There's been little activity with my coffee filter baggie seeds in the past couple of weeks, so I'm trying cold stratification. Germination rate in coast redwoods will increase when their dormancy period is overcome by extended periods of near-freezing temperatures. I've moved the seeds into baggies of moist seed-starting soil (mostly peat moss) in my refrigerator. In two months, I'll remove them from the cold, and keep the baggies out in the open where they may receive indirect sunlight. When the seedlings start germinating, I'll move them into their own cel-packs.
I wrote a more detailed post on cold stratification and the soil baggie method in my giant sequoias blog, if you're interested.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Seed #4 - Three Cotyledons
Most of my coast redwood sprouts have two giant cotyledons. This one sports three.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Seed #3 - Sprout
I'm so used to my giant seqouoias' three to four cotyledons that I'm still surprised when I see only two emerging from my coast redwood seedlings. While the giant sequoia seedling generally has between three to five cotyledons, two is normal for the coast redwood.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Seed #7 - Sprout
Not much to tell here - just a healthy coast redwood sprout making its way through though the soil
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Seed #7 - Radicle
I really didn't expect so many coast redwood germinations so quickly. This is one of ten I found this morning.
This is not a Coast Redwood Sprout
Okay, I thought this was my first sprout, but it turns out to just be a blade of grass that grew from a seed that found its way into my seed-starting soil.However, I'm not letting these photos go to waste :)
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