Morning Glory (Ipomoea) Seed Saving and Sowing Guide

Collecting and Growing Ipomoea Seeds for Next Season

Round green structures on spent morning glory vines are seed pods. Allow them to dry completely on the vine—brown, papery, splitting open. Seeds are black/dark brown, pinhead-sized.

Hybrid Caution

If the parent was a hybrid variety, seedlings won't resemble it. Heirloom/open-pollinated types come true. Ferry-Morse packets are typically hybrids.

Sowing Timeline

• Start indoors 2 weeks before last frost
• Optional: soak seeds overnight (not required)
• Press into soil, keep warm (75°F)
• Germination in 5-7 days
• Grow under 40-watt shop lights
• Transplant to individual pots at 2+ inches

Outdoor Transition

1. Warm soil with black plastic (2 weeks)
2. Harden off 10 days in shade post-frost
3. Plant through plastic holes
4. Don't fertilize—high nitrogen reduces flowering
5. Use composted manure or dilute fish emulsion instead