Seeding the Future

With thanks to the Merri Creek Management Committee and presenter Judy Allen, Seeding Victoria is pleased to be able to share some great videos that provide excellent and detailed instruction on seed collection.  These videos are the same content as the DVD, Seeding the Future: Seed collection for Landcare and Friends.Timings below are provided for ease of navigation.

Part 1 of 4: Indigenous Seed Collection - Cleaning and Storing

0:00 Introduction

1:53 Tools and Techniques

2:04 Identification
3:11 Cleaning
3:46 Drying
4:18 Crushing
4:58 Sieving
6:04 Winnowing

6:45 Labelling

9:03 Tools

10:42 Is there seed?  [Juncus usitatus]

13:35 Keeping a voucher sample

Part 2 of 4: Indigenous Seed Collection - Cleaning and Storing

Is there seed? (continued)

0:00 Colour Change
2:00 Fruit [Kangaroo apple, Saltbush, Dianella, Tree violet]
8:12 Dry seed pods [Acacia, Bursaria]
12:50 Cones [Sheoak, Banksia marginata]

Part 3 of 4: Indigenous Seed Collection - Cleaning and Storing

Is there seed? (continued)

0:00 Valves [Redgum, Leptospermum lanigerum & Callistemon]
3:32 Pea plants [Kennedia prostrata]
6:10 Differential ripening [Arthropodium]
8:34 Green seed pod collection [Convolvulus erubescens]
11:45 Grasses [Wallaby, Poa lab, Kangaroo, Lomandra longifolia]

Part 4 of 4: Indigenous Seed Collection - Cleaning and Storing

Is there seed? (continued)

3:20 Geranium