Plumeria seeds must mature on the plant and if removed before ripening, the seeds will not germinate. Starting off small, seed pods will resemble green beans and grow to 6 to 8 inches in length ...

The rare pods have earned him recognition from Monsanto and susidiary Asgrow as part of their "5 bean pod challenge." (Chris Bristol/Fremont Tribune) Chris Bristol ... sells the Asgrow line of seed.

A: The mandevilla's 4- to 6-inch seed pods turn brown and split when ripe revealing seeds with fluffy "aerials" to help disperse them. Allow the pods to brown, the harvest just before they split ...

These aren’t completed when the pods are prematurely removed. The seeds you have can’t germinate. But perhaps not all is lost. I see that you read the Aug. 10, 2019, ...

However, if a large number of seed pod clusters are weighing down the branches, and you would like to do something, you may use a pole pruner to trim off the clusters of pods.

In fact, they are the seed pods of a radish plant that has been allowed to flower and go to seed. Some varieties, such as the rattail radish (clearly not named with marketability in mind), ...

This is an edited extract from ‘Seeing Seeds: A Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit’ (2015) by Teri Dunn Chace and Robert Llewellyn, published by Timber Press, $29.95 ...