Do you save seeds from your garden?

I know some people who do that too, marguicha... they go to public parks and other public areas and collect the seed heads from the flowers. I know you're not supposed to "tamper" with public plantings but it seems like such a waste for them to be allowed to die and be pulled out and the seeds not retained. The garlic sounds wonderful! I remember the first time, when I was a child, that my dad encouraged me to plant potatoes that had sprouted in a forgotten bag. He gave me my own small garden space and when they were ready, he helped me dig them up. He was so proud of me for taking care of them because I was very young

Oh I love cantaloupe and honeydew. I can't wait until I live somewhere that I have more space to devote to fruits and veggies that spread (like cucumbers, zucchini and other squash too). I lived in the country for a few years and have been back in the suburbs for about 10 years. I'm aching to be back to a rural lifestyle so hopefully it'll be in my future someday:)))

As to the marigolds, I use them for flower planters and hanging baskets but I also plant them around all my tomato plants. I read about about their repellent qualities, too, so I try to make it a habit to do that. Plus, it kind of makes the vegetable garden a little more lively since almost everything is green besides the marigolds LOL

Wow what a great idea... it's funny that I rarely think about the seeds when I'm actually eating fresh produce. I should be more aware. I also don't see anything wrong with plucking seed heads when they are abundant. My ex sister-in-law started a beautiful plot of oriental poppies that way -- just one seed head from those produces SO many seeds. She picked one from a public garden (felt guilty about it too) but ended up with a good-sized plot of lovely flowers:) Have you ever gotten a specific plant into your garden that you really, really wanted by collecting that way?

I've actually gotten a few "treasures" that way. When I lived in the US my grandmother always had hollyhocks in her garden, they were there every year for as long as I can remember. When I moved to Mexico I never saw hollyhocks and always missed them. Then one day I was walking around Cozumel and saw them! They were right at the edge of the yard leaning over towards the sidewalk. I just couldn't resist, I had to grab a seed head and walk away quickly. Now I have beautiful holly hocks in my garden here.

I think it's just sensible, peavey. Right now, I have some plants too that are looking less than attractive but I'm doing the same thing - waiting on the seeds. It doesn't make sense to me to keep spending money on the same things each year when I can collect them for free LOL I also make sure to divide my perennials, like hostas and stella d'oro lilies, so that I can have additional beds for only the cost of my own labor:)