These berries house the madder seeds and are ready for saving when the fruits start to shrivel up like these ones.
Coreopsis seed is allowed to dry and mature on the plant. Each of the little dried flower heads hold lots of tiny seeds which just fall out when you squish them so have a paper bag underneath to catch them.
The weld has been drying out over summer and is now ready for harvesting the seed – when the seed head is shaken the tiny seeds just scatter and fall
Let us know if you want some…
It’s time to start seed sewing for the dye garden.
Coreopsis seed is started in a warm incubator.
Germination can take several weeks so fingers crossed.
The flower heads can be harvested for colour in the yellow – terracotta range.
All about growing and harvesting coreopsis
Seedlings of Coreopsis planted out in mid April