The seed network provides training and advice for both edible and ornamental horticulture businesses in Wales wanting to expand their technical understanding of seed production and cultivation.

To become a member of this network or for more information please email tyfucymru@lantra.co.uk

Related Pages

Seed Production Resources

The Gaia Foundation and Tyfu Cymru are working in partnership to deliver training in open pollinated vegetable seed production in 2020.…

Plant Reproduction Toolkit

This toolkit forms part of the Tyfu Cymru Intermediate Vegetable Seed Training Programme.

Seed Cleaning and Storage

Seed cleaning is getting the seed out of its ‘container’ and removing anything else to just have the seed left.  ‘Separating the wheat…

Seed Cultivation - Seed Quality

Seed producers want to produce the best quality seeds. As growers we know that good quality seeds will show better germination rates an…

Planning For Seed Crops

Planning Annual & Biennial Seed Crops See Vegetable Seed Training Programme – Session 3 (Planning) Webinar for more information.

Seed Training Programme - Webinar 1: Cultivation of sim…

This session introduces the key principles and looks at what we would consider the easiest crops to cultivate for seed – annuals that s…

Seed Training Programme - Webinar 2: Cultivation of tri…

The second cultivation session builds on the first session and look at trickier crops – annuals that will readily cross-pollinate and b…

Seed Training Programme - Webinar 3 Selection of crop f…

This third session will look at the principle involved at the selection stage through to harvest. The session covers: Importance of pop…

Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 1 – Seed Sov…

Producing an open pollinated seed crop on your farm can improve the quality of your future crops, increase plant adaptation to local co…

Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 3

Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competently. The c…

Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 4

Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competently. The c…

Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 5

The session will re-cap on the basic genetics of seed production, including what is meant by “true to type” and the importance of popul…

Webinar: Vegetable Seed Training Programme - Webinar 7:…

Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competently.

Webinar: Vegetable Seed Training Programme - Webinar 8…

Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competently.

Webinar: Vegetable Seed Training Programme - Webinar 9…

Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competently.

Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 10

Intermediate seed saving – Routes to Market. In this webinar we start with talking about being contracted to grow seed.