Will you be harvesting and planting seed? in the Hostas forum

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Paul2032

Sep 12, 2013 10:46 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.

I have a ton of seed pods on my Hosta and I plan on starting some of them. There are 3 which I am certain of, Silver Star and Curly Fries because I want to see if some have interesting form and some on a streaked seedling. Are you planning on starting any?

Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah

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bentleygardens

Sep 16, 2013 11:23 AM CST

Name: Ed Thaubald
Locust Grove, Georgia (Zone 8a)
Got Weeds then pull em!!

Have several hundred streakers seeds i am excited about, gonna try them indoors in winter, see what happens. Good Luck with your seeds

Ed

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Christine27360

Sep 16, 2013 2:51 PM CST

Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)

Nope..... because I have too many daylily seeds to start that my daughter has harvested this year cause of you @bentleygardens!!!

You and your pollenating all the flowers last year have created an 11 year old monster!!!

"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6

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Rose1656

Sep 16, 2013 3:47 PM CST

Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)

I've collected some seeds from Fickle Blue Genes again this year. Hope I get something streaked from those! I'll winter sow mine outside again. Seems to work and there isn't the problem with gnats when you do it outside.

Good luck to both of you! I hope you get a special seedling from you collection of seeds!

When all is said and done, there’s more said than done.

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Christine27360

Sep 17, 2013 7:13 AM CST

Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)

@Rose1656 when do you "winter sow" your seeds in the ground? I am curious of your process -- so when you gather the seeds... then hat... do you freeze for awhile etc etc??

"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6

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Rose1656

Sep 17, 2013 2:50 PM CST

Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)

Christine,

I gather the seed pods before they open. I let them dry out and then I clean the seeds. I plant them in milk jugs around the first of the year and just leave them until they start showing signs of life (if I'm lucky) in the spring.

There's a really good site with lots of information...www.wintersown.org that can help you get started.

Rose

When all is said and done, there’s more said than done.

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Christine27360

Sep 18, 2013 6:27 AM CST

Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)

Thanks Rose! I harvested some Empress Wu and Climax last year -- I left them on the counter in dixie cups... they dried out and cracked open and tons off seeds were in each pod..... then one day they were gone -- I asked the DH and he said "Oh i didnt know what they were so I threw them away"!