Got a lot of seeds in the past few days! (I had a little too much fun on eBay.)

Fruits:

I want to directly plant the seeds for most of these, but I don’t have many seeds, and I think I’ll plant them closer to winter so mice and such have less chance of finding them. The medlar needs a long time to stratify (be in a cold state to then germinate). I need to put together a schedule or plan of when to stratify and when to plant. If I do the fridge stratification method, I will use soil directly from the back yard, and not potted plant soil. I think it’s important that the seeds get exposed to the local soil mix.

I will plant these where I want them to grow. Some of these fruits have significant taproots, and I really want to avoid transplanting so the taproots are preserved; they will do better in the summer and can dig deeper for water and nutrients.

• Persimmon
• Medlar
• Sea Buckthorn
• Quince
• Pear
• Sheepberry

For the yard in general (from Johnny’s Seeds):

• Sweet clover (nitrogen & in-place compost)
• Mammoth red clover (nitrogen, compost)
• Crimson clover (same as above)
• Rue (beetle repellent)
• Johnny Jump-up (going to spread these in the back lawn for beauty)
• Bee feed mix (planting along the perimeter of the property for bees)
• “Beneficial insect attractant mix” (also along the perimeter)
• Mix of shade flowers (will look great along the house)
• Chamomile (for tea and growing in the lawn)
• Violets (for aesthetics in the back yard)

I am also saving seeds from local fruit I eat and from things in the garden.

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