Berries And Currants
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another way to easily remove sea buckthorn, I let these dry on the branches slowly since they were just for seed
surprised that now just brushing over the fruit and they fall off, probably similar to freezing them. now I wonder if you set them in a dehydrator when fresh so you get some more pristine dried fruit. when I dry tomatoes...
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Ribes odoratum seedlings of Crandall currant, one of the largest fruiting tastiest currants, but unusual because it's a clove currant. I started them early into stratification, and at 5 months they just germinated in the fridge. Better timing would be start them jan/feb and plant in May. I have these seeds on our shop!
some highbush cranberry germinated early so they got potted up under grow lights
usually this Viburnum genus needs some extended stratification to overcome dormancy, but sometimes they don't - these woke up at 90 days into just the warm stratification. this is one species that you can also...
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gooseberry plugs waking up
rooted plugs are similar to how I have then in 2.5" pots, though I think the pot has a bigger root system. brought in a new batch of cultivars for this summer, if all goes well this plant will get a trim in june and...
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time to start seeds stratifying. wild american black currant, wild raspberry, wild sarsaparilla, and ribes aureum - a bush I think was crandall with huge berries. these soak overnight then go in the fridge with some damp peat moss until april. many perennial seeds need to go through this cold conditioning for a few months before theyâll germinate. for these berry bushes, Iâm going to try plug trays so this is enough seed for half a dozen trays of each.
sea buckthorn cultivars root with softwood
it takes two growing seasons or 18 months to grow them. the first year the cutting roots, and then go on to harden off and get established in a bed. In the second year they’ll put on some growth and root mass, then...
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some seeds need a while, these rocky mountain elderberry need some cycles of cold and warm stratification to germinate
, they’ve been stratifying for about a year now and are still healthy seeds, after a few more months in the fridge they should be ready to germinate. Another option would have been plant them outside...
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excited about these elderberry cuttings from @haomaselections
they’re about one week after sticking. I soaked them overnight, set into deep pots with a perlite/peat/vermiculite mix, had them covered for humidity, used some iba talc, and adding bottom heat today, the tops are at...
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