Harvesting blue flax seeds primarily involves collecting the dried seed pods or plant material and then separating the seeds from the larger debris. A straightforward method involves using a cloth as a surface for this separation process.
Harvesting the Seeds
Once your blue flax plants have flowered and the seed pods have dried and matured, they are ready for harvest. The exact timing can vary, but typically you'll see brown, brittle pods where the flowers once were. The goal is to capture the small, slippery seeds contained within these pods.
Simple Steps for Seed Collection
Based on the provided reference, a practical approach to separating the seeds involves the following steps:
- Gather Material: Collect the dried plant material containing the seed pods. This might involve cutting the stems or shaking the dried pods over a container.
- Scoop onto Cloth: Take the collected material and scoop them up on the cloth. Using a clean cloth provides a surface to work on.
- Clean the Seeds: Once the material is on the cloth, pick out a little larger debris. This involves manually removing pieces of stem, pod fragments, or other unwanted plant parts that are larger than the seeds.
- Collect the Seeds: After removing the larger debris, the remaining material on the cloth will be your flax seeds. As the reference notes, doing this, you've got flaxes.
What the Reference Shows
The linked reference specifically illustrates the step of taking collected plant material (implied to be dried seed pods and stems) and transferring it onto a cloth. It then shows the process of picking out the larger pieces of debris from the material on the cloth, leaving the cleaner flax seeds behind.
This method is effective for separating the small seeds from bulkier plant matter, making the final collection of seeds simpler.
