seed ripening

[Bonaventure Magrys]

Hi Simon,
Perhaps try one seedhead with a plastic baggie on it for insulation. Leave
a little open for ventilation. You could try putting a bit of an apple
slice in the bag to produce ethylene - this may speed ripening. Again, try
experimenting on one or several less valuable ones first. (Don't lose any
costatum seeds, I may want some!)
I've found viable, mature-seeming seeds in triphyllum berries that were
just about to, but not yet, turned red.
Bonaventure W. Magrys
Cliffwood Beach, NJ
USA zone 6
magrysbo at shu.edu




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Hi to you all

Has anyone got suggestions for speeding up the ripening of seed heads as my
A. speciosum, costatum and kelung insularis seem to want to wait until
January before turning red.   I am sure that in the wild they were all ripe
when collected in November - is higher temperature the requirement?

Simon Wills