Seed Saving ?

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shedmeister

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Seed Saving ?
« on: July 13, 2014, 12:31 »
My Bunyard broad beans are now past their best >:( for picking and as they were such a good crop I would like to save the remainder for seed. Do I need to wait for them to die off on the plants or can I cut the plants down and dry them in my shed.
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LilacSandy

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Re: Seed Saving ?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2014, 12:59 »
Leave them on the plant to mature but if the pods are turning brown then you can cut them down and dry in the shed.

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Totty

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Re: Seed Saving ?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2014, 13:15 »
If you don't need the ground for anything, the longer you can leave them on the plant in the ground the better.

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rowan57

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Re: Seed Saving ?
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2014, 16:52 »
Tend to be better dried on the plant. The pods will go black & crispy, once they get to this stage you want to get them off pretty quickly to avoid them getting too wet again.

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mumofstig

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Re: Seed Saving ?
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2014, 19:24 »
My pea pods were drying nicely - until this week's wet weather!

They had started to go mouldy looking, so picked them and podded them - fingers crossed they will dry ok  ???

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Laurentius

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Re: Seed Saving ?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2014, 20:54 »
Most of my broad beans this year have been grown from last years seeds, I dried them on my windowsill in a propagator. You have to keep them spread out well though otherwise you may get mould.


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