Collecting seeds

I had to buy a fushia to collect seeds as I could not get any fushia seeds...I can see the seed pods developing after the flower dies...My question is when do I harvest the seeds, how will I know they are ready.

The same question for my love in the mist plants, they were grown from seed originally and I would like to harvest the seeds for next year.

Thank you in advance

Laura x

 

Hi She, well as a novice I can tell you LIM is very easy to collect seeds from. Don't know how to explain it in gardeners terms but you will see the pods come no problem. I have some growing from last year (:thumb and am so pleased. I have found these very easy to grow from seed (won't tell you all but suffice to say we have one growing out of the cracks in crazy paving, must have dropped it:o), although someone said to me that they were hard to grow - don't believe it, if I could do it in my first year anyone could:rolleyes:

Don't know much about fuschias, but if you 'search' on here you will probably find what you need to know.

cheers

 

Why try to collect Fuchsia seeds when they are so easy to propagate from cuttings as they will not necessarily be the same as the parent plant?

 

Strongy's right most fuchsias are hybrids so you can end up with anything (which can be interesting) I grow a couple that are true to seed I wait until the berries virtually drop off I then press them gently through a tea strainer type sieve under a trickie of water washing away the gel you should then be left with the seeds and skin in the sieve, seperate the two and spread the seeds to dry, ensure they are properly dry before storing.

 

hi laura
try "theseedsite.co.uk" they tell you all about seeds,when to harvest ,sow,and care .