How to collect, clean and store your seeds by Carl White MUN Botanical Garden C ollecting seed is a good and inexpensive way to increase the numbers of your favourite plants. Seed can be traded with friends, and most gardeners will save you a few if you show interest.
Timing is very important when collecting seed.
Gathering unripe seed is a waste of time, and overripe seeds will have already dispersed, leaving you with an empty capsule. Select the plants early and watch the development closely. It's a good idea to mark the plants so nobody cuts them down. This combined with a small bucket will give you a unit that you won't mind taking with you on every visit to your garden, which you should do daily once the seed starts to ripen. Watch the pods and when they start to split remove them.