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Stratifying small seeds in the fridge

Posted by ifraser25 z11 Brazil (ifraser57@hotmail.com) on
Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 15:28

What is the best way to stratify small seeds in the fridge? Poppy and other types of seed will not germinate in our warm climate without pre-chilling I have been told.


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RE: Stratifying small seeds in the fridge

  • Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
    Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 15:52

Mix them with a teaspoon or two of sterile moist sand, or sterile moist vermiculite (not soggy, moist like a wrung out sponge) and put into a tiny zip lock bag. Date and refrigerate.

When you are ready to sow, sow the contents of the bag, sand included rather than trying to extract the seeds.


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RE: Stratifying small seeds in the fridge

Yup, they have to be moist, then cold, then planted. It simulates what would happen if left outside on the ground.


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