How Do You Extract Seeds From Annual Flowers?
Annual flowers complete their life cycle in one growing season, meaning that unless you harvest seed and re-sow the seed in the spring, the flower will not return to your garden in the spring. Harvesting the seed of your annual flowers allows you to save money by not re-purchasing plants each year. It also allows you to continue the life cycle of the flowers you grew and nurtured in the season that is drawing to a close. Examples of common annuals are bachelor buttons, petunias, begonias, geraniums, snapdragons and pansies. Watch for flowers to wither or droop, flower stalks to turn dry and brown, or for seedpods to turn from green to dark colors. These are indications that pollination has been completed and that seeds are mature and ready for harvest. Harvest the annual seeds by shaking the stalks over a paper bag, or remove by hand, depending upon the flower from which you are harvesting and the type of seed it produces. Separate seeds from chaff and other debris. Spread the seeds on
