Collecting Trailing Petunia Seeds

Posted on 22 Sep, 2009 15 comments

Do u remember My Lovely Summer Wheel Barrow Full Of Trailing Petunias?

U do!! Well today it looks like this really needing 2 be Replanted

Im saving the Seeds From This Trailing Petunia

& when u look closer u can see the Seed Pods !!!

Open The Pod & Hey Lots of Seeds 2 Sow/Plant

Iv never grown my own Petunia Seeds wonder how theyl do ? :)

Comments

Sanbaz

good luck with that one jacque, i just started some hollyhocks, only been germinating 4 days and already see 2 popping up,, woohoo, i placed them in a tray of damp composs then into plastic bag and in spare room on window ledge, just looked today and can just see seedlings, my first seed experiment, im sure you will be fine with them jacque x

22 Sep, 2009

Bobg

Thankyou Jacque I was going to throw away all my dead petunia's but I shall be looking for those seeds before I do, whilst we were in Scotland I 'aquired' some lupin seed pods, when do you think I can sow those?

22 Sep, 2009

Bjs

Hi Jacque
A lot of Petunias are F1 hybrids if thoes are they will not come true when they germinate, they may be good but equally could be rubbish,I mention this because if you rely on them 100% next year there may be dissapointment.This is equaly true of modern Pansys and many others.
Have fun but dont put all your seed in one basket.lol

22 Sep, 2009

Sanbaz

yep you can bob, well not the pod but the seeds inside :o)

22 Sep, 2009

Terratoonie

Useful blog, Jac :o)

22 Sep, 2009

Amy

I have already sown my Meconopsis .. Blue Poppy seeds and have dozens of little plants .. and have pricked 2 doz. out today .. it's so satisfying to get them from your own plants for free ... :o)

22 Sep, 2009

Sanbaz

amy im having trouble even getting seeds,i leave them on plants till they dry out and dry them myself and still no seeds off my hollyhock, :o( but my free seeds out of Am mag im germinating them and i can already see seedlings after a few days :o)

22 Sep, 2009

Blodyn

Good luck ! I've never done this either because I keep dead heading them so no seed pods.

22 Sep, 2009

Amy

Are your holly hock seeds still on the plants Sandra , I remember they flowered later than mine .. they should be loaded with seed by now .. don't take them off until they are dry and brown .then pick the heads off open them spread the seed out to make sure they are dry .. .. keep them in a dry brown paper bag or a glass jar until the spring .. then set them ...

Hywel be patient .. save a few of your favourites .. :o)

22 Sep, 2009

Blodyn

I'll have to leave some on the plants to go to seed . I usually take them all off.

22 Sep, 2009

Clarice

Think you can plant lupin seeds now as if you do them next spring they wont flower till 2011, so do them now and get lupins next year.Good luck with your petunia seeds Jacque.

22 Sep, 2009

Sanbaz

amy i did leave them till brown but cant see any seeds inside them, but still alot on the plant so just keep looking,

22 Sep, 2009

Bobg

Okay I did that but I also remembered to mark where they were too hehe

22 Sep, 2009

Amy

The seeds are very thin Sandra , almost like little sheets of paper stuck together .. hopeully you will come across some on the rest of the plants :o)

23 Sep, 2009

Sanbaz

well i do hope so amy :o))

23 Sep, 2009

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