Day: June 3, 2011

Saving seeds

Do you have the dedication or patience? If so, by gathering the spilled seeds and compost on which they lie they can be saved using a sieve and tweezers… how many of you confess to having done this..? Brian

Saving seeds

But sometimes we miss a ripening pod – and the seed spills  – poor photo. but see the shiny black seeds in the grit…But all is not lost – see next pictures.

Saving seed

There has been some discussion about seed saving in recent postings and I respond late – this is my seed bench at present. Some pods on growing plants in  pots are in nets to avoid loss of seed. Other seed ripening in…