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DIY seed Preparation: Do not buy expensive seeds from nursery, 4 simple tricks to make free seeds from kitchen waste. How To Prepare Seeds At Home From Coriander Tomato Chilli Lemon
Sanjeev Kumar | May 7, 2026 1:23 AM CST

Home gardening tips: Prepare coriander, tomato, chilli and lemon seeds easily at home. Learn an easy way to dry, store and replant seeds, so you can start home gardening for free.

If you are also fond of gardening but do not want to buy expensive seeds from the nursery, then you can easily do kitchen gardening without spending any money. Instead of buying expensive seeds, you can prepare new plants of coriander, tomato, chilli and lemon without any expense. This will not only save money but you will also be able to eat organic vegetables sitting at home. Let us know how organic vegetables can be prepared using kitchen waste.

How to prepare coriander seeds?

To grow coriander you will need whole coriander seeds. First of all separate the good and coarse grains. Break the grains into two parts by pressing them lightly with your hands. This not only results in faster germination but the plants also start growing quickly. After soaking coriander seeds in water for 5 to 6 hours, dry them in shade and plant them in the soil at about 1 inch depth. If you keep the soil moist and do not add too much water, small plants will start emerging in 7 to 10 days.

Simple way to prepare tomato seeds

If you want to plant ripe red tomatoes at home, take out their seeds. Put these seeds in a bowl and let them format lightly for 1 to 2 days so that the gel like layer gets removed from these seeds. After this clean them with clean water. Now spread it in a tissue paper and dry it in the shade for three to four days. Once completely dry, store in an airtight container. Whenever you want to plant them in the soil, press them to about an inch and water them lightly. After some time the tomato plant will be ready.

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How to dry chilli seeds?

You can easily plant a new plant from red chilli seeds. First cut the chilli from the middle and spread the seeds in a plate. Now dry them in shade. In hot weather, press the chilli seeds into the plant and water them lightly. After some time the chilli plant will start growing.

How to prepare lemon seeds?

For this, you will have to take out the seeds from the lemon and wash it with water so that the stickiness on the seeds is removed. If you wish, you can remove the white peel and keep it outside. Doing this leads to quick germination. Plant seeds in garden soil and water lightly. Germination will begin in two to three weeks.

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