it’s nice out so I went and collected some early scion wood

it’s nice out so I went and collected some early scion wood. In cold areas there’s some benefits to doing this in November, so long as you store them in the right conditions. Early collection gets ahead of possible winter kill, the snow is less deep than in March, and some places stop taking scion wood orders in Jan so we’ll know what we need. Storage for us is in a dedicated fridge at 1C / 34F along with our seeds, and they’re kept on the dry side, minimal material added to the bags just to keep them from desiccating, will be trying peat this winter. As a precaution I only collected half the wood, will get the rest in March. For reference, the university of Sask also in our climate zone recommends Nov 1 collection and storage with fairly dry peat. #scionwood