How To Save & Collect Black Eyed Susan Seeds

How to save Black Eyed Susan Seeds (Rudbeckia). The absolutely easiest, cleanest method to harvest Black Eyed Susan Seeds and separate the seed from the chaff. This is the best method to save Black Eyed Susan Seeds, Rudbeckia Fulgida, Rudbeckia Triloba, Rudbeckia hirta seeds.

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[jaredanderson]

You have a very underrated channel relative the level of content you produce and info you share

[cath.lamontagne]

❤😮❤ I love Black Eyed Susans and have some in my garden. Now, I know how to save their seeds, I will try to have more more more of them. My mother passed in 2020 and her name was "Susan" -this was her favourite flower. When -thanks to you- I am successful in planting more flowers, I will surely think of this day and all the wonderful tips you have shared for growing native blooms to attract a gazillion pollinators. THANK YOU so much "Grow it Build it"!

[julierichey]

This is one of the most helpful videos on saving seed I've ever seen! Feverfew is another seed I have a hard time with. Thank you!

[rockyk]

One of the best comprehensive video about how to recognize and separate Rudbeckia seeds. Thank you very much!

[antsy_does]

Great help for my own flower bed of Black Eyed Susans. When collecting outside, remember: Always get permission from the landowner when collecting on private land, and never collect on public land. Areas destined to be developed or destroyed in the near future provide excellent sites for collecting seeds, provided the landowner has given permission.

Never collect seeds from rare or endangered species — collect only from plants that you find growing abundantly in a given area to ensure that you do not eradicate an isolated population. Take at most only one-tenth of the seeds so that enough seeds are left to reseed and perpetuate the stand.

[vicmurai]

Great video - at last someone who knows what he is talking about. 90% of gardening You Tube videos are made by people who are absolutely clueless about gardening. Thank you !!

[lar]

My neighbor's adult granddaughter wants to grow these flowers. I told her I would save some seeds for her. I then thought Growit Buildit might have a video on harvesting these seeds. Sure enough, you have one online. I told her I would give her some purple coneflower seeds too. Thank you very much for these videos.

[redbloodedbutterfly]

I would never have thought to add something hard to bang against the seed heads to knock seed out. Thanks!

[stevenspencer]

Wow brother, every time I watch one of your videos, more blessings come. Thank you and God bless you.

[sylviemiles]

Thankyou for that video . I’ve been gardening and collecting seed for over 60 years, at last, I’ve seen how to get rid of the chaff and it’s so much easier than hand picking the seeds, brilliant method . Well done and a massive Thankyou for sharing this info . It will save me a lot of tedious hours of seed picking

[nealgarverickdnpcrnp]

This is the best method I've seen for harvesting Black Eyed Susan seeds. Wow. I wouldn't have thought of that trick. Nice.

[venicelight]

Thank you for your thorough, clear, beautifully photographed, and inspiring guidance!

[greenthumbelina]

I love this method of saving Blackeyed Susan seed without having to pick out those tiny individual seeds from the other plant material. Thank you! I'll definitely do this in the fall.

[tomaaron]

I’m not quite understanding what the purposes and separating out the seeds from the chaff. I just broadcast sow it all together…the same with Echinacea. My only tip is to sow the seed in mid spring or so. This way lower percent of it is an eaten by foraging birds and rodents. Seed is so numerous that even 10% germination is more than sufficient for even a large area.

[christiansuzannerodriguez]

Thank you for this information. I never knew to do it twice.

[jeannierivera]

I just found your channel and am really enjoying all the learning. Love that you also focus and methods that are clean and efficient!

[eleanorrigby]

Just subscribed. Love how you get to the point. Good job.

[ceotness]

Very much appreciate this video. One thing, the birds rely on seeds to keep things going in the cycle. of it all. It's important for us to keep them in mind. We need each other. Thanks again.

[JodiMontano]

This is brilliant! I collected seeds from flowers growing wild and followed your technique. Thank you. It was so much easier than what I probably would have done.

[Angie-cilp]

Beautiful display at the beginning. You made it very clear I enjoyed your video!🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽