Yes, it happened to me last year too. I was waiting for seeds to ripen and then we got hit with snow in early September and it was "goodbye to the tenders" for sure. Some plants keep going through a light frost so you may be pleasantly surprised yet.

I find September rains turn everything soggy and nasty,makes it hard to get good seed. This morning while checking poppy pods I found several that were still very green looking but when I thumped them I could hear the seeds rattling inside. Last year I got prairie sun rudbeckia seeds from a flowerhead that didnt seem to be quite ready but had really good germination from the seeds. I dont think freezing weather will harm most seeds as long as you can collect them before they get too wet...savona

I've been collecting pansy seeds all summer. You have to catch them just as the pod opens. Coreopsis should be ripening. They start to loosen in the seedhead when they are ready. I'm hoping and praying that I will get some seed from my sweetpeas. too. And, yes, there are certainly a lot of seeds out there that I'm not sure will ripen in time. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for a good hot spell for the next few weeks.
ABsweetpea, Did you get your message off of the Cdn. Exchange forum?
Here's the link, in case you didn't.

Shauna

Here is a link that might be useful: message for ABsweetpea

Thanks for the info everyone! I guess I'll just have to hope for the best (weather that is!) along with all of you.

Shauna - I did get my message off the Cdn. Exchange forum. Thanks for making sure though, that's really nice of you.

ABsweetpea,

I will have some mixed snapdragon seeds if your willing to part with some of those cosmo seeds.

-Andrew