Can i cut dry flowers to save the seeds for next year or should i wait until they die on the plant.?

specifically sunflowers, zinnias, and calendula

Can i cut dry flowers to save the seeds for next year or should i wait until they die on the plant.?
wait till; they start to die on the plant then dead head them... i lay mine out to dry and then shake the seeds out in plastic bag... then label the bag keep in cool dry place until next year.. good luck!!
Reply:Let them dry on the plant, then collect. If seeds are collected while green they will not be viable.
Reply:I do this, with varied luck, I sometimes get a full lot and othertimes not so lucky, I also use lots more varieties than you have stipulated, but must say that it doesn't work for anything planted with a bulb or corm





good luck