My first seed pod!

17 years ago

Guess what I discovered when I peaked inside an old calyx on my huge white noid - a seed pod about 1 1/2 inches long! I had crossed it with my Creamsickle- That was SO easy! Does anyone know how long it takes for this seed pod to mature & ripen? I'm worried that it won't be ready before our first frost here in NC, (sometime in Nov) Anyone with experience here in my zone with any info would be greatly appreciated! My plants are growing in the ground & will stay out year round.

Thanks!

kasha77

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givelittle_getlots
17 years ago
Kasha not your zone, but I know it will take MONTHS! You probably have to bring it in if you want to to mature.

Just wait till someone can advice you better then me. Never did get the few of mine I had last winter to make it.

Lucy
karyn1
17 years ago
Congrats on the seed pod. It will usually take anywhere from 4-6 months to ripen. If you want the seeds to ripen you'll have to dig it up. I've had to dig up plants with pods and most have held on to the seed pods while inside. I just let them go dormant after the pod has ripened. You do want to dig up a fairly good size root ball though. Normally I just dig up a few inches of roots when I'm going to let a plant go dormant but when I want to keep a pod going I take as much of the rootball as possible.
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kasha77
Original Author
17 years ago
Great Advice- I think I will dig it up- it will be worth it!
Thanks girls!
kasha77
dimples31312
17 years ago
On your seed Pod. I have never had one. :(
I guess I need to try to pollinate.
Dorothy
givelittle_getlots
17 years ago
Dorothy I think I MIGHT have one growing on Serendipity. Tried to clean up this morning. Ripping of the dead bloom...thinking nothing about it having gotten pollinated. Man...that would be awesome too lol

I leave it up to nature to give me what I can handle lol

good luck so you might get to experience a seedpod yourself too. Even just watching it grow a little until the frost killed em...was great.

Lucy
rosepedal
17 years ago
Congrats Kasha! That is so exciting....