The other bag I bought provided 8.8 percent flower seed, all perennials; "inert" ingredients tallied 91.2 percent. So when do we start? Right now is actually a perfect time to start collecting ...

Stop deadheading your flowers. Cutting off the spent blooms removes the seedpods. · Only collect seeds from open-pollinated or heirloom varieties. Plants that were hybridized will not come true ...

Collect it, share it with your friends, take it to a seed library, and share it through your community,” Finch said. Monarda, mountain mint, and milkweed are all good perennial examples native ...

Why collect seeds? Nature will ensure that plants self-sow in order to perpetuate the species, but much more reliable results can be gained by collecting and sowing them yourself. You have control ...

Then take part in Saturday's Growing Native, a volunteer-led effort to collect hardwood acorns and tree seeds for local reforestation projects. Growing Native, sponsored by the Potomac Watershed ...

It is essential to wait until they are ripe before you collect the seed though, so don’t do anything until they have turned from green to a dun-coloured brown. You should also only collect seed ...

Collecting seeds from summer-flowering plants in October is a quick and easy task that gets you seeds to grow next year for more plants. When the temperature and light levels drop in fall ...

Choose a dry day and catch seeds in an envelope when they are ready to fall. Collect seeds from as many species you can find and you’ll reap what you sow in money as well as blooms. Keep the ...