Halfway Point...

Roughly half a month has passed since I started the Cold Stratification of most of the seeds that are yet to be planted, and the Common Larch needs a month! I will be away for the weekend after next, but I think the seeds will be fine with another week or so in the fridge... Looking forward to getting more seeds in the ground.

By then the Black Locust Tree seedlings should be ready to be transplanted into larger individual pots so that should free up 6 spots in the seed trays - more than adequate for the seeds to be planted.

Planting Diagram...

And here it is, the two seed trays:

The key is below:

C - Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus Libani)

E - European Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus)

H - Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa)

W - White Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria Sinensis Alba)

J - Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda Mimosifolia)

B - Black Locust Tree (Robinia Pseudoacacia)

O - Orange Jasmin (Murraya Paniculata)

R - Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sepervirens)

(Latin names are 'fun' to type - please not the sarcasm)

Last Week...

The first of the seedlings sprouted! I haven't been able to get any photos yet, but I can tell you it's the Black Locust Tree... Pics coming soon and a diagram of the plantings coming in a bit!

Seed Trays - Mini-Greenhouse

For the planting of the seeds I used a "Windowsill Greenhouse" as shown below. Each has 30 mini-pots so keeping track of where different seeds are planted will be a hell of a lot easier...

The cover will keep in warmth and also allow for watering at longer intervals, since I don't live where the seeds are to germinate... Definitely happy with this solution...