----- Original Message ----- From: "Aurora Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:58 AM Subject: Re: Seed-freeze period
> Hello Manfred: > Seeds need to be kept cool and dry(no humidity) and they are best kept in > glass containers for storage(there is the silica again). We also keep the > seeds here at Aurora in dark glass containers. > There has always been the question here as whether to place all the seeds > into the ground(in their containers) for this crystallization period we are > now in. We have decided against that for > Thanks, Barbara/Woody: When you say in the ground, i assume as in a pit or dug rootcellar, where it does not go below freezing. What i was looking for is any knowledge/experience with exposure of any and all seeds to below-freezing temperature for at least 2 weeks. Would they all survive? Does this not most closely imitate the natural process of survival/selection.... given the additional control of pre-dried, dark-glassed, non-condensing enclosed protection. Which seeds will not survive that process? Any? Is there a list? (I recall an older gardener who said that he always put his grass-seed in the freezer before spring, because its "better that way") ?? He's gone now, and i'm wondering if he said fridge, and not freezer.? Can you remind me of how long the crystallization period is? By "intentional grid", do you mean a specifically charged area for the seed haven... or an intuited site which you then assigned to that task with devic guardianship? Your parsnip results are impressive! Do you also have improved longevity for blackroot/salsify? Thanks for your comments in this busy time for you. ..manfred...
