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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
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 Posted - Aug 16 2009 : 9:48:32 PM
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Okay, the rain has made it more of a challenge to get to my "dead-heading" duties in the flower pots, so I'm a little behind. I got out there today, and I didn't just find the cute little green seed pods on my petunias, but dry brown ones...a few were even cracked open...they're full of itty-bitty seeds. I've saved them, but have no idea what to do with petunia seeds or if they're even possible to collect and plant next spring.
Does anybody have any tried and true tips for petunias?
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 4:09:28 PM
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Make sure they are completly dry, then put them in an airtight container, i.e., ziplock bag, make sure to label and put in the freezer til next year. They will start just like most other flower seeds in peat pots, egg cartons or what ever, then transfer out when danger of frost is over. P.S. I keep all of my seeds in the freezer, will stay fresh for a few years that way, flower and vegtable.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 7:57:05 PM
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I don't even bother harvesting them! I just allow them to reseed themselves where they are and in late spring, I have to transplant or otherwise thin them out. The ones that come up now are nothing like the ones I originally planted as the originals were hybrids. Didn't matter to me...they were free!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 8:41:05 PM
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Kelly:
My husband saves the petunia seeds and others. It is so fun to see how many seeds come out of the dead flower. We plant them every year and love seeing them come up again.
Marly
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
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Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 4:10:27 PM
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Thanks for the advice gals. I would let them just go to see, Lisa, but they're in my window boxes and I'm afraid they wouldn't really do so well. I'll let some of them just drop ibe n and we'll see if they come up next year. I think we're too cold for that, but I see you're in ID, so maybe it'll work.
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