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Stratification - JJB - 18-01-2022
I believe that strawberry seeds and plants need a period of cold during the winter. My question is regarding strawberry seeds (specifically SC's strawberry seed swap seeds). When putting the seeds into the cold do they need to be in/on the soil, i.e. sowed or do they have to be dry?
RE: Stratification - Broadway - 18-01-2022
Looking forward to the helpful replies
RE: Stratification - Veggie - 18-01-2022
A seed that isn't in contact with some sort of moisture won't germinate - otherwise all seeds in packets would!
RHS advice - https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/strawberries/grow-your-own
RE: Stratification - Scarlet - 18-01-2022
I agree with VC...I have some seeds that I've yet to start stored in the fridge in their packets. I've a few others I've started / in trays of compost also in the fridge
....alternatively. You can put in a greenhouse? Cold night and warmer days often work?
RE: Stratification - JJB - 18-01-2022
RHS says nothing about a cold spell.
Seeds went in the freezer for a while, then I read that VC had sown some seeds needing stratification first before chilling, I just wondered about the timing of the chill. I shall refrigerate my little pot of strawberry seeds.
RE: Stratification - Vinny - 18-01-2022
I grew some raspberries from seed once which didn't appear after planting. It wasn't until the following year after planting that they unexpectadly appeared.
RE: Stratification - Small chilli - 18-01-2022
None of the strawberry seeds I’ve sown have ever had experienced the cool.
Can’t remember exactly when I sowed them but definitely late spring or summer.
RE: Stratification - Veggie - 18-01-2022
(18-01-2022, 08:44 PM)JJB Wrote: RHS says nothing about a cold spell.Not me, Missus! I'll just be sowing them in a pot as normal, then sticking them outside on a table to let the weather do its worst.
Seeds went in the freezer for a while, then I read that VC had sown some seeds needing stratification first before chilling, I just wondered about the timing of the chill. I shall refrigerate my little pot of strawberry seeds.
RE: Stratification - JJB - 19-01-2022
Maybe I'll not bother then. Stratification might not be on my list of jobs, so I can cross it off! YAY!
RE: Stratification - JJB - 19-01-2022
BTW this is where I got the idea that strawberry seeds needed chilling
https://strawberryplants.org/strawberry-seeds/