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Tue, Sep 22, 09 at 17:50
| This coming spring will be my first year planting things from seed (aside from Marigolds). I have collected seeds including Yucca, Trumpet Vine (orange), marigold, petunia, Rose of Sharon, Black-Eyed Susans, Purple Cone-Flower, fern-leaf Tansi, Blackberry Lilly/Iris, and some others. My beds for these plants won't be ready until spring. Can I just set my envelopes of seeds in my outside little shed which gets really cold for the seeds to go through the cold period they need to sprout or do they actually need to be sown in something outside? I planned on winter-sowing a bunch of them and have all my milk jugs gathered. |
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| They need to be moist and cold for stratification. You can put them in a bag of moist sphagnum and stick them in the fridge. Come spring time pull them out and spray with some water and close the bag back up and put it on the counter til you see spouts. Then pot them up or plant in ground. Our zones aren't far off but depending on the seeds I wouldn't leave them outside where they could freeze solid and burst. If you shed doesn't drop below feezing and stay there for 3-4 days then you should be ok. Or if the seeds were properly dried and not tropicals they should be fine even with a short freeze. |
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- Posted by pitimpinai z6 Chicago (My Page) on Wed, Sep 23, 09 at 7:30
| How about sowing them in winter and set them outside in the cold? Please check out the Winter Sowing FAQ and also Winter Sowing Forum. It sounds weird but many people including me swear by it. We have been sowing seeds in winter and have had tremendous success. There is no indoor light setup or expenses. We use recycled containers, some good potting soil, and seeds and off we go. It’s fun and easy. Your winter will never be the same again. |
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