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Growing cannas from seeds

SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394
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Hi all,

I've been given some canna seeds by a colleague from work and wonder what is the best way of germinating them. Some places say you need to soak them until they germinate, others that you just need to make a cut in the shell and plant them or both. What would you recommend? I know it is late in the season to do this but it can't harm trying and they over winter any that germinate.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I usually "nick" them with a pair of nail clippers, then soak them in warm water overnight. 
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I file them with a nail file and then soak like @Hostafan1
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I do the same as Hostafan as he gave them to me.  They all germinated. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394
    For a moment I thought no one had responded and then I looked in my spam folder! I think I'll try the nail clipper route. Thanks 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Beware of slugs the minute they shoot. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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