Seed Collecting

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Plant Propagation Classes and NEW Workshop for Summer 2024

Plant Propagation Classes and NEW Workshop for Summer 2024

May 31, 2024

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Hands-on classes are back this summer, with a new October Workshop*! *It is highly recommended that you have attended the series of all 3 propagation classes to gain the most from this  New WORKSHOP....
Collecting Seeds

Collecting Seeds

Jul 21, 2020

As a propagator, I often try different approaches to germinating seeds of certain species. Sometimes I get such a definitely positive response to one pre-treatment method, that it becomes the one I’ll always use—like soaking toyon seeds for just one hour before...
Seeds: Save or Share?

Seeds: Save or Share?

Mar 21, 2020

The only seed I’m still collecting now that the rainy season has begun, is from Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia); I’m picking handfuls of bright red, mature berries, and contained within each berry will be one or more seeds. The berries will be soaked in water, and...