CULT: Seed planting (cont.)
- Subject: CULT: Seed planting (cont.)
- From: "* G* C* <j*@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:54:55 -0500
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The pots are put in a wooden frame and covered
with about an inch of pine straw (white pine needles), which does not
compact. This protects the pots from direct rainfall and from
freeze-and-thaw, both of which cause seeds to surface and fail to
germinate. In the spring, the sprouts poke up through the pine straw and
it can be easily removed. The pine straw can be seen at right in the
photo. The plastic "chicken wire" lid works fine, is durable, and is
easier to work with than the real thing. That's to keep the critters from
digging in the pots.
Space is something I have to conserve, so small
lots of seeds will share the same pot. The red plastic dividers can be
seen in some of the pots.
It is important to keep the seeds damp. I
should have mentioned that I soaked the dried seeds for between 5 and 10
days just before potting them, finishing it off with a few seconds' hard rinse
in a washing machine lint trap under the tap, and they were moist when
potted. We had a nice, gentle rainfall the night after I put out the
pots. During the winter, if a week goes by without rain or snow, I'll
water them just enough to keep them damp. -- Griff
zone 7 in Virginia
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