budagardener
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: Petunia Seeds |
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Does anyone have an easy method of retrieving the seeds from petunias?
The pods are dried and the seeds gone before I can collect them! Some that have dropped have germinated and have several sets of leaves, but I wanted to collect some for starting for the next season.
Thanks,
Mark
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trudy
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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It may be easier to just buy some seeds if your not able to get to them b4 they burst open. Good luck.
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Just keep an eye on them Mark. Pick them when the pods turn brown just before they open.
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budagardener
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Trudi and Netty. There several that are brown right now and not opened. I've set some newspaper around the base...maybe I can catch a few!
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Once the pods turn brown and are about to open I usually prune them off and pop them in an envelope. The seeds are very tiny and this way you can catch most of them 
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stratsmom
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Mark, someone here had the idea of placing a little paper bag over the pod before it pops open. I used this method this summer on my bleeding heart 
Wish I could remember whose idea it was, they deserve the credit 
Deanna
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budagardener
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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stratsmom, that is a great idea, thanks.
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