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[Eric Williams]

Due to the fact I grow many of these plants, this year I have abundance of seed. Trouble is as we all know, is the difficulty in catching them lol. Any tips out there that works ? Thank you.

[Aiko]

Due to the fact I grow many of these plants, this year I have abundance of seed. Trouble is as we all know, is the difficulty in catching them lol. Any tips out there that works ? Thank you.

Tape the seed pods so the parts of the pod stay together. I use the sticky paper from printable stickers. Easy to remove when you want to harvest the ripe seeds, easier than using something like scotch tape.

Or just put a bag around it so you can catch the seeds as they get shot around. But this is a bit of a hassle, so I recommend taping the seed pod.

[MatDz]

I have been putting a "band" of sticky paper (I got those address labels some time ago that are perfect for this) around the whole crown of the plant, with the sticky side in, but not many seeds stuck to it - usually I was just luckily removing the pods on time.

[Stuart]

There's an American nurseryman who grows quite a few 'collectable' Euphorbias from his own stock plants. He goes round his stock plants each day and can 'spot' a ripe seed pod and collect the seed before they are fired around the greenhouse.

Stuart

[edds]

I'm sure I read about someone using this to capture some explosive seed pods - it might have been with hardy Geranium rather than Euphorbia though.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jagowa-Drawstr ... 6193&psc=1

[el48tel]

Since paper bags are back in vogue again, I'd been told that these are a good idea because the plant can breathe and not become wet from the transpiration, and the seeds are easily collected.

[Tina]

The net vegetable bags you can get in the big stores are really good, I put a tissue cuff around the pot edge so no seeds get into the soil /top dressing.
Plenty of fresh air & you can see when they have all popped.
Pictures from a pachypodium follicle, but the bags are big enough to put pots in.

[Eric Williams]

Thanks all for some exellent ideas. Surely I will capture enough seeds using them. Cheers

[ChrisR]

A small "hat" made from a piece of net curtain......a wet piece of kitchen towel formed over the crown which dries out and holds that shape......a rinsed out and dried wet wipe folded, taped or stitched......the toe of old stockings or tights. All do the job.