DEAR JOAN: Knowing of the toxicity of wisteria, particularly its seeds and pods, I removed all the pods I could see from my wisteria last fall while they were still green and the vine had leaves ...

Let at least a few of the pods sit on the vine to the point they are pretty much just dried out husks, all dusty and brittle to the touch. Related: Man Makes Pea Stick ‘Domes’ for Brilliant ...

Let the pods remain on the plant until the seeds are mature ... and scatter the seeds upon drying. Collect dried seeds/pods, ... their eggs in the bean seeds while they were still on the vine).

I have several of these vines in my backyard now, and they are really putting on a show. The pods slowly split open, seeming to close up again when it’s rainy or damp.

Harvest the dried bush bean pods on a dry day and spread them somewhere warm and dry, such as a greenhouse, for a week or two ...

Seim vines aggressively, and in late spring the plant starts churning out fleshy bean pods that can be used like snap peas or green beans in stir-fries, soups and curries. Shelled, the fresh beans ...

Look for milkweed’s silky fluff popping from dried seed pods along roads, in meadows or along the edge of woods. You can harvest some of the seeds to start more plants for monarch butterflies ...