2010 Seed Harvest

[duh]

So far I've harvested seed heads from the chives.  I harvested an entire container full because I want to spread them around to discourage the rabbits.  I'm not sure it's going to work though.  Two of the dusty millers were on either side of the chives and they ate them right down to the mulch.  But that's ok.  I can still use a bunch of chives.

Today I havested the first Globe amaranth seed head.  I'm planning to go out and see if any of the others are dry.  I want to have a bunch of these so I can have some nice little groupings.  I only bought two of them at the nursery and I don't feel like that was enough. 

I think there may be one of my zinnia this is ready to harvest.  I'm not sure I'll check it out while I'm out there.  Then I think it must be time for breakfast.

[Tina]

I used to harvest seeds to save and trade/gift. But any more I mostly just crumble the whole seed heads around in areas I  think they might like as they dry on the plants. I have gotten so lazy.

[Triss]

I am waiting for the clematis to be ready to harvest.  Thinking of trying to get seeds from the rhododendron but I have to look into how easy they are to grow from seed.

[barleychown]

This is your yearly reminder...I will once again be hosting the winter blues seed swap. Get to saving those seeds! 

I will have lots to trade this year.

[Penny]

  Me too.....i will have lots.

[duh]

Good luck with the rhoddy.  I don't think I've ever seed seeds from one but then I only started gardening in 05.  They would probably do well using the soft wood cutting technique.

I enjoy trading.  And in the winter when there aren't to many gardening chores I sort the seeds from the chaff and put them in seed packets.

[Triss]

I see the seed pods on them and read today that it can be done.  Might try grabbing some and see if others are interested in trying them out.

[duh]

Considering how expensive rhoddies have always been I'm going to say they are probably difficult to grow or grow very slowly.  But good luck.  Just remember the next years blooms set right after last years die.  I wouldn't want you to get the new bud confused with the seed pod.

[barleychown]

Rhodies do in fact make seeds, and they don't grow as slow as I figured they would, but also not fast by any means. The "trouble" with them is the bees make sure they cross pollinate, so you never know what color you are going to get. Sometimes that is half the fun.

[Triss]

O I did not know that Tammy... will be very careful.

[Penny]

I'll have LOTS of tomatoes and peppers this year, oh and beans.

[duh]

That's great to hear.  I'm looking forward to having that veggie garden up and running next year.  So I'll look foward to getting some veggie seeds in the seed swap. 

[Penny]

Well just let me know what you want Tammy, and i will most likely have the seeds now.

[duh]

That's really cool Penny.  I'm glad your garden is doing that well.  Hopefully by the end of my 10 year plan I'll be in good shape too. 

[Penny]

I still have lots of peppers and tomatoes, that i have extra's of, so if there is one you are after, let me know, i probably have it.

[Wrennie]

I harvested some patience dock and centaurea yesterday. I should go grab the chives and lupine before the chippys have their way with them. Oh, and the columbine too.

[duh]

Do you have pictures of the centaurea seed head or pod or however it produces seeds?  I'd really like to harvest mine but I haven't a clue.

Congrats on harvesting the columbine.  A bug wacked off the bloom before it was even finished blooming.  So I have no seeds at all for my columbine.  I wish I did.

[Wrennie]

When the petals fll of, the center looks kinda fuzzy and the outer green part curls back. The fuzzys are where the little seeds are hiding. Not the fuzzy stuff but in there.

[Triss]

I will have columbine going to the seed trade Tammy.

[duh]

Thanks wrennie.

Hey Triss I'll look forward to that.

[duh]

I checked my centaurea and got one dried head from it.  I think I found the seeds.  I'm very excited because I really want these for next years garden.  I think they are so cool looking.  I'm going to put them up in the driveway bed next year since they are in the blue purple color grouping.  They will look so good there.

[Wrennie]

Do a google search to see the seeds.

[duh]

The blush pink double columbine in the back yard actually produced seeds, yipee!  I'm going to keep an eye on them so that I can harvest the seeds.  I definitely want to fill in underneath the deck with these since the one that is there is huge. 

[duh]

I'm going to harvest the straw flower today.  I have no idea where the seeds may be in this one but I'm thinking maybe it will be like the sunflower.  I'll have to see if it is in the uk seed site website.

[bestofour]

I love straw flowers but I've only had them come up one time in my whole life.  I put out seeds again this year and still no flowers.  You'd think with a name like "STRAW" flower they'd love the heat.