Re: Collecting Euphorbia seeds
Hello Marge,
The description of how to collect seeds using panty hose is under the Seeds
Section on my web site. Just follow to the Collecting section and articles. You
should also be able to did little tubes of gauze at your local drugstore that are
formed to go over a finger. Another choice is to contact the North American Rock
Garden Society. They, at one time, did/do sell little bags for collecting seeds.
Not expensive.
Incidentally, I am no longer single, so panty hose is now readily available
for seed collection.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Marge Talt <mtalt@clark.net>
Subject: Re: Collecting Euphorbia seeds
> Karen,
>
> Use bags made from old nylon pantyhose. Cut the legs to the
> appropriate length and tie off one end with a rubber band and then
> insert spent flower cluster that is making seeds and attach to the
> stem with a twist tie...not exactly decorative, but permits air
> circulation so the plant doesn't rot and water passed right through.
> These instructions always make me think of one of Gene Bush's
> articles - which one was it, Gene? - where he tells about the
> problems a single guy has getting sufficient panty hose for the
> job:-) Cracked me up.
>
> If you want them to re-seed, you need to leave the flower heads on
> until they start to die back on their own. The bracts remain quite
> decorative into mid-summer in my garden.
> snip......
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
> Editor: Gardening in Shade
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