I wish y'all had taken selfies of yourselves after your seed encounters :rofl:
We have always lived with cats, so by now we know to take certain precautions when drying seed. Collected seed goes directly into paper bags or envelopes, which are stored in a larger grocery bag hidden from Ye Cat(s). After cleaning, the seeds are usually placed on a paper tray about 3"x3" made from newspaper, with sides 1/4-1/2" deep, and those are placed on cookie trays in kitchen cabinets that used to hold dishes. While the square of newspaper is still flat, the name of the seed is written on what will be a raised edge to the tiny tray - with the date. So, that's how I save seeds in a tiny hovel, ruled by cats. As Rick knows all too well, what might be cat-proof is not necessarily human-proof
DH and I have some friends and family who have an affinity for historic life styles. DH's cousin once fired a set of dishes in his kiln for our wedding gift that he said were like dishes from the Civil War era. A dinner plate has a raised edge, so that I can stand in the wind on our hill and have fluff blown off while seeds stay on the plate. I don't recommend doing this with a paper plate - it might blow away with the seeds.
Karen Holt, I too have dumped chaff from my porch in hopes of seeing seedlings in the spring, but haven't had any luck yet. I'll have to get more creative about where to dump chaff.
Luvs - may we never lose our passion for seeds and the universes they hold within.
Janinilulu & Dogs&Daylilies, hope you find something you like here.
