I just scatter them around my garden after I cut the grass then next time I cut the grass I check if they’ve spouted next time I cut the grass if not I put them back until they’ve spouted and now I have some in a couple of pots 😊
I poke holes everywhere in garden under bushes compost heap and I have some growing in pots and they just pop up got some in garage hidden from squirrel who digs them up and germinating plumb in freezer I'm gonna try germinating the other horse chestnut not conkers great fun
Glad to see someone trying to grow horse chestnut. I've personally had mixed success with them in Scotland. Any you can get to grow will appreciate the tree guards you salvaged in your previous video. I've found that rodents will go for the seed right up until they have established a root system. Seems that the store of nutrients in the seed is still appreciated by the rodents right up until there is better food to forage in the summer. I'd recommend looking at air prune boxes to let them grow a couple years before planting out. Sean at Edible Acres on UA-cam has some amazing videos on these.
I just scatter them around my garden after I cut the grass then next time I cut the grass I check if they’ve spouted next time I cut the grass if not I put them back until they’ve spouted and now I have some in a couple of pots 😊
I poke holes everywhere in garden under bushes compost heap and I have some growing in pots and they just pop up got some in garage hidden from squirrel who digs them up and germinating plumb in freezer I'm gonna try germinating the other horse chestnut not conkers great fun
Glad to see someone trying to grow horse chestnut. I've personally had mixed success with them in Scotland. Any you can get to grow will appreciate the tree guards you salvaged in your previous video. I've found that rodents will go for the seed right up until they have established a root system. Seems that the store of nutrients in the seed is still appreciated by the rodents right up until there is better food to forage in the summer. I'd recommend looking at air prune boxes to let them grow a couple years before planting out. Sean at Edible Acres on UA-cam has some amazing videos on these.
I will have a look at his videos - thanks for the info.
This year I'm trying to stratify sweet chestnuts and oaks in my fridge. Good luck to us both!
Sounds like a good plan - let me know if it works for you!