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Seeds are given once for household use, with the intention of taking seeds from them for the next sowing.
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Some important tips:Tomato, eggplant, chili and other seedlings that are transplanted can be soaked in water/cow dung slurry for 3 hours before sowing.Lady's finger, cluster bean, broad bean, beans and other seeds can be soaked overnight before sowing.Bitter gourd, bottle gourd, snake gourd and all other vine vegetable seeds can be soaked for 2-3 days before sowing.Rainwater is suitable for seed treatment before sowing.
Do not use the first 2-3 harvests and the last 2-3 harvests for seeds.They can be used for seeds during the intermediate periods.
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Do not dry the collected seeds in direct sunlight.They can be dried in the morning and evening sun and stored.Seeds can be dried on Amavasya (new moon) days.Seeds can also be dried at night.
When storing seeds, they can be tied in cloth and hung.They can be protected at normal room temperature.Occasionally, neem leaves can be smoked (like sambrani smoke).
By harvesting vegetables year after year and taking seeds from them and storing them, the germination capacity of the seeds can be protected.
Bottle gourd, ridged gourd, lady's finger and other seeds can be stored in gourds.Tomato, eggplant, bitter gourd, snake gourd and other vegetables from which seeds are taken after they ripen can be stored by mixing ash with the seeds.