I'll add to what Andy said. Damping off can't easily occur if you use a soil-less mix and surface-sterilize the seeds before planting. The trick with starting any kind of seed indoors is to keep the soil warm enough and the air moist enough without also
having soggy soil.

With bonsai, I plant seeds in pots and overwinter them. Then they can germinate whenever they feel like it. Saves me a lot of trouble.


-Nina
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Date: Mon Jan 26 23:30:28 EST 2004
From: "cam"
Subject: [IBC] Japanese black pine
To:

Hi:

I`ve been trying to get some Japanese black pine seeds to grow.

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