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You probably are aware that most types of ivy are considered to be very invasive in many areas. Having been on ivy pulls in some of our parks,(back breaking work!) I always advise people now to plant something else instead. Among recommended plants are salal, deer fern or epimedium.

A qualified yes.... there is extra soil to hold water & this can cause root rot... solution depay watering untill soil is damp not wet

Has anyone tried this method of seed stratification? The details are listed here: http://pinetum.org/advice.htm This seems to make sense since many gardeners, including me, have mold issues when growing plants from seed. This method would certainly cut down on mold/fungus issues during stratification. Just wonder of anyone has tried this method and what was the outcome? Thanks John

Thank you for the info. I'll be doing this soon.

You don't say which maple. Japanese maple will often do best if the seeds are harvested from the tree before they have dried and are then sown immediately (late summer to early Fall), pots placed outdoors. The seeds are exposed to a period of warm moist conditions, followed by cold moist, and will germinate in Spring when temps begin to warm again. You can duplicate those conditions with several weeks @ 68-70F, followed by 3-4 months @...

When I read the statement below, what should I be using? Peat Moss, Sphagnum, or Peat/Sphagnum? And what is the difference between these materials? It seems that the Peat/Sphagnum is a form of very fine soil or decayed matter. While the sphagnum is still in moss form, so what is peat. "Store the seeds in a cool dry place until spring, stratify for 30 days in moist peat in your refrigerator, and plant outside after the danger of frost has...

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Hi. I've germinated some coffee beans, I'm just having problems with the radicals being fragile. Any suggestions? (These are inside)

I grow quite a few plants myself and I got rid of peat pots long ago. I just found the either dried or stayed to wet and got fungus so I switched to plastic and have way fewer problems. I probably threw away 300 go 400 2" and 3" peat pots but I just shredded them with my lawn mover and threw them into my compost.