How do you carry you milkweek seeds to the stand?

[dan]

[Stanley]

Baggy.

[seeds]

When the pods are fully spread,I might put a couple in a baggy. Otherwise I just shove a couple pods in my pocket. I found that seeds stayed in the pods best when the pods were harvested when open (for dryness) but not spread wide.

What benefit is there to putting the seeds in a different container than the one they already come in?

I did pick a whole bunch that were wide,wide open and practically poured out of the pods. I filled a big paper grocery bag.. They seemed to be a PITA to use,even when in transferred to a baggie for a day's use. Somehow they'd get loose in my truck,or I'd forget them and reach in my pocket in the house to bring out keys and a bunch would float away...One day I'm going to bring that big bag of floaties to work and release them from the bucket truck - 65' up in the air.

[Bigb]

I use an old plastic chew can. I just drill a 1/4" hole in the center of the can. There is a dimple in the center of can on the lid or on the bottom, just center drill through the dimple. I fill the can up and pull the seeds through the hole. If the seeds quit coming up, I get a small stick and insert it through the hole and spin it, catching seeds, and pull it up with a bunch of seeds in toe. I like the can because the fit in to any pocket and sit nice and flat in the pocket.

I took your advice and did it this year. Worked great. I found a chew tin that is only a 1/2 thick and and it fits in my jacket pocket and you would never know its there until you need it.