I'm now gonna do this with Australian quandong (Santalum acuminatum) seeds, as it improves their chances of germination. Thanks for the easy and safe method of smoking the seeds. ;)
ratcat17 I don't know. It might work both ways. Wattle will germinate after having boiling water poured on them and let to sit in that water, and soak overnight. I suppose that heat must last for a good ten minutes. Lucerne tree seeds benefit from hot water. Fynbos species and quandongs are supposed to like the smoke as well as the heat. I haven't done it before, so I gotta wait and see. Even in natural conditions, it could be weeks or months before the first rainfall. So it might be okay to give them heat and store them for awhile. It might still work. All individual species like what they like. Some fruit tree seeds, for example, have to be stratified in the ice box for some months before they will germinate. There's a tree in the Amazon that only blooms when it is struck by lightning. Daffodils won't bloom if the bulbs don't get cold enough in winter. So figure all that out. lol ;)
***** I would've thought that they wouldn't need the heat treatment, since they are a Solanaceae thing, and more like a tomato. But Wiki says "t is a fast-growing shrub that fruits prolifically the year after fire or good rains." Whether that would be due to the heating of seeds, the "pruning" effect of a fire, or potash released into the soil from charcoal, or a combination of all things, including smoke, I wouldn't know. You could try pouring boiling water on some seeds, and soaking them, too. That certainly works for some wattle species. Good luck with your desert raisins, anyway. I hope they grow very well for you. I think I got some from Phoenix Seeds in Snug, Tasmania, years ago. Michael Self, there, is always very helpful. Happy gardening! Delicious bush tucker! :P
Thank you! This is so informative. I was given instructions to do the smoke treatment followed by GA3 soaking for 36 hours. Is the GA3 soak really necessary for Byblis Filifolia seeds?
Ive watched this video but the kangaroo apple seeds are tiny, they would fall throu even small mesh so I'm still trying to figure out how to do what you did there. Other then that.. good video, thanks
Trynthr paper towel.methofnof sprouting. Im gonnantrynthis with some austrian seeds i ordered where germinstion rates are extreemly low...and chances the dang thing living here are low...so its gonns be an inside plant....i think
Can't you just put all the burning charcoals into water, then drain the water out and use it to soak your seeds overnight? Eliminates the risk of roasting your seeds. After all, most seeds in the forest gets soaked in the rain water that has absorbed all the smoke chemicals after a bushfire.
Just tried your technique for germinating banksia seeds, and today i’ve found one who started germinate. So thank you for this nice video.
This is a godsend, so excited to do this tomorrow!!!!!! 🌱
Thank you ,this is just the info I needed for germinating kangaroo paw seeds
I'm now gonna do this with Australian quandong (Santalum acuminatum) seeds, as it improves their chances of germination. Thanks for the easy and safe method of smoking the seeds. ;)
ratcat17 I don't know. It might work both ways. Wattle will germinate after having boiling water poured on them and let to sit in that water, and soak overnight. I suppose that heat must last for a good ten minutes. Lucerne tree seeds benefit from hot water. Fynbos species and quandongs are supposed to like the smoke as well as the heat. I haven't done it before, so I gotta wait and see. Even in natural conditions, it could be weeks or months before the first rainfall. So it might be okay to give them heat and store them for awhile. It might still work. All individual species like what they like. Some fruit tree seeds, for example, have to be stratified in the ice box for some months before they will germinate. There's a tree in the Amazon that only blooms when it is struck by lightning. Daffodils won't bloom if the bulbs don't get cold enough in winter. So figure all that out. lol ;)
***** I would've thought that they wouldn't need the heat treatment, since they are a Solanaceae thing, and more like a tomato. But Wiki says "t is a fast-growing shrub that fruits prolifically the year after fire or good rains." Whether that would be due to the heating of seeds, the "pruning" effect of a fire, or potash released into the soil from charcoal, or a combination of all things, including smoke, I wouldn't know. You could try pouring boiling water on some seeds, and soaking them, too. That certainly works for some wattle species. Good luck with your desert raisins, anyway. I hope they grow very well for you. I think I got some from Phoenix Seeds in Snug, Tasmania, years ago. Michael Self, there, is always very helpful. Happy gardening! Delicious bush tucker! :P
Thank you! This is so informative. I was given instructions to do the smoke treatment followed by GA3 soaking for 36 hours. Is the GA3 soak really necessary for Byblis Filifolia seeds?
Thanks for the video, I am definitely going to try this
excellent - thank you .
I.bought some.smoke infused papers...this.sctually seems.easier except i dont have those kinds of plants..are thoe kinds ofnplnts.required ?
Hmmm. In Australia we drop Acacia seeds into a pot of hot water for a few minutes. Then let 'em soak overnight. It seems to work okay.
do This method works with kerria japonica seeds?
thanks!!!
Ive watched this video but the kangaroo apple seeds are tiny, they would fall throu even small mesh so I'm still trying to figure out how to do what you did there. Other then that.. good video, thanks
Trynthr paper towel.methofnof sprouting. Im gonnantrynthis with some austrian seeds i ordered where germinstion rates are extreemly low...and chances the dang thing living here are low...so its gonns be an inside plant....i think
The acacia here are like weeds and only need the hot water treatment or to be scarified then thrown anywhere
tropicalrareseeds same! I soaked mine in hot hot water and 2 out of 5 germinated.
seems like a hookah with wood chips would be the easiest / fastest way to do this.
Can't you just put all the burning charcoals into water, then drain the water out and use it to soak your seeds overnight? Eliminates the risk of roasting your seeds. After all, most seeds in the forest gets soaked in the rain water that has absorbed all the smoke chemicals after a bushfire.