Workshop: Collecting Native Seeds for Propagation
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Seed/Plant Swap Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Participants will learn how to determine when seeds are ripe, how to collect, process and store seeds. After an introduction to basic principles for collecting seeds, we will go on a short walk in the Native Plant Collection to identify and collect some different types of seeds that are ripening at this time of year. Then we will learn how to process the seeds for storage or for immediate planting as appropriate. Strategies for breaking seed dormancy and inducing germination will also be discussed. We will also touch upon important considerations for the ethical collection of seed. Bring hand pruners or garden snips if you have them, and small envelopes for seeds. You will leave class with numerous seeds to care for.