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Oct 15, 2014 5:04 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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JungleShadows said:Marilyn, No I'm SERIOUS. I've used old panty hose or muslin bags to protect crosses in MA. Works like a charm. In OR it is very dry in July so I can use paper bags to cover the crosses. When the seed stalk is ripe but before the seed heads dehisce I cut the stalk and let it complete drying in a paper bag in a cool dry place. Then you just crush the bag gently and all the seeds are retained in the bag. Just decant the contents onto some clean paper and store in glassine envelopes until planting time.
Hair net would let the seeds come right through!
Kevin

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