Re: VFT seed harvesting
Rand Nicholson (writserv@mis.ca)
Wed, 4 Sep 1996 07:57:58 -0400
>On 3 Sep 96 at 11:46, Greg_Goldsmith_at_1PO-CCFWO@m wrote:
>
>> Some of my VFT have finished flowering, the flowers are now black and
>> wilted, but the flower stalk and individual "stalklets" are still
>> turgid. My question is: When is the appropriate time to harvest the
>> seed?
>
>WIth any luck, you'll eventually see the seed capsules split
>revealing clusters of the black shiny seeds, but sometimes the seed
>set is rather poor, and you have to locate the seed among the black
>debris. Possibly your seeds are ready, since I've just harvested some
>of mine despite the stalks still being green and turgid. I seemed to
>get a good seed set this year, so I could clearly see the seed when
>the capsules ruptured.
>
>--
>Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)
Also, watch for new little VFT's sprouting on the soil surface later on.
Mine bloomed through the early winter last year and I am still finding
seedlings in odd pots that were in the vicinity.
Rand Nicholson