Saving your own vegetable seed is one of those skills that pays off every single season, and YouTube has plenty of solid instruction on it. This round-up pulls together the ten most-viewed videos on the topic, ranked by actual YouTube view counts, so you can start with what the largest audiences have found useful.
Across the list you’ll find a mix of formats: quick single-crop demonstrations under three minutes, mid-length homestead walkthroughs, a full half-hour deep-dive guide, and a few videos that push back on common advice. Whether you want a fast answer about one vegetable or a complete grounding in the subject, there’s something here that fits.
1. The Amish showed me this Seed Saving Trick and IT WORKS!
OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY · 882.7K views · 12:55 · 2022
The most-watched video on the list, this one from OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY frames the topic around a method the hosts say they learned from the Amish, focused on tomato seed. At just under 13 minutes it's a homestead-style demonstration with the channel's characteristic conversational delivery, best for viewers who like personality-driven instruction over a tight tutorial.
2. The TRICK To Saving Seeds For Next Year – Cucumber, Tomato & Pepper Seed Harvest
Wilderstead · 877.4K views · 21:30 · 2021
Wilderstead's 21-minute video covers cucumber, tomato and pepper seed in one sitting, and the description makes clear the hosts favor fermentation for better germination. It's a longer, in-the-garden session from a Canadian homesteading channel, suited to someone willing to invest the time for a fuller look rather than a quick tip.
3. You are being LIED to about saving and growing seeds for your garden
The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni · 791.1K views · 10:03 · 2019
James Prigioni takes a contrarian angle here, arguing in the title that viewers are being misled about saving and growing seed. At 10 minutes it's a punchy, opinionated presentation from a high-subscriber gardening channel, good for viewers who want to hear the 'what everyone gets wrong' case before committing to a method.
4. How to SAVE SEEDS: Seed saving TIPS and EXAMPLES
Growing In The Garden · 638.5K views · 10:02 · 2021
Growing In The Garden offers a tightly organized 10-minute overview with a full timestamped chapter list in the description, running from basic principles through wet and dry seed examples to storage. The structure makes it easy to jump straight to the section you need, so it suits viewers who want a reference-style video they can revisit.
5. How to Save Seeds of All Sorts | A Complete Guide to Garden Seed Saving | Frugal Gardening
Roots and Refuge Farm · 579.4K views · 33:24 · 2018
Roots and Refuge Farm's entry is the longest on the list at over 33 minutes and bills itself as a complete guide covering seed of all sorts. It's a relaxed, thorough farm-vlog style production, clearly aimed at viewers who want depth and don't mind settling in for it.
6. Never Buy Seeds Again – How to Collect Carrot Seeds
Gardener Scott · 570.5K views · 14:21 · 2018
Gardener Scott narrows the focus entirely to carrots, a crop the description notes is trickier than most because it's biennial. At 14 minutes, this is a calm, methodical demonstration from a well-regarded teaching channel, ideal for anyone specifically trying to save carrot seed or curious about biennial crops.
7. Saving Tomato Seeds: How to Prepare and Store Seeds from Your Tomato Plants
GrowVeg · 540K views · 2:44 · 2015
GrowVeg's video is the shortest here by far at under three minutes, and it sticks to tomatoes – including which types are worth harvesting seed from. It's a crisp, professionally produced explainer, perfect if you want the fastest possible answer on the single most-saved vegetable.
8. Seed Saving
Charles Dowding · 360K views · 19:30 · 2017
Charles Dowding filmed this 19-minute piece at his Homeacres garden, working through lettuce, tomatoes, peas and beans while explaining the underlying principles. It has the feel of a quiet masterclass from one of the best-known no-dig gardening educators, suited to viewers who want to understand the reasoning, not just the motions.
9. How to Start Saving Seeds from Your Vegetable Garden | Seed Saving Made Easy
Huw Richards · 197.6K views · 12:27 · 2020
Huw Richards pitches his 12-minute video squarely at beginners, promising the key terminology and the easiest crops to start with. It's an accessible, encouraging entry point for someone who has never saved seed before and wants a gentle on-ramp rather than an exhaustive guide.
10. Saving Seeds Growing Peppers *MISTAKES when Collecting SEEDS to Harvest Grow GREEN Red Purple Yellow
Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy · 185.7K views · 6:00 · 2020
Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy round out the list with a six-minute, pepper-specific video that emphasizes common mistakes when collecting seed, including from store-bought peppers. It's a short, casual home-garden demonstration, handy for viewers whose interest begins and ends with peppers.
Ranked by YouTube view count as of November 13, 2026. View counts move around, so the order here reflects the day this list was compiled. All videos belong to their respective creators – watching them here plays them directly from YouTube, so views and any ad revenue still go to the channel.
