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Altheabyanothername said:@Nightlily I understand once black they are viable. Do you check the color of the seeds outside while on the scape? If so, how do you do that? Slightly crack it or cut a little piece of the pod away?

I usually take them in before the weather gets really nasty and wet - because the will mold if left longer. I open the green pods and pick out the seeds - then I dry them for 2-3 days and put them in the fridge. Brown or pale seeds I just do not use.

Altheabyanothername said:Then for the big question.... Have you ever brought indoors scapes with brown or whiter seeds and placed those in water/ fertilizer and eventually gotten black seeds?

Unfortunately I have no experience with this idea.

Altheabyanothername said:
What is the procedure for those with lates or shorter growing seasons?

Usually I do my last crossings at the beginning of September - the last flowers open in October but it makes no sense to do crossings that late.

Altheabyanothername said:Sometimes I have a brown pod, black seeds, but the seeds have not detached from the pod. I let those dry longer in the house to release. Maybe I am drying them too long.

I don't let the pods dry - I harvest and open them as soon as they look like this: