Cold stratification can be challenging during warm winters. These seed containers are on the North side but need some help staying cold and hydrated for another couple of weeks.
I live at a high elevation in Colorado. Our temperatures are still in the 20s at night. Instead of misting with water, I thought I’d use ice cubes. The ice cubes usually stay frozen for a couple of days.
MusicianMadness
Refrigerating the seeds is what most people do.
Rhondmc4
I did this with some delphinium seed. I had success
WeWander_
Ah smart. I’m in Utah and tried winter sowing for the first time this year and I’m afraid it hasn’t been cold enough to work 😭 maybe I’ll chuck some ice in my jug lol. It’s going to be near 70 fucking degrees this week though so likely won’t help much
Lower-Current-9138
Ok just downvoted myself for good measure
skeletonswithhats
In the succulent subreddits you see people watering their succulents with an ice cube, and it irks me!! This made me think you were trying to kill me. :p
Smallwhitedog
I love it! I’ve put seed trays in the freeezer before.
Itswithans
Literally was about to post whether one could do this after I winter sowed a crop right as the temps rose, thank you for the validation!
thriftedtidbits
i’ve seen people use ice cube trays and just freeze the seeds in there with water and plant them that way!
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I live at a high elevation in Colorado. Our temperatures are still in the 20s at night. Instead of misting with water, I thought I’d use ice cubes. The ice cubes usually stay frozen for a couple of days.
Refrigerating the seeds is what most people do.
I did this with some delphinium seed. I had success
Ah smart. I’m in Utah and tried winter sowing for the first time this year and I’m afraid it hasn’t been cold enough to work 😭 maybe I’ll chuck some ice in my jug lol. It’s going to be near 70 fucking degrees this week though so likely won’t help much
Ok just downvoted myself for good measure
In the succulent subreddits you see people watering their succulents with an ice cube, and it irks me!! This made me think you were trying to kill me. :p
I love it! I’ve put seed trays in the freeezer before.
Literally was about to post whether one could do this after I winter sowed a crop right as the temps rose, thank you for the validation!
i’ve seen people use ice cube trays and just freeze the seeds in there with water and plant them that way!