yoderjac
5 year old buck +
I recall IndianSam talking about storing chestnuts for over a year in the fridge. You might want to consider that. The idea is to store them without added moisture. You can't let them completely dry out, but you don't add damp sphagnum or other media.ts_13;825203 said:Oh yeah I am hosed..... I fully anticipate that...... hahaha
One thing I've learned is that as the moisture content diminishes, cold stratification slows. If moisture content gets low enough cold stratification stops completely and they kind of go into suspended animation. That is what you are looking for. IndianSam said he got good germination rates a year later with this technique. Just keep in mind that they will still need to be cold stratified. So, 60 to 90 days before you want them to produce root radicals, you need to remove them, fully hydrate them, and then add the damp sphagnum. From that point on, it is just like handling fresh nuts.
You may want to search home of his old threads to see if you can find more details on this.
Thanks,
Jack