Saving Seeds on a Purple Hyacinth Vine

summer1953 South, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 02, 2005

I got the answers to my questions. No one needs to reply. Thanks.

I hope someone will be able to help me. This is my first year growing a Purple Hyacinth vine. I had a couple small blooms on it when I got it. The blooms faded and then some purple bean looking pods grew on it. I left these pods on to see what they would do and now they look brown and shriveled up. I pulled some off and cut them open with scissors. They do have seeds in them. I take it this is how I would start a new plant? How long do I leave these on the plant to dry? Do they get easier to open the dryer they are? What happens if I pick them too soon? Any advice on this plant will be appreciated.

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