It looks like a lot of it has self seeded already. I’ve collected seed in the past, in the same way as nannybeach, which has worked well but the best results I’ve had are from the self seeded ones which can be thinned out later as Pete suggests.
Mine scattered everywhere last year but none of them germinated - until now that is. I’ve noticed them starting to pop up all over the garden, they just took longer than I expected to start!
You can do a bit of both - keep some to sow, and shake some out. They've often done that by the time you realise they're ready to go anyway. Bear in mind they're biennial, so you'll get the rosette of foliage next year and flowers the following one. A few are perennial but most aren't.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The plant in your pic looks ready - if the seed pods are brown, and you look closely, you should see the seeds, which will be quite loose inside They're small though, so a bit of care's needed when removing. An envelope or paper bag is best - just hold that underneath and shale them in as carefully as you can
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The minute seeds are brown. The plants have only recently finished flowering so the seed will be viable and ready to sow. I often sprinkle some on a spare bit of ground in my veg area. Once the seedlings appear, they can be potted-up and planted out when they're big enough.
I sometimes buy the White foxglove seeds (Alba) and sow them in seed trays around July. I plant them out around October and they're in full flower the following spring-
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When they start to germinate I thin them out
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Bear in mind they're biennial, so you'll get the rosette of foliage next year and flowers the following one. A few are perennial but most aren't.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They're small though, so a bit of care's needed when removing. An envelope or paper bag is best - just hold that underneath and shale them in as carefully as you can
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The plants have only recently finished flowering so the seed will be viable and ready to sow.
I often sprinkle some on a spare bit of ground in my veg area. Once the seedlings appear, they can be potted-up and planted out when they're big enough.
I sometimes buy the White foxglove seeds (Alba) and sow them in seed trays around July. I plant them out around October and they're in full flower the following spring-
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.