Re: Collecting Euphorbia seeds
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- Subject: Re: Collecting Euphorbia seeds
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 23:13:36 -0400
Karen,
Have this feeling what you have collected are the immature ovaries
and what was inside of them was the immature seed.
If you didn't take all of them, go put the nylons on the remaining
heads and give them a few weeks and then go check them again. Seed
has not ripened on my plants, yet, so I rather doubt it has ripened
on plants in your area...the ripening process takes a month or so
from fading of flower.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Karen Butner <abtrlife@earthlink.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 12:56 PM
>
> Marge,
>
> Thanks for the great info. When I got to my sister's house last
Saturday
> to place the nylons, some of the fuzzy yellow things (located at
the
> center of the flower) had already started to fall. I collected
these -
> some that fell off in my hand and a few that were already on the
ground.
> The flowers had changed from bright yellow to green, but still
looked in
> good shape - not drying up.
>
> I just now tried to open one up to see if anything was inside. What
> happened was the lower part fell off leaving a small yellow ball. I
> tried to cut this open to see if anything was inside, but ended up
with
> lots of little pieces of the yellow stuff. Therefore, my guess is
that
> this yellow ball must be the seed. Either that or they aren't dry
enough
> yet.
>
> Great idea about covering pots with screens!
>
> As far as maybe repotting my Bluestone order - I don't know why I
didn't
> think of that. Not exactly a tough solution to think of! But it
doesn't
> surprise me. My brain took a vacation a long time ago - "Of all the
> things I've lost, I miss my brain the most!" as my husband likes
to
> say.
>
> Thanks again,
> Karen
> z5a
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