Meadows are filled with them in abundance and they delight our minds with their delicate flower heads. If you would like to plant daisies in your garden, you can harvest the seeds on your own. But when and how does it work?
How can I get daisy seeds?
It is best to carefully cut off the faded daisies by thestemThe stems and the fruiting bodies attached to them are then packed into a container and stored at homedried When they dry, the ripe seeds fall out of the fruiting bodies and can be picked up.
When are daisy seeds ripe?
As soon as allray flowers have fallenand only the yellow and slightly domed center of the daisy flower is visible, the seeds are ready to harvest. This is usually the caseshortly afterthebloomingof Bellis perennis. You can harvest the first seeds as early as April, as the daisy blooms in February/March. Overall, the seed ripeness of course depends on when the respective daisy entered its flowering period and pollination took place.
How do I harvest the ripe seeds from the daisy?
The ripe seeds of the daisy should be harvested along with theflower stemby carefullycutting off the stem with scissorsPicking is not recommended as some of the seeds can become detached from the fruiting body due to the shock.
What should I do after cutting the stems of the daisies?
After harvesting the spent daisies, you can place the stemsupside downin anempty jar. Within a few days, the plant parts and the seeds (achenes) dry outfall out Alternatively, you can let the harvested inflorescences dry elsewhere until the seeds fall out. After the seeds of this composite family are collected, they are ready to be sown.
Can I get daisy seeds in another way?
You don't necessarily have to cut off the stems of the faded daisies, you can just collect thefruit capsules However, there is a greater risk that some seeds will come out of the fruit capsules while collecting them solve. After harvesting, the fruiting bodies are dried until the seeds separate.
Why is obtaining daisy seeds so difficult?
Extracting the seeds of Bellis perennis is somewhat challenging, as the seed heads of Bellis perennis, when ripe, only require alight touchto burst open and theTo throw out seeds The seeds are then quickly distributed throughout nature by animals and also by wind and rain.
Tip
Gain daisy seeds on rain-free days
So that the seeds release easily later and this has not already happened before, it is advisable to harvest the seeds on a sunny and dry day. Otherwise they could have already been washed away by the rain, for example.
