I've recently purchased some Red Maple bonsai seeds from a reputable source and I really want to get the scarification, stratification, germination process right.
The directions I received say: Soak in hot tap water, let stand for 24 - 48 hours. Drain water, combine with 1 tablespon of sterile moist peat moss in a polybag. Warm stratify for 60 days (70 degrees), cold stratify for 60 - 120 days. Sow seed 1/8" deep, tamp the soil.
Pretty cut and dry, but I'd like to get some advice on how one might go about perfecting them. I've poked around other online forums and some suggest placing the bag on the top of the refrigerator for the warming process and in the fridge for cold. Some say keep the bag air-tight, others suggest leaving it open. Some say spray the peat with water occasionally to keep it moist, others say to absolutely not do that to prevent molding.
If anyone has successfully germinated a bonsai that required this kind of procedure - how did you go about doing it? Do you have any other tips?
Submitted May 30, 2015 at 10:47PM by insatiable147 http://ift.tt/1QhMmj7 gardening
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