I want to harvest marigold seeds from this year's plants. What do the seeds look like?

Answer 1

The seeds look like little quills. They are dark, almost black, at the base and a petal is attached to the top.

We've been doing this since I was a little kid! Each year, we pick flower heads from the healthiest plants, spread them on newspaper or in a paper bag to dry out and then store them intact (don't break them open yet) in a cool, dry place.

In the Spring, just gently rub the base of the flower and the seeds will tumble out. Spread them on soil (they grow best in a non-peaty soil as the rich soil holds too much water and they can rot), stir them into the dirt and then cover them up with a light layer of dirt. They are super-easy to grow- you're going to be amazed at how many you're going to get out of just a few flowers!!!

Cool thing- we started with French Hybrids about 15 years ago and last year, they'd mutated into bright GREEN flowers- I can't wait to see what next year's batch comes up like!

Have fun :)
~Mich

Answer 2

They are black and long things that look sort of like black pine needles with a white tip. You pull apart the marigold blossom and the seed is inside the base of the flower. Separate them and put them on a newspaper for a couple of days. When they have dried out, collect them and put them in a brown paper sack or a plain envelope and store in a drawer or in the basement.

In the spring, plant early when no frost emminent. Scatter about 1 inch deep and cover loosely. Keep them watered. You will have way more seeds than you need, but you can always give some away.

Answer 3

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I want to harvest marigold seeds from this year's plants. What do the seeds look like?

Answer 4

The petals are attached to the seeds. The seeds themselves are about 1mm thick and 1-2cm long depending on what variety of marigold you have. The easiest way of harvesting them is to snip the thoroughly dry and crisp flowers off the plant before the seeds fall out and pull the seeds out.

Answer 5

The flowers are the seeds. Remove the flowers and leave them to dry on a window sill. Eventually the flowers will fall apart leaving about one inch long strands. These are the seeds and should be kept in a cool dark place until spring next year.

Answer 6

Carefully remove the dried seed pods from the plant, spread them out on paper to ensure they dry well, then put them in a (labeled) paper envelope and keep them cool and dry until next spring. The pods are elongated, and the seeds look like dry straight lines with a slight flourish at the end - rather than round things.

Answer 7

Pick off a dried flower, take it apart, you'll see the seeds, they're unmistakeable.

I store mine in paper envelopes - mailing envelopes

Answer 8

easiest way to save the seeds ---put a small plastic bag over the head of flower and fasten it with an elastic bag --when dry seeds will be saved

Answer 9

It is the dead flower head,