Re: Datura seeds

I believe the pods will pop open when ready and the seeds will fly, so obviously you want to get it before that happens. But you also don't want to detach the pod too soon - you want them to ripen as much as possible. I would think you should watch for the pod to turn a tan color, then check them daily for signs of the pod beginning to split, then harvest. Or, you could tie a small paper bag around the pod to catch the ripened seed. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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It will start to crack open-
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> 
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How do you know when the pod is ripe and ready for picking? I have some too, if you don't have enough for everyone Andrea... 

 Donna




andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
 Zem and Jesse-I have the double purple which ALWAYS comes true from
seed-I'll be glad to send you both a pod as my new yard is a good soil
paradise and I've never had so many blooms or such big plants. Anyone
else???? I'll have white ones too.
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" 
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Datura/Book



I hear ya Zem. I totally understand. I can order seeds NOW...and that way
I'll have them next spring...if I don't lose the seed packages somewhere
in
the house before then!!! I swear...I need a housewife and a mother...an
"Aunt "B"...that can run my house for me! LOL
Aren't we supposed to slow down when we get older? That's not happening
for
me....


On 8/22/08, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
Sorry, Jesse. While mine did seed true there were only a few of them and 
for a couple of years only. I don't have anything but the wild white
ones
now. I'm so busy I'm meeting myself coming and going.
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell"
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:50 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Datura/Book


Hey Zen...if you get any decent seeds off of yours, can I have a few?
The

only one I have is white and every time I think about ordering more
seeds...it's usually too late in the year to even start them. *sighhh*.
I ordered the book "Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life" by Geri Larkin. It's a nice read...makes me chuckle and even made 
me
want to go outside and re-evaluate my gardens. Sometimes you just need
to
"re-do" and re-think them. Now that I'm working full time and going
back
to
college, I have limited time, but I just set a timer for 1 hours and go 
outside and work. Amazing what you can get done when you do that.



On 8/21/08, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
If you are talking about datura, both my double yellow and purple, and 
they
have always seeded true.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna"
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Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:30 PM
Subject: [CHAT] question


I bought some of those hybrid moon flowers, name escapes me at the
moment. The doubles, purple and yellow varieties this year. Of course, this year hasn't been gardening or upkeep for many reasons, lucky if I 
have time to water them.


I noticed they already have seed pods (yes it got away from me)
although
I will probably have about 15 flowers open tomorrow, their blooming
its
fool head off......


so the question is.....Wondering if they seed true or would I end up
with
the plain jane white ones from it?

Donna

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