Kristyn Leach of Namu Farm walked me through how to grow high quality perilla seed in episode 3 of The Seed Growers Podcast.
Here are some of the highlights of the conversation:
- The influence of daylength on flowering
- Start with 1800 seeds to select the 100 best mother plants
- How Kristyn selects the best parent plants
- When to slow down leaf harvest to not compromise seed quality
- How to tell when perilla seed is mature
- When to harvest the plants
- Protecting the harvest plants as they dry down in the greenhouse
- Gently threshing perilla plants so you only get the best seed
- Screening with 3 different screen sizes to separate the harvest into: the dried leaves for tea, the largest seed for planting, and the smallest seed for eating
- Germination rates and dormancy
Go and listen to the full episode to get all the details!
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