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| As a general rule we collect only 20 percent of the seed supply so there will be plenty left to reseed the area. |
Coneflower (Rudbeckia Texana) seeds are ready to be picked so that's what we did this September morning. Many who work in the prairie collect seeds this time of year to boost their planting inventory.
It's a fairly easy task if you don't mind wearing boots, long sleeves and a layer of insect spray to guard against ticks as you tramp through waist-high grasses and forbs.
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| Spreading out to collect seed heads. |
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| A few are still blooming. |
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| Now I have a bucket of seeds to clean and return to our planter who will get seedlings started in the greenhouse for eventual planting in nearby prairie projects tended by Texas Master Naturalists. |
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