Texas storms are hitting us all around and not being very nice.



My only (hopefully) sunlight here is that the top two have started to crack already









I have placed the whole thing into a paper bag. Anyone have any other ideas on what I can do ?????

Thanks,
Stewart

I think if it had started to crack or was close to it they should be viable. However, I would get the seeds out of the pod especially if they are wet. Then leave them to dry out on a paper towel.

Thanks Hetty

I will have to wait until after work to get the seeds out. I think only one of the four really opened up.
Do I just leave the other three connected to the branch and leave in the bag, or just go ahead and open them all up?

As long as they are growing I'd leave them be, but you may want to put something around it to catch the seeds (pantyhose works for this).

The storm completely knocked the pods off so they are now in a paper bag in my kitchen.

I had them wrapped in a orange bag (The thread "10 Months and Counting" in Plumeria forum) . I went outside this morning and noticed that the bag was not looking good. When I went over , the only thing that was keeping the pods from falling to the ground was a zip tie.

So I placed the whole branch (see first picture above) with all four pods into a paper bag.

Will or can the pods still pull any energy from the stem?

No - once it has broken off you're better off taking the pods off and opening them.

Ok, sounds like I will have to open them tonight thanks again

Good luck. Keep us posted!

Soooo, not knowing before I plucked them off today( they had been on the tree since October 2017). I read that putting them in a paper bag. Is this correct? Or as dutchlady says, should I go ahead an open them n see what happens. The pods are dark purple n firm

The pod needs to dry out, and will then open by itself. It will look like this once it has opened.
I have to say, there is only a small chance that your seeds will be viable. From October to March isn't really long enough to mature (it generally takes about 9 months) but you have nothing to lose by trying.