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Jennifer Gorrell
Posted at:
January 26, 2025
I would like to first apologise in advance for this stupid question, but I hope someone there will answer it. I have enthusiastically grown some black mustard this summer and it has produced seed pods in abundance. I have harvested and dried the pods on the stems. How do I now get the seeds out of the pods in the simplest way?On the contrary, yours is a very good question!
How do I separate the seed from the chaff?The seeds can be cleaned with a combination of methods. Screens of several hole sizes, along with an incline, are very helpful. If you have a screen with 3-5 mm holes, and a finer screen typical of windows, you can remove much of the chaff and dust. The remaining debris can be separated easily by rolling seeds down an 30 to 45 degree incline adjusted so most of the chaff stays on the incline and the seeds roll down.