Seed collecting

Hi everyone,

I am gradually building a really nice garden, and learning as I got
(many of you have been a great help in that area!).

I am wondering if there is a definitive book that talks about how to
collect seed, what to do with it once you've got it, etc.  I would also
want it to address the issue of which plants propagate from seed versus
rhizome, etc.

One example:  I purchased a native "shooting Star" (dodecatheon-- ?can't
recall variety??) this year, and after a wonderful bloom period, it
formed seed pods.  I watched them age, and when the first one split, I
collected the others and now have them stored in a small glass jar.  But
I don't know what to do next.  Plant the seeds now?  Store them until
fall?  Chill them?  etc.

Any suggestions, particularly re: a book, would be welcomed.

Sue P.


SPesznec@lhs.org          Portland, Oregon
(USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)

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