I have a beautiful Datura white trumpet flower which has a couple of seed pods on it. What is the best way to keep the pods/and or seeds for replanting next year?? I live in a climate where the plant will die over winter. Any help with this, would certainly be appreciated.
Has anyone collected and replanted seeds from the pod of the Datura Trumpet flower??
Cool, because I just did the same thing! I cut open the pods (wash your hands thoroughly after!) and kept the seeds in a cup, shaking it every so often to dry them evenly. Just keep the seeds in the cup in a dry place (away from animals, as they're poisonous) until ready for planting in the Spring. Don't keep them in a sealed Ziplok bag, as they will either mold or sprout. And don't keep the seeds in the whole pod because they also have a tendency to mold. I dried a pod's worth of seeds a month ago, and then planted some indoors to force - they're coming up beautifully. Yours should do the same! Good luck!
Reply:Yes we collect our own seed each year, we also dig up the root ball and put in a large pot which is kept dry and in a conservatory, then we sow the seed and plant the root ball out after the last frost of spring
Reply:Put them in a Brown paper bag and keep in a dry place over winter and plant out in Spring.
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