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Feb 9, 2015 3:44 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
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Thanks, Jonna! Great video, and it is also nice to finally meet you "face-to-face".

The easiest seed I ever collected and cleaned was 'Pacific Giant' Delphinium elatum from Botanical Interests. That flower spike matured in mid-summer when I had no rain or wind, so the flowers went brown like tiny pitchers or deep cups. The seeds matured and dried in those pitchers.

When I could hear them rattle when I tapped the flower spike, I put a big carboard box under and to one side of the plants to catch any spills. Then I cut the spikes (gently), one at a time, and tipped them over, into the box. The ripe seeds fell out of the "pitchers" and into the box: dry, ripe and clean.


Bee Larkspur (Delphinium elatum 'Pacific Giant')

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