Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Have you ever wondered if you could turn one grocery store carrot, onion, parsnip, beet, turnip, or rutabaga into hundreds—or even thousands—of future plants?
In this video, we’ll explore six root vegetables you should plant whole instead of eating if your goal is to produce your own seed. You’ll learn which common grocery store roots are biennials, how they produce seed in their second year, and why this simple gardening technique can help you become more self-sufficient while saving money on seed packets.
Whether you’re interested in seed saving, preparedness, sustainable gardening, or simply understanding the science behind how these plants grow, this guide will show you how to turn ordinary root vegetables into your own personal seed supply.
🌱 In this video you’ll learn:
• Which root vegetables can be replanted for seed
• How biennial vegetables produce flowers and seed
• Which grocery store vegetables are worth saving
• Tips for storing and replanting roots
• Common mistakes that prevent seed production
• How to build a more self-sufficient garden
If you enjoy science-based gardening, don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every week!
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Ashley has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are YouTube, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s YouTube channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her YouTube channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners.
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Have you ever wondered if you could turn one grocery store carrot, onion, parsnip, beet, turnip, or rutabaga into hundreds—or even thousands—of future plants?
In this video, we’ll explore six root vegetables you should plant whole instead of eating if your goal is to produce your own seed. You’ll learn which common grocery store roots are biennials, how they produce seed in their second year, and why this simple gardening technique can help you become more self-sufficient while saving money on seed packets.
Whether you’re interested in seed saving, preparedness, sustainable gardening, or simply understanding the science behind how these plants grow, this guide will show you how to turn ordinary root vegetables into your own personal seed supply.
🌱 In this video you’ll learn:
• Which root vegetables can be replanted for seed
• How biennial vegetables produce flowers and seed
• Which grocery store vegetables are worth saving
• Tips for storing and replanting roots
• Common mistakes that prevent seed production
• How to build a more self-sufficient garden
If you enjoy science-based gardening, don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every week!
#gardening #seedstarting #seedsaving #vegetablegarden #selfsufficiency #homestead #gardeningtips #carrots #onions #parsnips #beets #rutabaga #turnips #growyourownfood #gardeningincanada
Helped Design A Plant Sensor! Grab one of these here is the link: earthone.io/?ref=GARDENINGINCANADA
For a Discount code: GARDENINGCANADA
👩🔬 G R A B A P L A N N E R
Paperback 2024 Garden Planner:
geni.us/1Q7xaE
📝 S T A Y I N T O U C H
Website/Blog & FREE printables: gardeningincanada.net
Instagram: instagram.com/gardeningincanada
➡️ A F F I L I A T E S
Westcoast Seeds Affiliate Link: bit.ly/33mGGaI
Seeds Now: seedsnow.com/?rfsn=6354409.1f000b
🎉 S O C I A L S
👩🔬PATREON: patreon.com/gardeningincanada
INSTAGRAM instagram.com/gardeningincanada
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/GardenInCanada
👩🏻🦰 A B O U T M E:
Ashley has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are YouTube, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s YouTube channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her YouTube channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners.
Disclaimer
This description or comments section may contain links to affiliate websites. I receive a commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such a link. This includes the gardening in Canada website. You should assume all links both on the gardening in Canada YouTube, Blog, and all other social media are affiliates and I will receive compensation.
