Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Prairie Moon Nursery

I have completed another of my goals for the year:

* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February.

The second order, which went out yesterday, is from Prairie Moon Nursery.  This place specializes in native species for grassland, savanna, or woodland.  They sell seeds, bare roots, and plants.

If you are bored with ordinary plants, and want more of a challenge, here it is.  A 2-page spread describes the sometimes elaborate methods required to sprout some of these seeds.  There's a code for "plant directly in spring" and another for "plant directly in fall" but most of them relate to periods of dormancy or tricks to wake up seeds that would prefer to keep sleeping.  Wildflower seeds will come out if and when they damn well please.  In particular, I call your attention to the question mark code.  That means nobody has really discovered a consistent method for sprouting those seeds.  The staff would love to hear if you discover how.  Mad science gardening, why the fuck not.

I am reminded of a friend's remark from college: "We have yet to replicate these results without a Druid."

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rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

January 12 2021, 13:54:52 UTC 5 months ago

A few years back, I used to belong to the Pacific Bulb Society. It was THE group of people to go to if you wanted in-depth information about bulbs and usually they also knew which direction to send you in if you had a question about a plant that wasn't a bulb.
These nice people would hardily agree with your friend's statement: "We have yet to replicate these results without a Druid."
Back when I was hanging around, they were constantly trying new and different stuff out to see if they could find stuff that worked and they didn't care how weird it was--if it worked, they were all for it!
Things to try on stubborn seeds:
Stuff that's kin to roses might respond to having their seeds soaked in vinegar that was first boiled down by half and then cooled. Seeds stay in that for a couple of hours to a couple of days before being planted.
Some stuff can be grown from cuttings better if you put them in part water and part leftover coffee.
Some seeds germinate better if they are soaked in tea made from spent tea bags first---other seeds prefer camomile tea soaking.
Some seeds of plants that habitually grow best in acid soils will need to be inoculated with the special acid-loving bacteria that grows on dogwoods, blueberries, and rhododendrons.
Some seeds need a cold winter rest before they will grow and some need two cold winter rests.

I hope these ideas will help but I can't promise you that they will.
:^)