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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

I think they need some after-ripening.  All the seed I did was dry seed that had been in storage.   Clean them and put them in the peat, but don't start the stratification until about two months before you can plant them.
-Lon Rombough
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On Jul 10, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:


Thanks.  I have juneberries and saskatoons ripe now.  Can I stratify
the seeds now or do I have to wait a period?  
---- Original Message ----
From: lonrom@hevanet.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Germinating seeds
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:47:17 -0700

> Stratify them just like apple or pear seeds.  Mix with moist peat, 
> store in the refrigerator.  After a month or so start watching them
> as 
> they'll germinate right in the refrigerator.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at 
> http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association 
> "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
> For even more grape lessons, go to  http://www.grapeschool.com
> For all other things grape,   http://www.vitisearch.com
> A video about The Grape Grower : 
> http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/
> On Jul 10, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:
>
> Has anyone had experience germinating juneberry or saskatoon seeds?
> How did you do it?


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