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Mon, Oct 27, 08 at 18:25
| I have gazillion pods that are dark purple. What do they look like when they get ripe? We are in for some days of hard freezes and I'm afraid I won't get any seeds. These are planted on the porch post up under the porch eave. |
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- Posted by ladycraft 6 (jsks53@suddenlink.net) on Tue, Oct 28, 08 at 7:51
| proudgm, I feel your pain. I was covering mine last night and telling my husband that all I wanted was enough seeds for next yr. I don't know what the pods look like when dried. The stem part of some of mine are beginning to turn kind of woody looking. I assume that is the pod beginning to dry. Kathy |
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- Posted by proudgm_03 5b MO (My Page) on Wed, Oct 29, 08 at 17:30
| What color are the seeds? I just opened one of my frost bitten pods and the seed are white. |
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- Posted by gee_oh_nyc 7 New York City (gee_oh_nyc@yahoo.com) on Wed, Oct 29, 08 at 21:59
| Yes the pods get woody and the seeds are white and hard. If they are big and white and the seed husk is still a little soft then they might be unripe. These seeds can stand a little frost I think so you should be ok. Just make sure you leave them on until the pod dries out and gets a little "crunchy." The seed can also look golden or brownish if it has been weathered a bit. |
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- Posted by proudgm_03 5b MO (My Page) on Wed, Dec 17, 08 at 16:51
| I left the pods on the vine until they were dry and it frosted a couple of nights. The seeds are are hard but they range in color from cream to tan to dark brown. Are they all viable seeds? Thanks! |
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