Viewing post #489883 by dyzzypyxxy

I was going to say that, too. I think you might want to let at least one seed head ripen, maybe until the berries actually drop. Try protecting them from the 'coons with a plastic mesh bag, like what onions come in, from the store? A bit tougher than panty hose.

Since you have so many, no harm in experimenting? I only have one Colo that's made seeds and they turned yellow/orange before they dropped, which I took to mean they were ripe and ready.

Let's hope LariAnn chimes in here. She's got lots of experience. Maybe try tree-mailing her with a picture?

Sorry for the tease and don't believe everything you see on the news. There are lots of nice rural areas and small towns in Florida that are very quiet and law-abiding. Did you know we are the second largest cattle producing state in the US? Lots of ranches. It's a big state and the population is concentrated along the shores, plus half our population leaves for 6 months of the year. D'you think our summers are hotter than yours? 93 deg has been the highest temp we've recorded here in the last 3 summers. But of course our summers are much longer than yours. Winter makes up for it, though. I'm originally from British Columbia, and I tell my friends up there that our winter weather is exactly like Pacific Northwest summer.