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Thu, Oct 30, 08 at 15:26
| Just wondering if anyone can remind me about this. I've done it in the past, but apparently I'm having a senior moment!
Can I harvest the little blue berries now (they are round and plump) or do I have to wait till they shrivel like raisons? If it makes any difference, the leaves have already fallen from my creepers. Thanks in advance, Gardenfriends! |
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- Posted by midwesternerr 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 30, 08 at 23:28
| You can harvest the seeds when the leaves have turned red according to the New England Wilflower Society guide to trees and shrubs. They have to be cold stratified. |
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- Posted by yvette_adams z5 Quebec (adams_yvette2000@hotmail.com) on Mon, Nov 3, 08 at 8:36
| Thanks for your speedy and helpful reply. |
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- Posted by austinnhanasmom 5 Broomfield, CO (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 13:14
| I harvested some this year and also plucked them when the berries were blue. Inside the blue berry, in a few, was a hard seed. Some of the berries had soft seeds that I could easily crush. I took these hard seeds and dropped them in water. Only a few sank, so those are what I saved to germinate. The fatter berries had the better seeds. |
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