Gathering your own seeds
What a pleasure it is to gather the seeds from your own garden, or to collect them in a distant land during a voyage, then to sow them and watch them germinate, then to plant them in the garden or in a flowerpot indoors (in the case of an exotic plant)!
Here's some advice for collecting and preserving seeds:
- recuperate seeds on a dry day, preferably in the afternoon
- recuperate them from the best looking plant
- if the container is airtight, don't close it at first - allow the seeds to dry completely, otherwise they may rot. Use a paper envelope as this prevents condensation.
- make sure that there are no worms or beetles present by verifying that there are no holes in the seeds
- keep everything in a dry, ventilated place
- note the name of the plant and the year of collection on the container