sweet william

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hi all,
how would i go about getting seeds off my sweet william (indian carpet mixed)
they are in flower now and would like to get the seeds off them thanks in advance

[nick the grief]

I assume that they are an F1 hybrid so the chances are they won't come true from seed anyway. But it's fairly straightforward, just let them flower and don't cut the flowers and whe the petals fall you should have seed pods starting to swell. Let them well alone thil they are nearly dry then cut the stem and put them in a paper bag and hang them up somewhere cool & dry and they seeds will fall out of them into the bag.

put all this into an envelope marked up with what it is & the date and keep it in the fridge till next year.

[dexterdoglancashire]

keep it in the fridge till next year.

Is this the case for all seeds obtained this way? Bernie

[Alice]

Yes DDL, you can seeds off most plants that way.

[nick the grief]

Hi DDL,

You don't have to but they remain viable longer if kept cool

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thank you for you replys

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"chances are they won't come true from seed anyway" what did you mean by this