[gardeners] Oregon Grape Propagation
barbb@velocitus.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:38:43 -0600
About this time last year I moved my OG and killed it. About a month ago,
I pulled some dried berries off it and planted them. They haven't
sprouted, but I don't know if it's because they weren't mature when the
plant died, or if I'm doing something wrong. I have the opportunity to ...
ummm ... appropriate more berries/seeds from a park here, and need to know
if I should plop the whole berry into the dirt, or scarify the seed first,
or ... ? And how do I know if the seed is mature? According to an unnamed
source who often posts to this list, also lives in Boise, and writes a
gardening column for the local paper, birds do a good job of "planting"
them. Unfortunately, I don't have any pet birds. I do have cats, but
don't know if they would process seeds in the same manner birds do. Should
I force feed some to the kitties then send them outside? Maybe pre-dig
holes where I want OG bushes? I don't know what kind of OG they are, or if
that even matters, but they have kind of bright, medium green, shiny,
evergreen leaves and get about 6 or 7 feet tall. TIA.
Barb in Idaho
Sunset 3/ USDA 6