Matters needing attention in collecting Flower Seeds

Different flowers, seed maturity is different, seed collection period is also different. Seed collection is too early, seed maturity is not enough, affecting germination and growth; seed collection is too late, seeds are easy to lose or rot. When the seeds are mature, they should be collected in time, and the mother plants with typical varieties, excellent characters, lush branches and leaves, no diseases and insect pests, and in the prime of life should be selected to collect seeds. Different kinds of flower seed harvest should master its mature characteristics timely harvest. Such as a string of red seeds are dark brown, pink seeds are black, Tianmu Qionghua peel is red, peony seeds are black can be harvested. Some species such as balsam, iris, delphinium, petunia, brocade, clove, etc., fruit easy to crack, need to be harvested in time before cracking, in order to avoid seed scattering. There are also some seeds that are mature one after another, such as arrest, buddleja, a string of red, etc., need to be observed at any time, timely harvest.

The following are some of the important points to note:

1. For flowers that naturally crack, fall to the ground or spread single dry seeds due to maturity, harvest them before the fruits are ripe, and take seeds and dry them after drying.

2. For the seeds of fleshy fruits, they should be collected when the fruits are soft, so as to remove the fleshy parts. After fermentation of the fleshy fruit, the seeds can be removed by rinsing.

3, other kinds of seeds, can be collected directly from the plant is about to change the seeds.

4. After harvesting, seeds should be classified and numbered to prevent varieties from being mixed. Some varieties should be washed away in time, seeds should be taken out and dried. Some need threshing, removing impurities, drying thousands, and then selecting, leaving full seeds, discarding shriveled, broken and moldy seeds. Finally, the seeds are stored in special seed bags or envelopes. General flower seeds suitable for dry storage method, in dry, sealed and low temperature environmental conditions, can maintain its vitality for a long time. Seed bags are usually stored in refrigerators at 3 to 5 degrees, and the life span of seeds can be doubled. After harvesting seeds of peony, peony, magnolia, magnolia, Michelia, etc., sand storage stratification treatment method should be adopted, i.e., seed arrangement layer by layer of sand, keep sand moist, make seeds pass the post-ripening period, sand storage until sowing in the next spring. The seeds of water lily and lotus must be stored in water after harvest.