Re: Noisy seeds

That's wild.  Hope they were in a bag!

On 2/8/09, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I hope they were exploding inside a paper bag.  If not, how far do the
> seeds fly?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:02 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] Noisy seeds
>
>
> I keep meaning to tell you all a funny story. A couple of weeks ago I guess
>> for 2 or 3 evenings I would be sitting on the couch watching TV and would
>> hear this rustling noise. I was convinced I had a rodent but couldn't find
>> any evidence. Finally one night as I was patrolling after hearing it I
>> discovered a Wisteria seed pod on the floor. Lo and Behold, the seed pods
>> were exploding. LOL! I had collected them from a white Wisteria at a
>> friend's house. Apparently it was time for them to open. The funny thing
>> is,
>> all the ones in my yard I noticed had opened at about the same time. Must
>> be
>> a "time" thing rather than indoors and drying out. It was kind of neat.
>> And-I was happy I didn't have a rat.
>>
>> A
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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