Collecting some seeds

Collecting some seeds#392023

By Panman -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:06 am
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:06 am #392023

So, I was harvesting a few drosera intermedia seeds.

I crushed them up and made sure to roll the pods between my fingers to crack them open.

It all goes into my seed strainer, aka fine mesh tea steeper.

And I sift out all of the large pieces, leaving behind the seeds and the smaller chaff.

I shake the paper with the seed on it from side to side, working the seeds loose from the chaff. Tilting the paper let's the seeds roll down but the chaff stay behind.

Then they get packaged into a seed envelope to be divided up later.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392024

By elaineo -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:16 am
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:16 am #392024

what the heck... do you have an intermedia forest growing somewhere?? That is sooooo many seeds!

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392025

By MaxVft -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:26 am
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:26 am #392025

Lol I was about to ask the same question

Mine only got 5 each at the most this year, resulting in maybe 15 - 20 at the max.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392037

By Panman -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:09 am
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:09 am #392037

They grow like a mat in my bogs. And they reseed all easily that always have a ton.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392038

By Panman -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:15 am
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Re: Collecting some seeds#392049

By oval -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:16 pm
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:16 pm #392049

Looks like my nidiformis forest!

Re: Collecting some seeds#392052

By Rammplins -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:22 pm
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:22 pm #392052

Dude. that is an insane amount of flowers/seeds....what a great idea with the strainer though!

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392053

By Panman -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:25 pm
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:25 pm #392053

oval wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:16 pm Looks like my nidiformis forest!

I just started some nidiformis so I have something to look forward to.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392065

By CPhunter101 -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:20 pm
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:20 pm #392065

I thought those were Capensis before I took a closer look...
Once Nidiformis gets started, I hear it spreads like a weed.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#392107

By oval -  Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:51 pm
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- Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:51 pm #392107

Panman wrote:
oval wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:16 pm Looks like my nidiformis forest!
I just started some nidiformis so I have something to look forward to.

They ought to grow pretty well up in Georgia.

CPhunter101 wrote:Once Nidiformis gets started, I hear it spreads like a weed.

Mine sure do - I have to keep them separated from the other plants so they only hitchhike in other nidi pots!

Re: Collecting some seeds#444319

By Intheswamp -  Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:05 pm
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- Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:05 pm #444319

@Panman, what seeds usually work good with the tea strainer? I'm mostly interested in how it works with drosera seeds. Thanks!

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Re: Collecting some seeds#444321

By ChefDean -  Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:57 am
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- Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:57 am #444321

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:05 pm @Panman, what seeds usually work good with the tea strainer? I'm mostly interested in how it works with drosera seeds. Thanks!

I'm not Panguy (obviously), but I do the same thing. This procedure will work for most drosera and many other carny plants. Tea strainers aren't all uniform, so there may be some that work where others don't. Regia is about the biggest that mine will work for.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#444322

By Panman -  Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am
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- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am #444322

I've done intermedia, capillaris, and capensis in it. I also use it to filter fine debris from sarracenia seeds.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#444323

By Intheswamp -  Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:58 am
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- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:58 am #444323

I know Panman's glad you're not him, that'd get a tad confusing....like if you wanted to talk to Panman, but being Panman you couldn't find him anywhere. And then again Panman could start looking for you and KABOOOMMM!!!!!!...he can't find you 'cause he's you, or you're him , or, well, you get the point.

Ok, it sounds like it'll pretty much do what I'd need it to do. Right now I've got some capensis seeds I want to process. Using a small piece of paper to sift and roll seeds downhill on another piece of paper is getting...old.

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Re: Collecting some seeds#444325

By Intheswamp -  Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:59 am
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- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:59 am #444325

Panman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am I've done intermedia, capillaris, and capensis in it. I also use it to filter fine debris from sarracenia seeds.

Sounds like it'll work. I think I've got one of those round "balls" that you put the tea in and dunk...I'll check it out!

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