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Jewelweed won't germinate

17 years ago

Trying to get some Jewelweed to germinate. After 2 weeks in one of those plastic greenhouse peat disc deals, still nothing. I bought the seed over the winter and kept it in the vegetable crisper with my herb seeds. I left the seeds in the little depression in the peat, do they need to be buried in it? What's proper procedure?

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milo_z7
17 years ago
I've never had any luck with jewel weed seeds either, so I have wondered if they should be stored in moist vermiculite or sand, or if they need to be stratified. Try asking for fresh seeds in the seed exchange forum this summer, and sow them right away outside where you want them to grow.
MrImpatiens
17 years ago
The seeds really do need to be stratified. I would agree with Milo put them outside and ignor them. They seem to know that you want them to grow. The can survive winters in Canada pretty easily.
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