Learn to save seeds for future generations of plants

A pumpkin is cut open on a table with its seeds exposed. Some seeds have been placed in a small paper bag. A small glass jar holds other seeds.
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Learn to save, store and germinate seeds from plants, such as this pumpkin, in a free webinar.

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Aug. 20, 2024

If you love a plant and want to grow it again next year, tune in to a free, statewide webinar to learn how to save, store and germinate seeds.

ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ horticulturalist Debbie Hinchey will share the knowledge and experience she has gained in more than four decades of collecting seeds. She has been interested in seed biology since 1980, when she was working toward a master’s degree in horticulture. She has collected seeds from both wild and cultivated plants.

The webinar is Wednesday, Sept. 4, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is required at . It is sponsored by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

For more information contact Molly Johansson, 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

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