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Hybrid seeds ? [gardening]


Externet

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Hi.

If reasonable efforts to germinate seeds result in nothing,  is it commonly due to the seeds being from a hybrid plant ?  Should that be the reason ?

Seeds with zero origin information :  Not germinating when following instructions from expert/successful growers-

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You could check with one or all of these terms if they need a process called 'pre-chilling', 'stratifying' or 'vernalizing' to break dormancy. The time required varies. Just Google a plant and see if they require it It could mean up to 8 weeks in the fridge. Instructions vary between plants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernalization

Seeds become less viable over time as well, depending on storage conditions

 

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Thanks, StringJunky.

Stratification, scarification, chilling... understood.  Will check.  

  I was reading today the instructions to germinate something else... "Collect the pods in autumn, put in the freezer for so long, then moist them... "  Doooh !  assuming too much.  What if you collect the pods from the tree in March !  They spent the entire winter doing the stratification the natural way, and no brains to consider such by the 'expert'  instructions...

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8 minutes ago, Externet said:

Thanks, StringJunky.

Stratification, scarification, chilling... understood.  Will check.  

  I was reading today the instructions to germinate something else... "Collect the pods in autumn, put in the freezer for so long, then moist them... "  Doooh !  assuming too much.  What if you collect the pods from the tree in March !  They spent the entire winter doing the stratification the natural way, and no brains to consider such by the 'expert'  instructions...

Yes, if they are left through the winter the job should be done... assuming they are still available in the spring. Some seeds need moisture from planting before freezing.

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