Canadian Gardening: Indoor Seed Starting, 0 by kayakcraig

kayakcraig wrote:
I used to have a lot of trouble germinating my Verbena bonsariensis -But I found out a system that works for me. (I usually plant my seeds in Feb. - on seeding mix that is just damp & don't cover the seeds with any mix and then Put in a plastic bag. I have a root cellar that stays between 2-4 degrees C & I put the pot of seeds in there for 3-5 weeks. take them out put them under fluorescnet lights & usually within 10 days they have germinated. Usually way too thick. I have found that keeping my own seeds from year to year works the best. I usually have a long row of themm & the butterflies love them in them late summer. Here is what they look like in July.