Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Two Seeds in a Pod: Just How Many Marigold Seeds Does One Pod Contain?

A little while ago I wrote about harvesting marigold seeds.

You can collect a lot of seeds from just one pod. How many? I imagine the number will vary, but it'll still be pretty high. I opened up one average size pod today, and there they were -- 53 seeds!



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Sasha A. Palmer (aka Happy)
 
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  1. Janet MartinNovember 8, 2016 at 2:55 PM

    wow! incredible. imagine if they blew about like dandelions seeds..h-m-m-m! I wonder how many seeds are on a dandelion 'head';-)

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    1. Sasha A. PalmerNovember 8, 2016 at 3:12 PM

      I hear they can be self-sowing. I hope I'll get a few "volunteer marigolds" next year. :)

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  2. JulesNovember 9, 2016 at 7:40 AM

    Ah I was about 20 short. I haven't counted the Gerber Daisy head yet - reminds me a bit of a sunflower...too many to count :)

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    1. Sasha A. PalmerNovember 9, 2016 at 8:12 AM

      You were pretty close, though :) Maybe another pod will contain the number you predicted, I'm sure they aren't all the same. Anyway, we're talking dozens of seeds in a single pod -- impressive!

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    2. JulesNovember 10, 2016 at 8:30 AM

      The seeds that aren't 'humanly' harvested are gifted back to the animals. I'm sure it would take dozens of those little seeds to fill bird bellies :)

      That old lesson; produce many seeds because only a very few may really survive.

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