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Here in the Ozarks, I put the seeds in the ground as soon as I collect them. I've had very good results. Of course, all the seeds I've started, I collected within 10 miles of my house.

It's always been my belief that keeping seeds in the warm dry interior of my house would do them nothing but harm. When I was in California I did the same thing. Many seeds of natives there want to germinate during the Winter Rainy Season. This is certainly true of all the California Oaks, which grow during the Winter and pretty well go dormant in the Summer. I feel like the trees know best and it's best to just put the seeds in the ground when I get them and let them figure out when to sprout.

Fred

18-Aug-2004	#8
FredL Banned 08JUN2005 Join Date: Dec-2001 Location: Benton County Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,099	Here in the Ozarks, I put the seeds in the ground as soon as I collect them. I've had very good results. Of course, all the seeds I've started, I collected within 10 miles of my house. It's always been my belief that keeping seeds in the warm dry interior of my house would do them nothing but harm. When I was in California I did the same thing. Many seeds of natives there want to germinate during the Winter Rainy Season. This is certainly true of all the California Oaks, which grow during the Winter and pretty well go dormant in the Summer. I feel like the trees know best and it's best to just put the seeds in the ground when I get them and let them figure out when to sprout. Fred