Seed cleaning and slugs

[Martin Ashworth]

George
You need to drill some holes, then you will lose seeds through holes. You
cannot win. I would probably cover the area over the 'lost' seeds with a
thick mulch of bark or leaf mould for winter protection. remove this in
Spring, allowing seeds to germinate in the ground. Lift the seedlings into
small pots to mature. Good Luck with whatever you decide let me know what
happens.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Schonthaler" <GJSchonthaler at CS.COM>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: Antw: Re: Seed cleaning and slugs


> Martin,
>
> > In UK I leave all 'seed' heads attached to plant for as long as
possible,
> >  they usually mature like this.
> This is also the way the tortuosum (and flavum) seedsheads ripened.
>
> >  e head falls to the ground I remove it to a
> >  safe place to store until mature. I have not yet left heads on the
ground
> >  for slugs, so have no experience of 'cleaning' seed by this method. Are
the
> >  seeds viable after slug treatment?
> I used to harvest them like you described, but lacked the time this year
and
> noticed the slugs to do the job for me. The seeds do not seem to get
damaged.
> They may contain 'additives' that make them unattractive to the slugs.
>
> Anyway, I tried to improve the method in placing the seedheads on a
plastic
> bowl, to prevent the getting lost in the soil. This gave some problems
after a
> shower of rain. No slugs, just water. I need to drill some holes.
>
> George