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Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)....fresh seeds will germinate but
with a very low germinating rate....a one month of cold stratification will
increase the rate but for max. germination give a three month cold
stratification.


The above taken from: The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation by
Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser.

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The following is in response to a previous posting.

Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)....fresh seeds will
germinate but
with a very low germinating rate....a one month of cold stratification will
increase the rate but for max. germination give a three month cold
stratification.

Thanks - they should have enjoyed their nine months in the freezer then.

I take it 'stratification' means 'buried under a layer of compost'?

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The following is in response to a previous posting.

Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)....fresh seeds will
germinate but
with a very low germinating rate....a one month of cold stratification
will
increase the rate but for max. germination give a three month cold
stratification.

Thanks - they should have enjoyed their nine months in the freezer then.

I take it 'stratification' means 'buried under a layer of
compost'?//////////it means sowing them and covering with a poly bag and
popping into the fridge...am not sure that the nine months in the freezer
duplicates the process....the alternate is to sow outdoors now and let
them overwinter in the hopes they will germinate in the spring...Ifind the
fridge treatment of seeds to be much more reliable...H

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The following is in response to a previous posting.

Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)....fresh seeds will
germinate but
with a very low germinating rate....a one month of cold stratification
will
increase the rate but for max. germination give a three month cold
stratification.

Thanks - they should have enjoyed their nine months in the freezer then.

I take it 'stratification' means 'buried under a layer of compost'?

no it means keeping in the cold. Not sure if -18 (normal freezer temp) will
be too cold though.

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The following is in response to a previous posting.

Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)....fresh seeds will
germinate but
with a very low germinating rate....a one month of cold stratification
will
increase the rate but for max. germination give a three month cold
stratification.

Thanks - they should have enjoyed their nine months in the freezer then.

I take it 'stratification' means 'buried under a layer of compost'?

no it means keeping in the cold. Not sure if -18 (normal freezer temp)
will be too cold though.

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Typical stratification temp. is between 0degrees C and a few degrees above
that level....I always use the bottom drawer of the fridge.

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Thanks - they should have enjoyed their nine months in the freezer then.

I take it 'stratification' means 'buried under a layer of
compost'?//////////it means sowing them and covering with a poly bag and
popping into the fridge...am not sure that the nine months in the freezer
duplicates the process....the alternate is to sow outdoors now and let
them overwinter in the hopes they will germinate in the
spring...Ifind the
fridge treatment of seeds to be much more reliable...H

Ta. I keep missing your posts because your reply text is often preceded
with reply chevrons, like this -

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Typical stratification temp. is between 0degrees C and a few degrees above
that level....I always use the bottom drawer of the fridge.

I've only got a tiny fridge, unfortunately. I'll try the outside
treatment unless I manage to acquire an old one.

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Typical stratification temp. is between 0degrees C and a few degrees
above
that level....I always use the bottom drawer of the fridge.

I've only got a tiny fridge, unfortunately. I'll try the outside
treatment unless I manage to acquire an old one.

In which case I suggest sowing and enclosing in the poly bag and leaving
outdoors in a protected area in the shade....better than in ground sowing
which is often subject to animal destruction.........or you could just put
into a small amount of germinating mix and pop into a poly bag and then
after the stratification sow them over a larger area in a container....as
little as a few cubic centimetres of moist mix is adequate for
stratification....the poly bag will prevent drying out.....H

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In which case I suggest sowing and enclosing in the poly bag and leaving
outdoors in a protected area in the shade....better than in ground sowing
which is often subject to animal destruction.........or you could just put
into a small amount of germinating mix and pop into a poly bag and then
after the stratification sow them over a larger area in a container....as
little as a few cubic centimetres of moist mix is adequate for
stratification....the poly bag will prevent drying out.....H

Yes, this was my plan B. They should be just about ready for springing
into life in springtime.

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