How to pick and preserve the seeds of flowers to keep them active for a long time?

Master the maturity and maturity of seeds. Even the seeds of the same flower and the same tree will not ripen at the same time, so they should be picked as they ripen, so as to avoid the seeds from falling and falling due to wind, bird pecking or mildew in rainy days. Choose seeds that bloom early or mature early for preservation. Such seeds will germinate early, be strong and blossom early next year. If any plant is found to have variation, it should be harvested separately for seed storage, which may cultivate new varieties.

Because of the different kinds of flowers, the harvesting methods are different. Some can pick whole flowers and air dry them to get seeds, such as cockscomb and a bunch of red flowers. Some berries, you can rub the fruit, put it in a pot, wash the pulp, clear out the seeds, and then dry the seeds, such as gold and silver eggplant and coral bean. Some seeds, such as Lagerstroemia indica and Impatiens balsamina, should be harvested in time when the fruit turns from green to yellowish brown. Some bulbous plants, such as dahlia, canna, cauliflower taro, etc., should be dug up in time before frost to avoid freezing injury. When the bulbs are dry, they should be stored in the sand in the house.

(1) dry storage method.

Drought-tolerant biennial grass flower seeds are fully dried and put into paper bags or cartons for preservation. Suitable for sowing and short-term preservation in the next year.

(2) Dry sealing method.

Put the completely dried seeds into containers such as cans or bottles, seal them and keep them in a cold place. The seed quality is still good after storage for a little longer.

(3) Hierarchical storage method.

The seeds of some flowers are easy to lose their vitality if they are kept in dry conditions for a long time, so the stratification method can be adopted, that is, the seeds are alternately stacked with wet sand (or mixed with some water moss). Dormant seeds treated in this way can promote germination. After the seeds of Paeonia suffruticosa and Paeonia lactiflora are harvested, they can be layered in the sand bank.

(4) water storage.

The seeds of some aquatic flowers, such as water lilies and Wang Lian, must be preserved in water to maintain their germination ability. When the water temperature is about 5℃, when it is lower than 0℃, the seeds will freeze and affect germination.

All kinds of seeds should not be exposed to the sun, but should be dried, otherwise it will affect their germination rate. After drying, put the seeds in a cool and ventilated place, and pay attention to moisture, smoke and insects.