Nkt, removing flower stalks opposed to allowing them to remain is mostly done to save berries/seeds for germination. I too read removing the stalk soon after flowers fade, strengthens the following years buds. If you want to sow seeds from your Clivia, use the brightest, mosts mature, red berries. I had an old 10 gallon aquarium filled w/a couple inches of soil. Odds andd ends were rooted inside. One year, I left the flower stalk on until berries reddened. I didn't want to toss them, so I removed each seed, and inserted in the aquarium soil. Months passed, 'can't recall how many,' and baby Clivia seedings grew. When each stood about 7", with 4 or more leaves, I gave them to friends. Give seeds a try....Toni

Hi Joe, If the stalk died after only 1-2 months, the berries probably didn't hold any seeds. If the berries are about pea sized, that is it. If they grew to marble size, then seeds developed. Usually, the seeds need at least 6-9 months after pollination to successfully germinate. The berry can still be green when you harvest, as long as they ahve had their time. I do prefer to wait until the berry starts changing color, but sometimes that can take 14 months. Good luck, Craig

"heck Hubby talked to a guy we know about green beans.. he said he did not blanched just washed and dried and sealed packages....and Froze did dehydrate other veggies back in 2011 but no greenbeans... I bought some spanish sounding or french ..while back from a salvage store ..It looked to be like the name had "green" In it like "verde" I think verde means "green " from high school days... But yall know I tried planting some of my own saved "cherokee" beans before and nothing happened... they would have been organic ,too. I even gave away some Chinese long bean pods.. I wish that person would have gotten back to me and let me know what happened.. I grew Chinese long beans in my front yard back in 2011 they did fantastic...even canned some Here in this old money pit acreage,have not tried them yet. Did so good with the Ky wonder and some bush varities.... Hubby got "greenbeaned out".. not me. ate them steamed every nite.now if I could do better on the onions.... Boy I so miss my own Organically grown green beans. Hope God Blesses Us again this year... better get off and check my chickens and Hubby out in this blankey blank snow..... Happy Gardening yall

Agree but there is one other possible cause too - thrips. They will sometimes snip blooms off. Do a close up exam for any insects to rule them out. If no signs of them then it is a condition called "blossom drop" that you can Google for all the details about the various causes. There is also a FAQ here about it. Dave