What about dehydrating "green" pods?

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Seedsower Franklin, WI(Zone 5a) Nov 05, 2005

Just a thought! I still have quite a few pods that are green. However when I open them up they have fully developed leaves within the "potential" seeds.

Has anyone ever tried this?

Just curious!

Sandy

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OhioBreezy Dundee, OH(Zone 5b) Nov 26, 2005

Sandy, something I have tried is this: snip off part of the stem containing the seedpods, stick in water they will continue to ripen in a window this way, and are fully viable seeds :)

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Nov 26, 2005

Dehydrators get too warm to safely dry seeds. They may not kill all of the seeds, but you'll lose a percentage. We've discussed this over in 'veggies' several times.

I've used OhioBreezy's method with good success on a great number of things. When the pods start to yellow, you can let them dry naturally..as usual. One thing though, change your water every couple of days so that it doesn't get moldy.

There will still be a percentage of non-viable seeds, but your odds will be better in the long run.

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lincolnitess Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Nov 29, 2005

I found that the slightly older green seed pods dried fairly well for me by putting them in a little vase of water, but the greener ones never did dry. I also tried cutting off a 3 ft length of vine with a lot of pods on it and putting the end in a vase of water. This did not work as well as cutting off the shorter pieces with one or 2 pods per stem. Next year, I will start more inside with the hope that the seeds will form and dry earlier.

Susan

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Nov 29, 2005

Yes, the pods have to pretty much be mature before cutting them off....leaves feed the pods nuitrients and with the loss of leaves (i.e. cutting the pods off) they are losing their food source. Only what is already stored will be used. A very green pod does not have much chance of making viable seeds. Only those that have pretty much been through a whole cycle.

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