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How can you tell when a seed pod has since ripened? The oldest bud on my capensis has swollen to much larger than it once was, but it still has some green. Should one wait until its black and dead?
Alex is right...wait until it is brown. Seed pods don't really turn black.
You can make a small envelope out of a square of paper and either drop the dried buds into the envelope or roll the bud gently between your fingers over the envelope. Once you've emptied the pod, you can fold the envelope up, label it with the plant name and date harvested, and you can store in the fridge if you aren't going to sow them right away.
Here is a way to make great little seed envelopes for storaging collected seed:
If you clip an old flower stalk off a capensis before its all the way brown, do you interrupt seed production? I am going on vacation in a few days and some of them look like they are going to pop, and I dont' want seed everywhere...
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