Welcome to Seed Savers Connect, a knowledge, resource and connection hub about growing and saving seeds. Find out more in About Us.
On this site, you will find guides, stories and other seed saving resources from seed savers across Australia. Contributions in the form of articles, guides, stories and photos are welcome.
We also welcome other volunteers that are interested in participating in the planning of events with us and helping with the sharing of information.
Recent events
November National Seed Savers Zoom 2026
Have you wondered about the history behind the heirloom seeds you are growing? Or do you know part of their story? The final National Seed Savers Zoom for 2026 will be happening on Sunday 1st November from 5 to 6.30pm AEDT. Come along and share your seed stories and hear…
Recording and Resources – Cucurbitaceae Family Seed Saving Masterclass
The recording from the zoom session is now available CORRECTION: There is an error at around the 30 minute and 51 minutes points in the recording where cucumber plants were incorrectly described as self-incompatible. Cucumbers plants are self-compatible and seed can be successfully saved from a single plant. Flowers are…
Cucurbitaceae Family Masterclass
Promiscuous Pumpkins & Scandalous Squashes.The Art and Science of Saving Cucurbit Seeds This zoom presentation will happen on Sunday 13th September from 7pm to 8.30pm AEST. Note this is a later time than our usual quarterly zooms. Ever saved seed from a favourite heirloom pumpkin, only to grow something unrecognisable…
Recent updates to resources
Bottle Gourd
Botanical name : Lagenaria siceraria Common name : Bottle Gourd, Calabash, New Guinea Bean, Birdhouse Gourd, Giant Gourd, Hard Shelled Gourd Growing…
Warrigal Greens
Botanical name : Tetragonia tetragonioides Common name : Warrigal Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Kokihi (Maori), Warragul (and other phonetic spellings)…
Pumpkin, Zucchini & Squash
Botanical name : Cucurbita spp. Common name : Zucchini, Courgette, Pumpkin, Summer squash, Winter squash, Chilacayote and some ornamental Gourds…
Radish
Botanical name : Raphanus sativus Common name : Radish, Daikon Growing for seed As radishes are self-incompatible, a group of them…