Hi Dove, as I'm a little late to this thread could I tentatively request a small number of seeds. If you don't have enough it's fine but I'm sowing larkspur again this autumn and I'm intrigued by this 'new' delphinium.
Hi @Dovefromabove, you may be able to help me. I have asked this on a older seed thread but seems to have been missed. I am collecting seeds for the firs time this year. I have 2 delphiniums a F1 guardian blue and a magic fountain. Both have green seed pods on them now. Do I have to wait for them to dry out on the plant before collecting or can I take them off now and allow them to dry in a envelope? Thanks in advance.
In the absence of Dove, what you need to do Burtsnest is wait until the seed pods turn brown. I usually let the pod begin to open slightly as well before collecting the seeds in an envelope or suitable paper receptacle. If the seeds rattle in a brown pod, that's a good sign they're ready
With delphiniums, the sooner the better as their shelf life isn't the longest. However if you sow them within a year or so you should be ok. I'll sow mine this autumn and overwinter them in the greenhouse. Do you have a GH or cold frame?
They'd be fine in there but don't keep them all zipped up because they don't need it. Before I had my greenhouse I had plants sitting in pots open to everything winter threw at them. Even with a GH the door and vents are open nearly all the time
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