Morning Glories: IMPORTANT!!! Seed harvesting question ....., 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Joanne - Definitely an addiction!!! Those small amount of seeds in each cup are just the beginning of my harvest of seeds. You should see all the pods that I am waiting on to ripen!!! LOL! Though some vines have either few or none so far. I have one vine that I don't think I am going to get a single seed from. :-(

Everyday after work, I sit on my porch and pop out the seeds from each individual vine's seed pods, careful to put them in the correct cups! It takes me about 2 hours each day! And in the mornings before I go to work, I walk around with small paint brushes to try to pollinate each flower! I also water them daily and inspect them for pest or disease. It's a never ending labor of love! My only gripe .... it's still very hot and humid here. If the temps would drop about 10 degrees ..... I'd be delighted! Of course, that would probably slow down the seed production on each vine. Such fun! I think that attitude is what makes me finally believe that I am a "gardener"! LOL!