Harvesting pallet wood for seed trays #nativeplants #palletwood #coldstratification #wearenature #pocketprairie #reuse #climatechange #nativeseeds

Balsamroot is a resilient and vibrant wildflower. It's one of the species whose seeds need a cold spell. Indoor sowing in late winter is one option for this! 🌼🌼 #NativePlants #GardeningTips #ColdStratification #ArrowleafBalsamroot #WildflowerGardening #DroughtTolerant #GardenPlanning #SpringBloomers

There's still time to plant Joe Pye! Many natives need cold stratification, but Joe Pye only needs 30 days. We sell seeds now & plants in the spring #joepye #claytonia #claytoniastl #Eutrochiummaculatum #spottedjoepye #coldstratification #nativeplants #natives #nativeflowers

Anyone craving the sunshine and heat of summer yet? Just got some #milkweed seed cold stratification going, but I do love these #nativegrasses throughout the #prairie. Who else on here has #coldstratification going on? I have seeds in the fridge and also outside.

After two years of growth from seed, Viola pedatifida—commonly known as the Prairie Violet—is flowering in my garden for the first time!

#ViolaPedatifida #PrairieViolet #NativeFlora #PrairiePlants #NativePlantGardening #BotanyInTheGarden #MidwestPrairie #ColdStratification #Minnesota

Winter sowing my perennials!❄️🌱
These cold loving seeds need a chill period to germinate, so they’re spending the winter outdoors to sprout in spring. Can’t wait to see what grows!🌱😁
#WinterSowing #ColdStratification #PerennialFlowers #FlowerGarden #GrowWithMe

A sign I made for work so that other lab folks do not open OUR fridge with our sleeping seeds. Had to be more eye catching than a 🚫 sign!
#sciart #seeds #botanicalart #plants #plantart #lab #coldstratification
#conservation

This time of year, we seed species needing 3 months of cold stratification to germinate - like Alpine Rock Jasmine, Paintbrush, Gentian & Valerian. Some go straight outside, while others prefer the more consistent temperature of a fridge. 🌿 #NativePlants #GrowNative #Wildflowers #ColdStratification

I will test different #Lavender #seeds throughout the #winter and the different ways to grow them, such as #coldstratification, #wintersowing, cuttings, and the heating mat. #gardens #garden #cuttings #gardencommunity #nature

Rookie mistake. I bought a bunch of #nativeseeds and was reading about #coldstratification, etc. Well, I was so successful that my kitchen is filled with random containers with thousands of sprouts and I’ve lost track of what most of them are. Oops I’ll have a wildflower and radish salad please

February first marks the halfway point between winter and spring! That means it's time to start thinking about planning your garden.

Select your seeds and discover the best cold stratification methods to kickstart your gardening journey! 🌿

#GardeningTips #SeedStarting #ColdStratification

March Blizzard! ❄️

Winter wasn't quite done in Minnesota (yet)!

We went from sunny & 60F (15C)
to 14in (35cm) of Snow & 10F (-12C)
With winds of 50mph (80km/hr)! 🌬❄️

Mother Nature is Always makes the Rules,
We just have to adapt! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚

#invitenaturehome
#marchsnowstorm
#coldstratification

Calm Before the Storm! ❄️

🌬 High Winds last night of 50 mph (80 km/hr) with Gusts of 75mph (120 km/hr).
❄️ Predictions of up to 24 in (61cm) by Monday morning.
🥶 Temperatures could drop to -7F (-22C) next week.

Are You Ready?

#InviteNatureHome #coldstratification #midwestweather

Life lessons in trying to get a pawpaw patch established.

#pawpaws #FruitTrees #seedlings #ColdStratification #gardening #planting

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