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  • From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] gooseberry seeds
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:58:06 -0500

Thank you. I'll go with root cutting or burying a branch. I didn't
think seeds would come true but that would be interesting to see what
is produced.

---- Original Message ----
From: lonrom@hevanet.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] gooseberry seeds
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:58:13 -0700

>I've done it. Stratification takes from two to four months. Some
>species may need double stratification - cold for two months, warm
>for
>a month or more, then back into the refrigerator for another two
>months. Germination was low. I was working with old seed, though,
>so
>fresh may do better.
>I assume you are trying to breed new varieties as they don't come
>true
>from seed.
>Rooting cuttings is the way to propagate an existing variety.
>-Lon Rombough
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>On Jul 10, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:
>
>Anyone raising gooseberry plants from seeds? Do you have to chill
>seeds before planting? What about currant seeds?
>
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