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[tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>]

[tanisgrif at y. same as tanistanis at h.  Long-ish story.]

I sprouted seeds of Timm, Success, & an unknown (and don't know which of the 
mix DID
or DID NOT sprout), thusly: 
Washed them obsessively after harvest; then warm-stratified, i.e., left in 
slightly
damp peatmoss all summer; then planted in a seedling tray for autumn & winter,
placing in an unheated but protected area for winter.  Spring, they got a 
GRADUAL
warm-up, and I have to check notes but I think they sprouted 2nd or 3rd, when
conditions were still cool.

I plan to try this w/ some 'Regent' seeds which I acquired just this week.  
So, no,
I don't know yet if my method is fool proof, but it's proof enough for me so 
far!

 

--- Chex <ricechex@rocketmail.com> wrote:

>  
> Do you have a fool proof method of germinating
> amelanchier seeds?  I collected some seeds last
> summer and immediately put some in soil, no
> sprouts.  I also put some in the refrigerator and
> planted them in potting soil this spring, no
> sprouts . . .  I read somewhere that they need
> two winters plus some light sandpapering.  What
> worked for you?
> 
> Chris 
> zone 5, IL
> 
> 
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:58:43 +0000
> > From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Amelamchier
> > To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Message-ID:
> > <BAY105-F276D67B5F6B0E4E00E0BABCF860@phx.gbl>
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> > 
> > Please excused if I posted this Q in the past,
> > but don't Amelanchiers do 
> > better if they have the correct fungal
> > associates on the roots?  And is that 
> > one reason why pH is an issue-- the fungus/
> > fungi need the correct pH?  I'd 
> > like to dose my Amel.s w/ this, and see if it
> > makes a difference (mine have 
> > been very slow, and the seeds I germinated this
> > year have also been slow.)
> > 
> 
> 
> 

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