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Daylilies grow easily from seed with no preteatment. Your plants may not resemble the parent, but thats OK, there is about 50,000 varieties now, and so whats one more. You can grow a peach from a pit, but it will take 10 years to find out it is not a good peach, so I would not. Al

Ricardo
You can grow a peach/nectarine from a pit, it will take only 3 years to find out it is a good or a worthless fruit.
Growing on their own roots Prunus varieties develop very quickly in fruit stage.

Even, a Peach/Nectarine cutting (taken from a perennial tree) can bear some fruits in a second year.
So, give it a try it's worth.

Alcedo

SEED NEED TO BE STORED AT 40f FOR 4 WEEKS THEN ...DO NOT COVER SEED (LIGHT REQUIRED) SOIL TEMP 70-75F FOR GERMINATION. TAKING 15-20 DAYS TO GERIMNATE.....TIME FROM PLANTING TO READY TO SET OUT (GREEN) 16 WEEKS..... SO COUNT BACK 16 WEEKS FROM THE DATE YOU CAN SET OUT ON THIS NEW DATE SOW SEED

I am using cables designed for preventing rain gutters from freezing. They should be available in Canada. Mine is 300 watts and 60 feet in length. I bought mine along with a separate thermostat from Charlies greenhouse supply. My heated table is 3 feet by 6 feet. Al

Asiatic Lilies, seed covered by roughly 1/4", should germinate at 60 - 65F in approx 3 - 8 weeks.

Thank you so much for the information.

When the basil flowers turn brown then you will find the seeds inside. I usually pick them before the top flowers turn brown.

Parsley as soon as the floret turns brown pick it and place it in a bag. Shake to loosen the seeds

Zinnia Let the petals turn brown. At the end of the petal are the seeds.

For seeds that germinate within two weeks I use a mix half and half peat and vermiculite. For seeds that may take months to germinate I like a mix that will not shrink or become hydrophobic. I like a gritty mix of Turface and granite fines, but there are several combination's that will work. Al

not for my area

questions needing an answer 1) what are the existing grasses in yard 2) sun, part shade, or shade 3) warm or cool season grass
Kentucky Bluegrass & perennial rye are the most common used
may be mixed with fescue to exted seasons of green color
Creeping red fescue added for shaded areaas &
penncross creeping bent grass for dense low growing dark green cool season grass often used on putting greens
moost good/common grass mixtures for your area are sold in most garden centers

store the seed at 70F for 6 mnths THEN store at 40F for 3 months THEN lightly cover the seed soil temp 65-70F can take up to 540 days to germinate.
cuttings much quicker

Thank you!

I'm bumping this down. Looks like there is no answer for my question

There are plenty of answers, but I guess Dave isn't present at the moment. Your request for Dave is probably why your question has not been answered.

There are many reasons why BER happens; it's often like a house of cards. The primary (fundamental) reason for this disorder is that the demand of Ca exceeds the ready supply. WHY this occurs can be complicated.

There may be an excess of other cations in the soil, such as magnesium (often applied in epsom salts), or potassium. BER is often induced by heat and drought stress, as well as big fluctuations in soil moisture. Excessive amounts of N in the soil, resulting in a lot of vegetative growth will also invite this disorder. Finally, if there is an inadequate supply of calcium, ready for uptake by the plant, in the soil....there will be a problem. Most calcium products need quite a bit of time for the particles to break down to the elemental level so that they can be take up by the plant.

Druse - Making More Plants.

Callicarpa (beauty berry)
Clean seed of pulp, surface sow or sow barely covered as some light may be beneficial to germination. Sow indoors @70F for germination in 7-14 days, or sow outside in Fall for Spring germination, or sow outdoors in Spring (this is not a seed that will lose viability by storing dry).

Semi-ripewood and hardwood cuttings are both reasonable possibilities but there doesn't sound to be anything difficult about the seed.

I have a saucer magnolia tree in my backyard. Just collected seeds for the first time this year. Assuming that the seeds and seed pods are very similar. Not sure if it's the same method but the seeds should be red. You'll want to soak them for atleast 24 hours then peel of the red coating as well as the fleshy pulp to remove the hard black seed inside. They need a cold period. So store in a refrigerator from anywhere of 1-3 months. Then sow.
I had some already in the refrigerator for a few days and I took them out before adding more and sowed in a small pot. It could take a couple weeks to a couple months to sprout but thought I'd give it a try and see.

Cocculus carolinus - The seeds need cold stratification of 3 months and will then germinate in an additional 21-30 days at approx 68� F. You can place cleaned seeds in a bit of moist sterile sand or moist vermiculite and put into your refrigerator for 3 months, or sow in pots and leave them outdoors over winter for the cold period.