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Sarcococca confusa

philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
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Has anyone had any success in germinating seeds straight from the berries ?

I tried a couple of years ago - as far as I can recall I used sieved soil with a bit of MPC and left them in my cold frame. The seeds weren't dried beforehand. No results.

Plenty of berries this year so thought I'd try again ( coastal West Somerset ).  The advice I've seen is doing in Autumn or Spring but nothing much helpful.

Appreciate any methods which have worked for you. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @nutcutlet grows a lot of things, including shrubs, from seed … hope she sees this. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Dovefromabove said:
    @nutcutlet grows a lot of things, including shrubs, from seed … hope she sees this. 
    I've had a few self seedings. But it puts up shoots round the main plant and those have been my propagation material


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Thanks all  :)
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I think it is common to find seedlings at the base of a mature shrub. I have pulled lots of them up over the years. It was in a garden where the soil was rarely disturbed.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I've grown dozens from cutting as well and they are very easy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    No signs of self set seedlings unfortunately and no bare soil for sticking cuttings in either.  Maybe I'll give the seeds another go when ( or even if ) I get my cold frames fixed.
    Thanks again  :)
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