Hello Everyone! I've had an BIG awakening this past year and have bought land and begun my journey to become self sufficient. One of the most important things I'm learning about is the absolute need for everyone to save seeds and help others learn about the importance of it, too. I'm new to saving seeds and I hope all of you will help me start saving. I'll send a SASE to everyone who would like to help get me started and my hope is very soon I'll also have seeds to share, too. I've got so much to learn here and thank you all so kindly for this wonderful thing you are doing here for the world. Sincerely, Ezra

Hi S, The Seed Site is great. Of course it does not have everything, but what it does have is well done. Remy Here is a link that might be useful: The Seed Site

Ok I make my own envie as well but I just use plain copy paper. The trick is to have it a square like 2x2 or 3x3. Ok so here is how I do it. Take the little square doesn't matter how big it is 2x2 is good for smaller seeds like petunia. Any way take the square and fold it in halfnow you have a triangle take the top part (where the two opposite ends meet) and fold it down till it almost meets the bottom , now you take one side at a time and fold it in inward I do it where the the fold meets where the "top" comes down and do the same for the other side. Now tuck one of the sides into the the side that is folded. And then tape it. Now to use the envi unfold the top and seperate it a little and then put seeds in and the close/fold it again and then tape that after you mark the envie (before adding the seeds) Here is also the link to the post I saw about making your own envie from almost any type of paper. Paula Here is a link that might be useful: How to make Envies

Hi Sandy, Don't worry, there's a lot to know! Different cultivars of I. purpurea make different colored flowers and different colored seeds. Often the lighter flowers will have light seeds and darker flowers, dark seeds. You will notice though that despite the color differences, they are the same otherwise. The seeds look alike except for color and the plants leaves are the same heart shape and the flowers are the same 2" blooms in different colors. Your pink ones probably had the light colored seeds. That color in morning glory seeds is often referred to as peanut butter. Without crossing, those plants will produce the same light peanut butter color seed. Since you did not collect any seeds of that color, they probably will all turn out darker next year. You did as I figured and planted the vines very close together so it was easy for the insects to cross pollinate. If you want the same exact effect next year, you need to grow more from the packet you bought if any are left, or buy a new packet next year. Morning Glory seeds are good for a long time so you can save the seeds for longer than a year. If you want to be able to save seeds year to year from your garden, you will have to pick out a single I. purpurea cultivar packet next spring lets say a light pink one and then lets say the I. tricolor cultivar 'Heavenly Blue' which has bright blue blooms. This won't look exactly the same as you did before, but would look very pretty. I. tricolor has the same heart shaped leaf, but the blooms are about 4' and you would also notice the seeds are larger. You could also go for a Ipomoea nil cultivar with dark red or purple blooms. With I. nil you would notice the leaves are shaped differently split into three lobes. They are often variegated too. The flowers are also in the 4" range. The seeds are also larger with I. nil. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask, Remy