On 08/03/2018 10:44 AM, T wrote:
On 08/02/2018 04:20 AM, songbird wrote:
Â*Â* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratification_(seeds)
Â*Â* i'm not actually sure if bilberries need this or not
but i'm thinking it may just help because the seeds
are are so small.
That was the description the seller gave and I have seen
elsewhere.Â* From the wikipedia article:
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* the seed spending time in the ground through a winter
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* period and having its hard seed coat softened up by
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* frost and weathering action. By doing so the seed is
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* undergoing aÂ* natural form of "cold stratification"
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* or pretreatment. This cold moist period triggers
My winter perfectly matched what they described on the package.
Me thinks they were just dead.Â* I do realize I have a black
thumb, but thanks to you guys help, it is pretty much a gray
thumb now-a-days.Â*Â* I will order from the source you gave
me next time.
-T
And I have noticed that Outside Pride no longer sell these seeds.
Hmmmmmmm ...