Prevent Mold during cold stratification

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mocjack Richmond, TX Oct 29, 2008

Ugh. I was using cold stratification on a dozen or so southern magnolia seeds and clearly I am doing something wrong.

I soaked the seeds overnight, then placed them on a paper towel, which I barely misted with water to make it damp.

Placed them in a plastic bag in fridge - two weeks later I went to check on them and they are covered in mold.

What did I do wrong?


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mocjack Richmond, TX Oct 31, 2008

Can I get some assistance from anyone on this? Kinda a newbie at this and rly want to know what I did wrong...

Other seeds seem to be fine... I now have growing several different types:

samanea saman
eucalyptus deglupta
pineapple guava...

but the southern magnolia seeds just molded completely within 1 week of placing in fridge.

Pls assist!

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JuneyBug Dover AFB, DE(Zone 7a) Oct 31, 2008

Just another gardener here - but those seeds don't get a chilling in their normal climate adn do just fine. Maybe try to plant them in soiless mix and see how that does?

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