Re: Frosty Iris stalks

Gunnar asked:

<< >Another question; I have some seed capsules from my yellow 'old one' TB
 >they are still green, how can I see when they are ready to harvest? Must
 >they be completly brown and dry???

 Clarence replied:

 >Good question, but I really don't know...I have never tried collecting
seeds
 that were not "ripe"...maybe some others will respond to your
 question.. >>

My experience (in this short-season area) has been that the capsules can be
sucessfully harvested when semi-green.  I don't know about really grass
green; I would be skeptical.  But I have harvested when they start to get a
dried sort of dingy green, and the seeds were already starting to loosen from
the pod inside.  I let them dry some more before opening, anyway.  Once the
pod starts to open even a little at the top, I think you're OK.  If it's not
starting to do that, I would cut the stalk and pod, and put it in water for
awhile, as previously discussed on this list.

Dorothy Fingerhood
DFingerhoo@aol.com
Newfield, NY
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