Re: HYB: seed pods

From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>

Oops - it was Bill Maryott, not Rick Tasco:

> Linda, we normally have two or three hundred pods of seeds and they are 
>      spread out throughout the fields making it difficult to harvest the 
>     seeds as they ripen.  About 15 years ago we instituted the following 
>    system that has worked fine.  We collect all the stems in mid-June and 
>    put them in 5 gallon plastic buckets with about 2-3 inches of water.  I 
>    use about a cup of clorox per bucket to minimize rot.  As the stems do 
>    continue sometimes to rot, I simply cut off the rotted portion and put 
>    them back in the buckets.  As the seeds dry and pods start to split, we 
>     shell out the seeds into styrofoam cups and cover with paper napkins 
>     held with rubber bands.  The seeds and their tag then dry in the cups 
>    until October when they are numbered on the computer and lined out for 
>    germination.  We keep the cans of seed pods on bloom stems in the shade 
>      where they will stay dry.  If a pod rots right at the base where it 
>     connects to the stem, we will let the pod dry out and hope the seeds 
>                                  germinate. 
>                               Hope this helps. 
>                           Bill Maryott San Jose, CA


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