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When to harvest flytrap seeds

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:19 am
by shenri
A few weeks ago, someone asked how you know when to harvest flytrap seeds. When they look like this they are ready. Have to wait until each flower ripens to harvest more.
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Re: When to harvest flytrap seeds

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:32 pm
by FlyTrap Hunter
That's a nice photo example.
The bottom right is the ideal picking stage, while if you wait till the middle flower with the seeds exposed, they can get lost when the pod opens.
You can cut off the flower pod on the bottom right and put it in a paper envelope for a week or so and when totally dry they will just fall out. and if you don't pull the seeds out of the pod, you are less likely to damage any or pull them out prematurely.

Re: When to harvest flytrap seeds

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:03 pm
by shenri
Thanks for the info. I’ll start harvesting them sooner from now on.

Re: When to harvest flytrap seeds

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:07 am
by Big-Jack
I didn't get a single seed this year.