All of these plants that need cold stratification are perfect for winter sowing. I love botanical interest seeds. Hi from Utah. I definitely need drought tolerant plants in this desert. I've been following you on instagram now just subscribed here. You have great videos. Thanks also I've never grown chocolate flower I'll have to try that one
I use the paper towel and ziplock bag method for my seed starting. I had really good luck starting lavender this way. Unfortunately I killed my lavender when I moved it from a pot into my raised bed. Apparently it like getting neglected in the pot lol.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. We truly appreciate all your effort and your enthusiasm. Would this selection of plant seeds be a good option to do winter sowing?
Thank you for this. This explains whys I've had poor germination on my Echinacea seeds. I don't think any I've gotten have mentioned specifically cold stratification (just planting in the fall). I don't think our temps in Southern California are consistently cool enough for them, because I've never got them to germinated when sowing them outside in the fall. Going to put some in the fridge with some of the other seeds I have in there.
I'm a new gardener. Bought a bunch of seed packets in the fall and left them in the garage. Would that count as cold stratification or do I still need to put them in the freezer? Love your videos. Just happened upon them. Thanks for sharing your experiences. 👍
It's actually "cold moist stratification" (you'll see it called "CMS" a lot) and so they need to be in soil, sand, between layers of moist paper towel or something else to give the moisture! Cold and dry won't do it.
great video as always. Important question re. milk week…how do I know if the milkweed I purchases from Brecks nursery’s is NOT tropical ? Took them two years to come up but I will pull them if they are bad for butterflies. Thanks.
Tropical milkweed flowers have a very characteristic two-toned color (Butterfly weed- Asclepias tuberosa- have more solid orange or even yellow). Google Asclepias curassavica to see what the flowers look like! :)
i never remember which seeds need cold stratification. sigh Echinacea- cone flower- comes in so many many colors! you could easily have a bouquet across the rainbow in echinacea alone! in addition to native plants, a very profitable plant that is drought tolerant (in fact it hates to be watered) is lavender. its also not invasive (especially since a flower gardener harvests a lot of the flowers before it COULD go to seed) as a reminder (that i always forget) if the plant is from a WARMER climate- like lavender- and benefits from cold stratification (which it does) then do not use the freezer, but only the refrigerator!
