Re: grape seeds
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: grape seeds
- From: L* J* R*
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 20:41:05 -0800
Soak them in water for a few hours, then put them in a plastic bag with
moist (not wet) peat moss. After three months in a refrigerator (between 0
and 4 C) they will be ready to germinate as soon as the temperature is at
least 19 C or better. They also germinate faster when the days are at least
15 hours long. It would be an extreme long shot if you got even one
seedling that would survive and bear well there - they would almost
certainly not be hardy enough, and disease would take a very bad toll as
well. You might want to go visit the breeding program at Vineland, Ontario
to find something with more chance to survive for you.
-Lon J. Rombough
Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
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>From: Peter Passport <plaidlaw@imagineering.ca>
>To: "Propagation (plants)" <propagation@mallorn.com>
>Subject: grape seeds
>Date: Sun, Nov 14, 1999, 11:21 AM
>
>This year when I made my wine from Petit Sirah ... I kept all the seeds;
>carefully dried and put away. I have a LOT of them. There is a large
>vacent field near me with plenty of support pieces ... I can't resist.
>
>I have learned that grapes, like apples do not produce offspring from
>seeds which are identical to their parents .... oh well!
>
>Who knows the best way and time to germinate a grape seed. I am in
>Toronto Canada.
>
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