I tried an experiment recently while I was cold stratifying some temperate plants and decided to see if there was any difference in germination times if I were to freeze C. eximium seeds. I had the seeds frozen from July 28-August 28 and planted them in the dirt along with some seeds that had not been frozen. This fellow right here spread wings on September 13 and has been growing very rapidly, it was one of the frozen ones. Still no activity with any of the other C. eximium seeds though.
I was originally unsure of how the wilds would react to being frozen but it seems to make a difference on my very small scale observations here and I may try this with other wilds like my C. chacoense. I think if anyone else has any measurable, conclusive data about frozen seeds germinating faster it may be a sure-fire way of helping out with germinating wild seeds in particular. Of course, they have to be completely dry before freezing them if anyone else wants to try.
and a pic
I was originally unsure of how the wilds would react to being frozen but it seems to make a difference on my very small scale observations here and I may try this with other wilds like my C. chacoense. I think if anyone else has any measurable, conclusive data about frozen seeds germinating faster it may be a sure-fire way of helping out with germinating wild seeds in particular. Of course, they have to be completely dry before freezing them if anyone else wants to try.
and a pic
