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socalgardengal · July 18, 2013

What a time consuming chore! I put them in a sm. paper bag, shook the holy c**p out of it and then poured it all out on newspaper. Then I rolled the flowers between my fingers to get the rest of the seeds out and then tried to "lightly" blow the chaff away and NOOOO, it went everywhere LOL!!! HELP, is there a better way to do it?

July 18, 2013	#1
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Looking for a better way to harvest basil seeds What a time consuming chore! I put them in a sm. paper bag, shook the holy c**p out of it and then poured it all out on newspaper. Then I rolled the flowers between my fingers to get the rest of the seeds out and then tried to "lightly" blow the chaff away and NOOOO, it went everywhere LOL!!! HELP, is there a better way to do it?