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 ...

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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).

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dangerous circling tree roots, tomatoes ripening off vine, storing seeds During planting, if roots are left in a circle as they come out of the pot, the roots continue to grow in that position.

Each seed pod is loaded with seeds that germinate easily when released from the fruit. It is an easy vine to grow, preferring full sun to partial shade, no real pest problems and drought tolerant ...