Brussels sprouts are a healthy vegetable. They are a great source of vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and dietary fiber. However, their flavor reputation is notoriously bad. Brussels sprouts often find their way onto “most hated vegetable” lists. A veggie rarely eaten and often derided only a decade or two ago has now found its way onto trendy restaurant menus as a signature side or a featured appetizer. It turns out we were cooking them all wrong. Boiled-to-death Brussels sprouts slathered with processed cheese (yuck!) of my youth have given way to roasted, braised, and grilled dishes, some bacon wrapped or with a balsamic glaze (yum!). Brussels sprouts are now one of my family’s favorite dishes! So naturally, I wanted to try my hand at growing them.
How to Harvest Zinnia Seeds
27.06.2023 - 08:16 / familyfoodgarden.com
Harvesting zinnia seeds from your garden saves you the cost of purchasing new zinnia seeds for the next season.
Since zinnias need to be replanted from seeds each season, saving the parent plant in seed form can save you time, money, and be satisfying to your creativity.
There may even be a surprising mix of zinnia varieties through cross pollination.
Types of ZinniasZinnia seeds all look the same, whether the flower is a hybrid or heritage cultivar.
Zinnia seeds look like arrowheads, and you’ll see them attached to the ends of green or dried petals that are pulled from the flower head.
Open-pollinated zinnias are zinnias grown from original or heritage seeds.
Today, mostly hybrid zinnias are available, which have been created by cross-pollination or intentional pollination in hothouses. Hybrid zinnias have special inbred traits.
The zinnia flower contains two different types of seeds in the petals of the flower or in the florets (at the center of the flower).
The floret zinnia seeds are original heritage seeds that reproduce the parent flower, while the petal zinnia seeds are hybrids which form new variants.
How to Save & Harvest Zinnia SeedsThe most important tools and equipment for preserving your own zinnia seeds are:
A couple of paper packets or paper envelopes A pen or pencil to write the zinnia subspecies or description on each packet A pair of pliers (optional) A large glass jar A tray or screen Paper towelsThe best time to harvest zinnia seeds is when the flower heads have dried on the stems and the last petals have browned or fallen off.
Harvesting time is usually late summer or fall when the flowers have begun to wither and become brown.
While it’s possible to harvest green zinnia seeds, it’s not advisable
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