Hi everyone Regards from Mar del Plata, Argentina. Two years ago I bought online seeds of Osakazuky. The salesperson included with the package, a note saying that the stratificacion had been completed. I planted the seeds as he told me. A year later, none of them had germinated. The seeds were dry. I want to know which is better, the dry seeds or the fresh ones to germinate? Thanks alot for your help Regards
Regards from Northern Ireland Firstly you should understand that seeds can take years to germinate. Once sown you should leave the seed beds undisturbed for maybe 3 years before you give up on them I have sown many different JM seeds over the years. Some germinate easier than others (Bloodgood, Suminigashi, and indeed Osakasuki have been the most successful with me) At the beginning I took all the recommended steps to try to ensure germination as outlined in Vertrees and indeed as suggested in this forum .... stratification in the bottom of the fridge in moist (NOT wet) peat base etc etc. I has some success admittedly, but limited Then two years ago a seed tray which I had sown 2 years earlier and left out over the winter suddenly sprouted over a dozen seedlings. It continued to do so over the next months Since then I have sown my seeds in seed trays and left them out over winter so that nature could do its own stratification and warming of the soil when it felt it was time to do so. The result has been more and more success with my seeds producing viable off spring. Indeed, as I type this, there is one seed tray from over a year ago simply bursting with new seedlings that are demanding my time to pot on The moral of the story is not to give up too soon. You may, or may not, have viable seeds, but you will only know for certain if you are patient Good luck
