Collecting Seeds

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by Andrew Brown, Aug 12, 2005.

  1. Andrew Brown

    Andrew Brown Apprentice Gardener

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    I have let some of last years onions and Leeks go to seed. Although the flowers are now finished and closed I have opened one of them up and contents are still green - so when do I collect the seeds and how do I do it
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Andrew, wait until the seed head is starting to go brown and dry out, then you can either tie a paper bag over the seed head to catch the seed, or what I would do is cut the head of with a long stem tie a paper bag over it and hang it up in a dry shed.
    Occasionally leeks produce plantlets on the seed head.
     
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