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Re: more on Seed Cleaning

ChroniPepperoni@webtv.net wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions; I may still be looking for the appropriate
>
> solution, so I'd be happy to hear any more...
>
> Or it's possible I just need encouragement from more people who have
> actually gotten the familiar methods to work.
>
> And a lot of my trouble probably is in the threshing
> stage, along with the particulars. A lot of the Lamiacales seem to
> have
> features for retaining the seed that prevent just shaking them into a
> bag (and time contraints, I ended up just cutting off whole tops just
> to
> get them indoors at all. And bringing in things that weren't even
> ripe).
> Stachys thirkei, the Monardas, and many others continue to drive me
> nuts
> in this respect.
>
> I once thought rolling pins would extricate the seeds from the
> receptacles, suffice to say I was making the seeds into flour...
>
> Alot of Composites seem retentive under certain conditions also... I
> made mincemeat out of my thumb stripping Artemisia stalks this year,
> live and learn...
>
> I seem to be thinking that the ideal thing is some kind of one-peice,
> smooth, leather bag that chaff won't stick to, for threshing the seed
> in, but it's all I can think of and I have no idea where one can be
> obtained. Plastic bags will work for a lot of things, but are easily
> ruptured by a lot of spiny things and stems. Maybe I want some kind of
>
> upholstery product or pond liner?
>
> Good gardening!
>
> Rob
> ChroniPepperoni@webtv.net

   Unripe seedheads will sometimes  yield a small percentage of viable
seed.- but always keep seed dry!!
with Lamiacales,, and other seeds that do not shake free easily - crush
them by hand - put them through different meshes
by the way, use the meshes for  1) taking away the chaff
                                                2) separating the seed
in other words, sometimes start very small , other times, start very
large - experience will teach you which one to start with or to switch
to..Sometimes, I'll use a combination of techniques.
anyway, I also will roll the seeds with a light tapping method on a bent
(not folded) piece of paper - the heaviest seeds will always go to the
bottom, and you can rearrange what's left on the paper until you have
enough clean seeds.
HOpe I helped.
Rika   Willow Pond Nursery    http://www.willowpondnursery.com
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