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How To Harvest, Dry And Preserve Seafoam. The proper way to get the best results for using seafoam to make trees for dioramas, train layouts and architectural use.
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When To Harvest Seafoam
As the plants near maturity they develop a range of colors including burgundy , brown and yellow / orange tones.
You will see black seeds developing.
When the plants stop growing and seeds start falling to the ground, it is time to.they are ready to be harvested. ( If the plants are in a garden, your next years crop will grow on its own. )
Pull them.
Pulling The Plants
As for this year’s crop, get a box with a sealed bottom. It will be used to catch seeds from the plants you harvest.
Pull the plants out by the roots.
Once you have everything harvested, shake the seeds from each plant and remove the leaves.
Save the seeds. If you freeze them for at least two weeks, you can use them for your next crop. Actually they will still germinate well after three years.
Making Seafoam Ready To Use To Make Trees
Hang the plans to dry.
Spray them with a mixture of 1/3 glycerine, 2/3 water mixture.
You can spray once a day for three days.
Allow to dry thoroughly but not in the sun.
You can use them just as they are. Some people advocate dipping each plant of a “drippy” mixture of white glue and water. After the dip, shake them to remove loose mixture and hang again to dry.
Once dry you are ready to make your trees. Go here.
If You Need Seafoam Seeds To get Started
The Teloxys Aristata / Seafoam seeds that we use are from Holland. They usually germinate in 1 to 2 days after they are added to a seed germinating tray and the tray covered. You can buy these fast germinating seeds here.
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