I put ten each in a ziplock bag poked with holes
with a damp paper towel in the fridge for 90 days. Only threw out one that had visible mold. Kept just enough moisture to keep condensation in the bag.
As for seeds I got them from Wayne, wbpdeer, so I'm confident the seeds were good.
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I have to say this Chestnut from seeds project is the biggest fail I have ever had in all of the habitat projects I have tried. One sprout out of 50 nuts. Not sure what I did wrong. I followed directions to the letter. I guess it's seedlings from now on for me.
Well guys should I be worried yet. After planting 50 nuts in my rootmaker pots 2 weeks ago, I have exactly 1 out of 50 that is sprouting a radical. Should this take that long. They cold stratified for 3 months in the fridge. Pictures are in an earlier post.
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Thanks for the tips Wayne. I have several open areas in my woods due to ash die off as well as an open south facing area slated to plant these. I was planning on using fabric but like the water crystal idea.
I hear you about air flow. Actually the extra tray is not a rootmaker. I simply had 13 extra nuts that I used this Home Depot tray for for in the event that some of the nuts in the rootmaker don't sprout. I will transplant the non producers from the short tray into the rootmaker before the tap...
Got mine in the Rootmaker containers this weekend. I plan to transplant in the woods in May using tree tubes. They will be where I can water them if needed.
I have had seeds from Wayne in my fridge since October. No sprouts but they were by the crisper and stayed pretty cold. I am going to take out and plant soon. I got an idea from somebody else that I would like some input on.
Use 18" wide wire screen and staple together to form a tube that is...