Seed saver question

[luvmyb_b]

How do you save seeds according to their colors if you have a mixture such as with zinnias or asters?  Usually by the time I am ready to collect the seeds, there isn't any color left to the bloom to tell what color it was. Sometimes I get lucky.  Sometimes I am surprised like this year with my nicotiana.  LOL!

Today I got the bright idea to cut pieces of colored pipe cleaners that I had leftover from my classroom, match that with the bloom color and wrap it around the bloom I wanted to save seed for this next year.  It turned out to be a lot more nasty (hot and humid) outdoors than I counted on, so I will pick up where I left off tomorrow when it gets nicer.  All this got me to thinking about how others might save their seeds according to color. 

Any good ideas anyone would like to share?  I'd love to hear them!    

[Kathy_SD]

Karen I too use a half a piece of pipe cleaner that I put around the stem right above a leaf.

[plantdoctor]

I trust my memory...isn't that a laugh!!  That might explain why my deep red zinnias I planted in my front garden are the prettiest pink you've ever seen. 

I have used colored twist ties before because it seems they come in every color there is.  Charlene

[Ladybird]

I try and remember where I plant flowers and the colors. Sometimes I get lucky with the seeds I save and other times I am surprised on the plant color. Thank for the pipe cleaner and color tie suggestions

[ezdoesit]

"I have used colored twist ties before because it seems they come in every color there is." Charlene

Good idea

Thanks

EZ

[bloominguy]

My storage bags come with white twist ties so for a long time I could only save white flowers.  That got old real fast so I started using permanent markers which do come in many colors.  I just have to be sure they are permanent or I end up with white.

[tasty]

Oops, dare I admit on a gardening thread that I'm not a seed saver.  :-/

[paparon]

Nat a seed saver, Tasty?

Go to your room.



Ron
www.gardening-for-wildlife.com

[tasty]

Can I at least take my tablet with me Ron so I can keep up with the gardeners shed  and your blog too of course?  Pretty, pretty :) please

[Gayle]

I've use colored strings or pieces of colored yard tied to the plant.  Don't  see many twist ties around here other than white.  If all else fails make a marker with the color written on it.

[SunshineFL10a]

I use the plastic bread tags. Some already are colored. On the white ones, I use a sharpie and write the color. You have to be creative to abbreviate though.

[Gayle]

And you have to write small.  LOL

[SunshineFL10a]

Actually, the square tags I'm referring to allow for decent lettering. I also like the way I can clip it on the stem.

[mnwildflowers]

Twist ties and memory!

[ThatGuyRick]

This all sounds much, much too complicated to me. I'll stick to my old fool-proof method: Go to Walmart and buy them.