1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Gardening

Saving Seed and Taking Plant Cuttings to Overwinter Plants

How to collect and save seed and take cuttings from existing garden plants, to overwinter and grow next season.

Seed Saving - Saving Your Garden Favorites to Grow Next Year

Why save seed? Because you have a plant you love and want to grow again. It could be the perfect blue campanula, the best tasting tomato or a champion pumpkin. You never know when a seed company will discontinue your favorite seed to make way for new varieties. Saving your own seed is the only guarantee. Here's how to do it.

Taking Cuttings from House and Garden Plants to Make More Plants

Save your prized tender garden plants by taking cuttings, before the cold gets them, and makig new plants.

Explore Gardening

About.com Special Features

Storage Spaces You Didn't Know You Had

Get organized with these 10 overlooked storage spaces. More >

Make Your Own Scented Pine Cones

Bring a little of the winter season in your home with this easy-to-make craft. More >

  1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Gardening
  4. Starting a Garden
  5. Seasonal Gardening
  6. Fall in the Garden
  7. Seed Saving & Cuttings

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.