Ken and all, I'd be interested in finding a source of such mesh bags. It would be nice if they had a drawstring top, too. I lose countless seeds that I would like to collect -- Gladiolus, Primula, Trillium, Fritillaria. The tend to be gone with the wind by the time I realize the pods have ripened enough to harvest. Jim's ziptop plastic baggies sound great -- I already keep them on hand for storing daylily and clivia seeds. After the seeds have ripened and been harvested and cleaned. So where can one purchase quantities of fine-mesh bags (with drawstring tops)? Jim Shields in central Indiana At 12:41 PM 8/31/2004 -0700, ken wrote: >........ >I currently use nylon mesh bags. I tie them around seed heads and >clumps. They >are not elastic so none of the problems with nylon stockings and they will >not tear >like paper bags. They are very fine nylon mesh and will even capture very >tiny >wild onion seeds and they still allow some sun in and natural air movement >for >more natural development of the heads. They are also excellent for drying >pods and >seeds........ ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA