a container. The advantage is the minimum amount of pulp, which will avoid the drying process and will make it possible to immediately start using the material.

A method for those who do not have time to pull out seeds with their own hands. The disadvantage of the method is in possible damage to the grains, so the percentage of germination of the extracted material will be 60%. To obtain seeds, you need to perform a number of actions.

1. Place a handful of washed ripe strawberries in a blender container.
2. Add a glass of water and cover the device.
3. Grind the berries at minimum speed until smooth.
4. Leave the resulting gruel for 20 minutes so that it cools down and the seeds settle to the bottom.
5. Drain the pulp to collect the seeds.
6. Spread material on paper to dry properly.

You can also do rinsing after grinding.

Repeat the procedure several times until the liquid becomes clear.

To carry out the procedure, you will need a tool with a sharpened blade.

1. First, the skin is cut from the berry. The thinner the layer, the faster it will be possible to collect the seeds for sowing.
2. Next, the resulting scraps are laid out on paper, napkin or gauze, transferred to a ventilated room, protected from direct sunlight, for drying.
3. The third stage involves waiting. It takes 2 days for the cuttings to dry. Then it will be possible to easily separate the grains.
4. At the end, the seeds are peeled from the remnants of the skin and laid out on a paper surface. To remove the remaining pulp, it is recommended to rub the seeds with your fingers.
5. The seeds are then dried for 1-2 days, leaving a napkin, paper or gauze in a warm and shaded place.

The collected seeds can be used for planting. Before planting future strawberry bushes, it is worthwhile to study the information about the rules and features of its cultivation in advance.