![]() Wait until the seed head dries out completely, take off however many flowers you want, rip the flower apart, and you’ll see the seeds inside. When they’re a brown colour you can take them off and save them, or you can just let them fall to the ground and they will reseed themselves next year. Just let the flower dry up outside and then you’ll see these little curly dried-up things start to emerge. CALENDULAĬalendula is extremely easy to seed save. THE 5 EASIEST CUT FLOWERS TO SAVE FROM SEED 1. You will not remember which pile of seed heads is a certain colour surprisingly fast. Outdoors, I find that my greenhouse is the perfect hot and dry location to get rid of any moisture. If I need to dry seeds indoors, I will let them dry for at least two months. collect seeds when they are dryĮven if they seem dry, they will need to dry for at least a month. Seed heads can dry and ripen indoors, but I’ve found that the seeds I’ve been able to collect outdoors that are as close to ready as possible usually have better germination 5. collect the seed pods when they are as close to releasing their seeds AS POSSIBLE So don’t let your seeds get eaten and take them indoors. However, some seeds like sunflowers make amazing snacks for birds and mice–ruining your future flower garden. Yes, you can leave some seeds outside to dry and they’ll be just fine. Just know that unless you put a mesh bag around them to avoid cross-pollination, you might get some surprises. Thankfully I loved the look of them, so it wasn’t a big deal. Little did I know that the bees had cross-pollinated my four different varieties and the calendula that came up looked different than I expected them to. In 2019, I saved a lot of calendula seeds, expecting them to look a certain way. Is there a flower that’s really large, has a unique colour, or some other quality that you like? Earmark that flower and make sure you save that one! 2. Some of these tips are going to seem painfully obvious to more experienced gardeners, but I include these tips only because I have actually made these mistakes when I should have known better. ![]()
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