Made some changes to the seed stratification box I made last year. It was successful, with about 500 seedlings grown (including some pagoda dogwood, sugar maples, and oak saplings that are going to over-winter in it) and planning for another 250+ this year. Highly recommend building one if possible! The 1/4” wire fencing worked really well to keep the mice out!
by Quercus500
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Nice setup! Definitely something to consider after my poor lupine seedlings (which sprouted way too early) got massacred by an unidentified critter.
This is similar to what hubby made for me. Come January, I drape mine in thick white plastic and then the whole thing acts as a mini-greenhouse. I start my seeds in trays instead of milk jugs. When I know I’m going to get some snow/rain, I just open it up and let the snow in – maybe twice during the season. It worked pretty good last year. No more tedious milk jugs for me!
hell yeah
I’ve been wanting to try growing a pagoda dogwood from seed but I hear it’s very hard to get them to germinate. What’s your experience been growing these?