New chinese elm from seed need help. very confused
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Posted 8 years 11 months ago #18768
i got 6 chinese elm seed i soaked in water for 24hrs then put them into an old margrine container with wet paper towel in it put my seeds in and cover with more final wetting and put them in the fridge at 40 degrees f. where i bought my seeds
they say 30 to 60 day stratification. just wondering if i got everything set up right. ps the first night they froze abit so i turned it to the 40 degree from 38. thawed it just by spraying with a little bit of water.? dried it out abit so as to not be to wet via pressing lightly with more paper towel. got more seeds still though just in case.
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Posted 8 years 11 months ago #18777
I think you run a big risk of the seeds rotting away, to be honest. The seeds should be moist, not wet. And a fridge is not ideal.
Why did you not plant the seeds and place the whole container outside? Winter is the normal way for seeds to break dormancy.
Why did you not plant the seeds and place the whole container outside? Winter is the normal way for seeds to break dormancy.
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Posted 8 years 11 months ago #18782
every where ive read says that you can uae either paper towel or your grow medium in the fridge just gotta wait however long. mine says 30 to 60 days. and there not wet there just dampened. and by now im pretty sure its to late they took abit long then expected to get here so. plus new to bonsai so just figuring it out really would love this tree its a gorgeous piece of nature.
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Posted 8 years 11 months ago #18823
sorta like the beans we grew in the second grade. some seeds really do work like that. Most of them ... well ... you might have to try some other methods.
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