how to save celosia seeds

41 The flowers usua...I was out in the garden today picking a few blooms from my Nasturtiums to decorate a salad with when I noticed how many seeds were being pro... As the sun was setting one day I went out into the garden looking to photograph bugs.

I do have a question about puncture vine. Good Luck!!! I snipped the flower heads into a Ziploc bag to shake, and a lot of the loose seeds fell out easily. Starting from seed will save you money! A lot of the seeds will release from the Celosia, depending upon the variety, I think. Most of the time I see them in other people's gardens they look anemic and not worth growing.

Great color on the cockscombs..That's really unfortunate about your roses. Then around the time that the flower head starts to droop, or when it starts to look “dirty”, I’ll check it by just running my thumb along the underside of the bloom.

A garden classic, it’s wonderful in both hanging baskets and borders.The whole plant is easy on the eyes, with beautiful foliage and small pink blooms. Unfortunately, I have no idea about it since I’ve never seen it here (and hope I don’t, lol).

Today I saw an organic add for “puncture vine weevils.” Do you know anything about those? From Seeds. Exact Process for Planting Cockscomb Seeds. The cockscomb shown is simply spectacular.

Seeds need to stay moist, and require warm soil to germinate. One of her church lady friends has a front yard that is all cockscombs.

Jan 11, 2013 - How to save and collect cockscomb, celosia, seeds in your garden to plant next year. So to answer your question, yes this is edible and nutritious.

To prolong the bloom time, remove the spent blossoms frequently.Thomas Jefferson, a famously prolific gardener, is credited with growing the first rosy-pink blooms of this flower in America. Sow the seeds .

Always harvest seeds from your best performing plants.

They are very impressive looking and might work along the south side where I am getting a little bored with the zinnias.It's funny you mention zinnias. Once I crushed the rest of the celosia heads, there were some fine bits of chaff that made their way through the sieve. Celosia, commonly called cockscomb, comes in a lot of colors and varieties and is one of the best self-seeding annuals. Black seeds will easily fall out if it’s ready.

It's crazy!

What more could you possibly ask for?You might see an occasional orange bloom in the midst of the usual bright-red flowers of this cheerful zinnia. Start seeds 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date by filling 2 ½-in. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! No this is the Celosia cristata species. Please do let me know what you find out! If you’re looking for easy-to-grow annuals for your garden, you can’t do better than Saving celosia seeds is super easy.

They’re beautiful and easy to grow.

I read on a few forums that the leaves make a great nutty salad, but is that true?This is the cockscomb flower which is a crested variety (Celosia cristata), They should not be ate. Then I crushed the dried celosia further in a sieve over a bowl to separate the seeds from the chaff. What does not release you can then get off the flower stem yourself, by scraping the stem of all seeds and chaff.

Hope you’re having a wonderful day, much love!An awesome one-woman flower farm, cultivated by the love of all things pretty.I just love your site. | 2 of 7. It’s easy to see when cockscomb seeds are ready to collect because the seed heads open up to reveal the shiny seeds. It is really impressive. It was awesome.

This post is a little late, but don’t worry – I didn’t forget! Watering: Keep the soil moist, but not wet. The plant produces stunning single blooms in white, pink, red, magenta and burgundy.A favorite of hummingbirds, butterflies and gardeners alike, this is an old-fashioned garden staple. If you’re not familiar with the nonprofit exchange, check out its website, seedsavers.org, which has a wealth of information on seed preservation, storage and planting.

Cockscomb is the common name for some cultivars of Celosia argentea, a flowering species with spectacular blossoms. Tons more info to come I have a Celosia plant that I purchased at a local farmers market in California as a bouquet. Or did it give all its energy to creating and shedding seeds that the stem and flower will just die off? Can I save it?