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Seed Collecting - practical

Well, the experiment has begun, I headed out (thankfully before the rain!) and went seed collecting! I gathered heads from crocosmia, evening primrose, astrantia, buddleja and cosmos.


crocosmia seed heads

evening primrose seed heads

I decided that I would make my own paper bags out of some old newspaper to hold the seeds…


seed collecting tools

home-made seed packets

placed the seed ‘head first’ into the paper bags and folded over the top. These are now stored in my garden shed for the time being but I may bring them into the house if I think it might be too damp down there.


packets in my shed

The next step is trying to work out the best way to store them over the winter!

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