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Collecting seeds from your garden or plants is a great
solution for having new species in the future. This page
will give you simple tips on how to get the most out
of your flowers and other plants for the following year
and even longer.
The hybrid flowers are the least successful when collecting seeds. These are plants that are intentionally
cross pollinate specific parents. The flowers
will actually look like their grandparents
and not their parents. This may sound a little strange,
but plants today are specifically grown as nonhybrids or
hybrids.
Remember to find out if your flowers or plants
are a pure nonhybrid or if they are hybrids.
If there is a specific plant color you are
looking for, a general rule of thumb is to buy
the seeds or bedding plants from a quality company
or nursery. Collecting seeds from your flowers and
other plants will give you the option of returning your
favorite specie in the future to the same garden, or
giving them a new environment in which to flourish. This
is a great simple solution.
Here is a little basic information that may come in handy.
There are nonhybrid plants that produce flowers similar
to the parent plant.
The nonhybrid flowers and plants
are the best to use. There is a chance to get cross-pollination
or birds carrying seeds that will result in a mixture of colors
if there are other varieties of that same specie near by.
The result will be a chance of the following year having
a mixture of these colors.
Annuals are the best producing flowers for collecting seeds. The great characteristic about annuals is one or two of the heads is enough for the following year for the an average garden. Below are a few simple tips to follow.

- Some flowers have pods that the seeds will spray out when they are ripe. It is important before they dry out and once pollination takes place, to either place squares of panty hose or a small paper bag over the flowerheads. Never use a plastic bag as this could actually produce some types of mold. Some flowers that will work well doing this method are, Impatiens, Pansies, and Lupine.
- Other pods hold their seeds until they have totally totally dried out. Take the ripe heads and shake the seeds into a bowl. Some flowers that will do well with this process are Poppy, Petunias, and Pot Marigolds.
- Another method is tearing apart the heads. The seeds are tightly packed into their heads. Take a bowl and tear apart the heads. This is a popular method and can be done throughout many different seasons. Some flowers done this way are Marigolds, Zinnia, Morning Glories, and Hollyhocks.
- The final method is by protecting the pods. These pods are inviting to birds and other animals. The key to accomplishing this method is to protect the pods before the birds or other animals get to them. Protect the heads by taking a small paper bag and putting it over each pod. This should be done when the pod is near its maturity. Some flowers that should be done this way are Sunflower and Cosmos.



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