Getting seeds from morning glory flowers?

Anyone know how to get seeds from morning glory flowers that i could be growing?

 

the flowers need to "die" first. after the petals turn brown (usually fall off) the seeds are produced in a green "fruit". when that turns brown, pick and dry.

 

word thanks

 

I planted some seeds in early may, and now the seedlings are only a few inches tall. I was hoping to be collecting the seeds by late june.. i guess not. I guess ill probbably just buy a shitload from the store. You could probbably get alot of seeds for each seed pod.

 

thats wat i'm hoping i planted some they just sprouted

 

So what's the best time of the year to plant them? I live in southern California, so no real winter here. How long after planting will they produce seeds?:toetap05:

 

outdoors in ground in so-cal should get seeds late in the summer. mg are fast growers and will probably not die in the winter in so-cal, but i am not positive.

 

i live in tulare ca, its basically in the middle of california, and all the houses i saw with morning glories had theres die in like the spring or just recently. but i usually see the blooms twice a year hear. i just started my own plant from seed like 2 weeks ago and its already getting pretty viny. i think im gunna bring it inside for a while though because i think its getting too hot outside for it. we're always in the 100's during summer where i live.

 

they should be fine in the hot summer as long as their roots are established in ground. plants here grow excellent in full sun in the hundreds. just dont let them dry out. the leaves may wilt a bit in strong heat but should perk up when the sun goes down.

 

MG's grow fast but they take a good while to produce seeds. I planted a bunch in mid-May last year and they all died (due to frost) before they could produce seeds. Sometimes in late September. There were hundreds of green seed pods though.

 

keep in mind that in ground plants may die above ground, but their roots are still very much alive. i grew these in southern canada (PNW, zone 8-9) and they managed the winters, but they died back. this is also a curse as tehy send up runners and can become an INCREDIBLY invasive weed! you may consider cutting them down to just above the ground before the frosts.

 

The roots must've died too because nothing came back.

 

bummer. NJ is pretty cold though isn't it? the east seems to get much cooler than the west. any idea what the lows are there? or what zone your in. maybe planting it under a deck or something to cover the roots and allow it to grow out to the outer edges?

 

I'm in 6a. -5F - -10F. It gets colder than that occasionally in the winter.