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Thu, Jul 9, 09 at 18:55
| Can someone please explain the correct method of stratification to me? I've read different ideas: stick them in the fridge, the freezer, add a few drops of water, a little moist soil or sand, and frankly I'm a little confused. I realize the idea is to stimulate the natural elements they would experience outdoors. Is it different for different plants? I'm so confused! Have some very valuable seeds, money is tight, and I don't want to make a costly mistake. I started tomato, cucumber, corn, watermelons, bush beans all from seed. However, I have some flowers that I'd like to start.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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- Posted by karyn1 MD 7 (bhkalen@aol.com) on Fri, Jul 10, 09 at 9:11
| I use either moist sphagnum or sand in a covered container when I am stratifying seed and I put them in the veggie crisper part of the fridge. |
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| novice, it would help to know which seeds too, different plants have different requirements and maybe some of us have tried those you'd like to grow. And if we don't have our own experience, some of us have a stack of propagation books next to our computers that may well describe which process for that particular plant, has a lot to do with their climate of origin, which region they are native to. I use a bit of sterile moist (like a squeezed out sponge) sand or moist vermiculite in a 2x3" zip lock for stratifying in my refrigerator during those months when I'm not getting a 40F average between day and night temps outdoors...just a teaspoon or so of either will do. When the appropriate number of days have passed and I'm ready to sow, I can sow the contents of the bag, sand and all, and not have to extract the seeds. Your freezer is too cold. |
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- Posted by ryan_tree 7a VA (brendathompson1963@yahoo.com) on Fri, Jul 10, 09 at 19:43
| I simply take a wet coffee filter or wet paper towel and place the seeds in between two of either the wet coffee filter or wet paper towel and stick that into a plastic sandwich bag. And stick that into the freezer. Easy as that. Ryan |
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