The way you check and watch for readiness on the seed pods.
There are two way to see when they're ripe..
1: Crown. The thing on the top. Notice how they point down. This Will straighten, then turn pointing up like a crown.
View attachment 3903072In this pic. Vvvv the crown is straight. This pod is two days older then the first pic.. In a few days I'll show y'all the crown..
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2: the second way is to look at the base of the pod were it connects to the node.( the knuckle looking thing under the pod) the pod side of the node will make a light brown grayish ring..
Even pod color can be an indicator of readiness..