Antw: Re: Seed cleaning and slugs

[George Schonthaler]

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

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