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Saving purple sprouting broccoli seeds

terri_stellaterri_stella Posts: 49
in Fruit & veg
Was hoping to save some this year but have had to pull up the plant to make room for others - the pods were still green. Am I wasting my time drying them hung up in the shed? Thanks

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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Did you cover the flowers to prevent cross pollination? If not then you're probably wasting your time trying to salvage the seeds - all the brassicas cross very readily. If you did or if there are no other flowering brassicas anywhere near then it may be worth a try - it depends whether the pods were on long enough for the seeds to form. Can't really guess on that 
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  • terri_stellaterri_stella Posts: 49
    Thanks, nothing else flowering at the same time that I remember. I’ll give it a go!
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