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Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus) | 25 seeds | Bees and Birds | Same Day Dispatch

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Please find for sale 25+ Guilder Rose seeds (Viburnum Opulus). These seeds were harvested and prepared in Autumn 2022

Viburnum is a great garden choice for wildlife lovers - the flowers are a bee magnet and the bright red berries are loved by small birds.


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Germination Instructions

Viburnum seeds have what is referred to as "double dormancy" so require both warm and cold stratification to get good levels of germination

So 2 choices - natural or artificial.

Natural method: - simply sow the seeds in trays of compost 5mm or so deep, cover with nets to keep off birds etc, then leave outside over winter

Artificial method (any time of year):

  • Soak the seeds in warm water for a day
  • Prepare a moist but not wet compost mix - ideally 50/50 regular compost and vermiculite
  • Mix in the seeds
  • Place the mixture into a clear plastic bag and seal
  • Keep in a warm place at circa 20C for 2 months 
  • After 2 months, place the bag in the fridge for a further 8 weeks.
  • Some seeds might germinate in the bag during stratification - if they do, just remove and pot up
  • After stratification, spread the mix on a tray of compost and cover with about 5mm deep of sieved compost. 
  • Place warm place 17-22c and germination should begin within 1 or 2 weeks.
  • Germination is naturally erratic - pot up seedlings that germination without disturbing the rest of the compost.

Olly's General Guide to Seed Sowing!

I love sowing seeds and it runs in the family - dad, grandad and finally my great-grandad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw "blanks" from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others and problems can arise so here are some tips to make "blanks" few and far between:

1) Don't Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost!

2) Google and YouTube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 

3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet and dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience and there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat.

4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase three bags - one of potting compost, one of vermiculite and one of horticultural sand. With these three bags I can make up whatever soil type a particular seed likes (although for most seeds I find a 50/50 mix of compost and vermiculite works just fine) 

5) Rot is your enemy. The single biggest danger to seed germination is rot - either before or after "damping off" the seeds germinate. To reduce the risk, ensure you have good free draining soil mix and that it is moist but not wet. Unless the seed variety absolutely requires it I prefer NOT to cover my seeds trays with plastic bags, Whilst germination is often faster this way, it greatly increases the risk of rot. I prefer to place my seed trans inside a watertight plastic tray and water from the bottom - airflow over the surface reduces the risk.

Problem? Don't rush to Feedback - get in touch and I will sort it out!

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