I harvested some daylily seeds, now what?
BlueberryBundtcake - 6a/5b MA
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I just harvested some snowberry seeds
Comments (7)Right John. Sow the seed, place the container someplace approximately 70 degrees for three months. Then move to 39 degrees for three months - after that second period is finished (the chill) move into 70 degrees again where you should then hopefully find a sprout (or more) within at least 60 days. Warm moist, cold moist, followed by a second warm moist period. To ease the chore of having to watch moisture levels, you can place the seed in a small zip lock, air pushed out, with a bit of moist sterile sand or moist vermiculite, seal and leave it on your desk for the first three month period. (I would make sure the seeds are cleaned of all the pulp/fruit if doing it this way, you don't want mold. And don't be afraid of using a bit of dishwashing soap, then rinsing when cleaning the seeds) Write the date on the bag; it only takes a small amount of sowing medium to provide the needed moisture...tsp or so will do several large seeds in a 2 x 3" bag. At the end of that period, write the date again and put the bag without opening it (don't want to compromise the sterility) into something like a clean yogurt container (then no one will sit a gallon of milk on top your seeds) and put it in your refrigerator. After the chill is completed, you can sow the seeds right along with the sand/vermiculite, place the sown container at room temp or outdoors if it has warmed there by then, keep moist and start watching for germination ....See MoreI just harvested garlic, now what???
Comments (8)Great job, that garlic looks nice. My suggestion is to bundle that garlic together by tying it midway with a string. If there's more I don't see in the picture, put about 10-15 in a bundle. Now find a nice place in the shade to hang it, where no rain will fall on it. Maybe under the awning on a north or east facing porch? You can also leave it on that table, but try to find a shadier place that gets some ventilation. Let your garlic cure like this for a month. Then on a dry day, take it down, cut the tops off leaving about 1/2" neck, clip the roots closely, wipe a little dirt off (as said above) then store in a dark, cool place inside. You don't need to have 40F storage space. Put it in a loose fitting box in a cool closet or something like that. A basement is fine too as long as its dry. Well cured garlic kept in a cool place in the house like this will keep well into the winter. Plenty of time to eat most of it and maybe have some to plant again this fall. -Mark This post was edited by madroneb on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 0:58...See MoreJust bought some seeds now what?
Comments (3)You may have already planted by now, but I definitely recommend Jiffy pellets and plastic cups. I use dixie bathroom cups. The jiffy pellets are relatively cheap, they look like little hard round disks, and you can get them in a bag or a little plastic starter greenhouse from most places. I'd soak each pellet in warm water, push the seeds in and cover a tiny bit, cover with plastic wrap and put in a warm place (top of the fridge, baseboard heater on the lowest setting). I like using a small cup because it's easier to warm up. With a big pot full of dirt, I'm not sure how warm the seed would stay. When they sprout, I move them to a source of light. I do NOT like peat pots, they get moldy and soft and nasty with all that heat and humidity. After a week or so, I would put the jiffy pellets right into a cup of potting soil (minimal disturbance)....See MoreI finally got some ripe seeds...now what???
Comments (4)You're fine- don't need the plastic, but if you leave it on nothing bad will happen. Seeds should be planted deep enough they don't really need a high humidity at the tippy top of the soil (that's what the plastic does) so plastic or not doesn't really matter. Just *Do Not* let the soil get bone dry. Moist = good. Wet = bad. Dry also bad....See MoreBlueberryBundtcake - 6a/5b MA
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