Sprouting seeds in the fridge in May?
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In around two weeks of growing they have already begun to sprout some pots having two small plants beginning to grow.
Around the three week period is when I should put them in the fridge for around 5 weeks to help them become used to the cold weathers.
Should I put them in the fridge considering they will miss the late spring / early summer where they could be growing? Also do they need to be in the fridge if they will be indoor plants and not exposed to the outside weather?
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tombarlow_7 wrote: mostly of pine variety
indoor future bonsai.
* Sigh * :pinch:
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All conifers die if kept indoors.tombarlow_7 wrote: ... pine variety to make some nice indoor future bonsai.
Let me understand this text above.tombarlow_7 wrote: .. the three week period is when I should put them in the fridge for around 5 weeks to help them become used to the cold
The seeds already have sprouted; the seedlings are growing; and you are going to put them inside a fridge in May?
Makes no sense at all.
They will not be indoor plants, they will be dead plants if kept inside.tombarlow_7 wrote: .. do they need to be in the fridge if they will be indoor plants and not exposed to the outside weather?
They will also be dead seedlings if kept in the dark fridge when they should be growing.
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Replied by leatherback on topic Sprouting seeds in the fridge in May?
Posted 5 years 8 months ago #49402The moment you have germinating seeds you do no longer need to do the cold shuffle. So you can plant them and put them outside, assuming you no longer have frost.
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tombarlow_7 wrote: In around two weeks of growing they have already begun to sprout ... I should put them in the fridge for around 5 weeks...
As lb explained, the stratification of the seeds could ask for some weeks in the fridge, *before* they sprout and are already seedlings.
In your case, put them outside and water regularly for at least two years before doing any bonsai work on them.
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