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Wed, May 25, 11 at 10:21
| I have many different kinds of Baptisias with seed pods. When do you harvest these? I'll be saving them for winter sowing. Thanks! |
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| I wait until mid- to late fall, when the pods have turned black and some have started to crack open. |
RE: Baptisia Seeds
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| I keep a close eye on them after the seed pods form. Once the pods turn black, I pop one open to see if the seeds are ripe. Here's what I wrote in my garden journal last year: "Many fat seedpods formed by 6/12; harvested LOTS of seeds late July." I'm guessing it's a lot warmer where you are and the pods might be ready quite a bit sooner. If you aren't sure, just harvest a few at a time, mark the date harvested and see how they do when you winter sow them. This is my second year to harvest & winter sow the seeds from my own plants and germination has been consistently 95% or better so I must be doing something right. Good luck and happy winter sowing!!! |
RE: Baptisia Seeds
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| Baptisias aren't hard to collect at least. They aren't like some plants where the pods pop open when they are ripe. The purple & the white ones are easy. I have Screamin Yellow, & pods on that one are almost like walnuts, thick & hard. |
RE: Baptisia Seeds
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| Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I think these would look good along the back of my yard. I will plant seeds since the plants are expensive around here. |
RE: Baptisia Seeds
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| The seeds do well with winter sowing--I have 100% germination on the ones I WS back in December. They're very slow-growing however and do require patience on the gardener's part. |
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