One factor that is important is patience. I have been known to be very impatient. I tend to go with the motto that leans more towards the immediate gratification theme. Small wonder that the first task in starting a flower garden was to grow "Impatiens" from seed. Not an easy task. It took weeks and a couple of months to see the result as opposed to running to the nursery to purchase a full grown plant.
I noticed too that my impatiens stalks were a lot thicker than the store bought ones. Perhaps is the love and care I put into it which helped.
But I digress. You would have to be patient for the Impatiens story save for later so you can see the progress. Yes, folks, they are still a work in progress.
In this blog I show you how to collect seeds from the flower pods of the ones you already have.
Shown here is a flowering plant I searched high and low for the name. It was actually two stow aways in the pot of hydrangeas that my Mom gave me when she moved. She of course couldn't tell me the name of the flower. So, please, if you know what this flower is called, please leave me a comment. Thank you.
If you can see the black dots, those are its seeds. I collected those itty bitty things and placed them in an enveloped labeled "Unknown flower from the hydrangea pot my mom gave me" lol!
Above are the seeds sown from my Columbine flower. All the pods dried up and I finally got around to dead heading them today. Here are the seed I got from that flower. They're really so pretty, that I purchased the purple ones to contrast my red ones!
Purple Columbine flower above. Isn't she pretty??? I can 't wait for next years blooms!
Lastly, I wanted to show you where I stored those Columbine seeds. Just a little container I got from Daiso, my favorite store!
Red Columbine below
Lastly, I wanted to show you where I stored those Columbine seeds. Just a little container I got from Daiso, my favorite store!
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