Ian Gardener

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You could always try to grow them from seed. Any sources I've found online say that germination is rare and difficult, but I decided to try anyway. I picked the berries from the shore of Lake Superior in July and saved a bunch of seeds. I sowed some in pots immediately. I cold stratified some for a few months. I direct sowed some outside, which I don't think will be successful. The attached pictures show the ones that were sowed immediately (the bigger plant), and the cold strat ones (little tiny seedlings). I used fox farm Happy Frog potting soil and sprinkled the seeds on top and watered them. It took about a month to germinate each batch. Germination was low, but successful. Oh and to be clear, the species is Vaccinium membranaceum.
11 months ago
Yeah, they're still inside. They seem a bit too small to transplant at the moment, plus I'm looking for a new house so for now they have to stay in their pots.
1 year ago
I've been looking at these forums for years, saw this post and figured I'd chime in. I also saw the sequoia seeds at EFN and decided I had to have them. I cold stratified them in the fridge in a moist paper towel for 3 months. I then planted them under grow lights in Fox Farm Happy Frog potting soil. Out of the 30ish seeds, I had 8 sprout. These ones are around 3 months old.
1 year ago