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Henbane seedpods?

ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
edited July 2020 in Problem solving
hello. Me again. Does anybody know of the right time to harvest henbane seeds? And what colour should the seeds be? 
I have one henbane plant which has a lot of seedpods on it but the capsule inside the pod is still green. But the plant looks like it is a the end of its life. So any tips on harvesting them would be great.


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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    As a general 'rule of thumb' with seeds, they need to be left on the plant until the pods brown and dry and start naturally releasing the seeds, which will be ripe at that point.  Most unripe seeds taken when the pods are still green won't germinate (although there are a few exceptions, such as some primula species.)  In this case I think you need to try and keep the mother plant going as long as possible as those pods look very young to me.
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  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    Right. Thank you.
    but I feel as if it is dying. Will the seeds still mature on the plant or not?
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    It's an annual, it is almost at the end of its life, just seed to ripen and then it's done


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  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    Right. Thank you.
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