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Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 1:01
| I've been finding that often one of the well-formed seed chambers on the ripe pods is completely empty.
I think I finally figured out what is going on. In the mornings as I walk through the daylily beds, I hear such lovely melodies from a mockingbird. I had been noticing how it often is sitting on top of the fence post. No wonder it sings so prettily. I suspect it is filling up on my precious daylily seeds with its long sharp pointed beak. I pulled out a handful of old knee-high panty hose this afternoon and slipped them over the opening pods. If the wind or some critter doesn't carry them off, I may have thwarted our seed thief. Nancy |
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| Put your finger in the valley and your thumb on the ridge. Give the pod a gentle squeeze. If it cracks open at all, it's time to harvest. Before there's any chance of spilling or loosing seeds to critters. Ed |
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- Posted by najoba 8b (najoba@hotmail.com) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 20:28
| Thanks, Ed. I thought I had to wait until the whole pod turned brown. While I love listening to our state bird with its variety of song, I sure don't like enabling it to consume precious seeds. Nancy |
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- Posted by dementieva Zone 9 - Houston (My Page) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 23:08
| I don't think any of the pods I harvested last year had turned entirely brown. I've been pinching some of my pods almost every day, and yesterday I finally found the first one that was ready to open! Nate |
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