http://www.treesfromseeds.org The Trees From Seeds Growing Season log en-us Copyright 2003 by Wes Jones. Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:28:33 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Visual FoxPro 06.00.8961.00 for Windows info@treesfromseeds.org (Wes Jones) info@treesfromseeds.org (Wes Jones) 40 http://www.treesfromseeds.org/images/seeds.jpg http://www.treesfromseeds.org/index.htm Sorry about the long hiatus, but I have been very busy during the dull part of the tree seed season, the growing time, but am now gearing up for the fall. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040929 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040929 Received a great gift today - some silver maple seeds from Shawn in Tennessee. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040520b Thu, 20 May 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040520b More germination! The weather has been sporadically hot, but mostly spring-like, with a lot of rain. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040520 Thu, 20 May 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040520 The germination status so far: http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040503 Mon, 03 May 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040503 Back from Alabama, very hot there already, everyone at Auburn University wearing shorts, sandals, and tans. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040428 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040428 Sunny today, weather expected to change tonight to rain. Off to Alabama for business, but managed to get another tray of seeds planted today. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040421 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040421 Continued good weather, with rain expected for the next 5 days. Fortunately(?) I am headed to Auburn, Alabama... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040420 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040420 The weather was in the 70s and 80s this weekend and today, so I am getting inspired to get everything into my seed planters. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040419 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040419 Interesting article in the New York Times on Sunday about various varieties of redbud.. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040419 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040419 Let the games begin! I was rummaging in my seed collection today, and found several bags of sprouted seeds... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040415 Thu, 15 Apr 2004 15:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20040415 The warm weather we have been having the past 10 days or so have put everyone in the mood for planting... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040305 Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040305 The Wilmington News Journal ran an article today about the biggest trees of Delaware. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040301 Mon, 01 Mar 2004 17:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040301 The March issue of Smithsonian magazine has a little story about the Lewis and Clark expedition. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040228 Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040228 I received a request for information on growing avocado seeds from a reader in... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040218 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20040218 I heard an interesting story on NPR while driving to work this morning. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20031210 Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/whatsnew.htm#20031210 I collected two types of lindens this year, American Linden (tilia americana), and Littleleaf Linden (tilia cordata). http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031125 Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:40:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031125 Well, the Mystery Seeds for this year are very interesting. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031124 Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031124 I collected seeds from a nice Eastern redbud (cercis canadensis) growing... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031123 Sun, 23 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031123 I collected seeds from the only American hophornbeam (ostrya virginia)... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031120 Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:20:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031120 My seed collecting started a few months ago... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031119 Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2004.htm#20031119 Got a great gift in the mail today. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20031104 Tue, 04 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20031104 Let the fall planting begin! http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20031008 Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20031008 Now is the time to begin scouting for the seeds you want to collect this fall. Catalpa - the "cigar-bean" seeds are green now and full sized. Osage orange fruits are appearing; some are on the ground already. Acorns are beginning to fall for a few species; ginkgo fruits are visible; redbud seeds have been visible for months now, but are now full size. As you travel around be sure to notice the trees you want to collect from - if you are like me, some you don't even know what type of tree it is yet, just that it looks cool. Next time you can bring your tree book and go for the identification.. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030822 Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:17:22 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030822 Transplanted the Goldenrain seedlings today. Yield is 10 seedlings out of 18 seeds planted. Some of these seedlings are small due to late germination, with the roots not quite filling the planting cup. More rain the last few days. A surprise - two more ginkgoes germinated - I thought they were done for the year. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030806 Wed, 06 Aug 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030806 Transplanting continues. Moved the Osage Orange trees into 4" pots; 17 of 18 germinated. Checked the ginkgo seedlings: of 60 planted, only 8 germinated. Dug out several of the remaining seeds and found them rotted away. I definitely need to work with these more, or maybe this is the normal germination rate. The weather continues to be much wetter than usual, and a little cooler. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030804 Mon, 04 Aug 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030804 Began transplanting today. The Kentucky Coffeetree and the Catalpas are all ready to repot. The germination rate for the catalpas is 100%, as usual. These are the easiest trees to grow - just stick the seeds in the dirt and walk away. The Coffeetree seeds require a little more work - see their page. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030721 Mon, 21 Jul 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030721 Two of the ginkgo seeds in the 5th tray (from the 3rd planting day) have germinated. This was on 06/16, so just under a month. I scratched these seeds with a hacksaw - maybe this helped. Or it could be the warmer weather. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030714 Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030714 Finally, some more germination. A 5th ginkgo has germinated, and is just poking up through the soil. Also, I have 1 redbud (Tray 1, Row 8) and 2 hornbeams (Tray 1, Rows 10 and 11) seedlings. This is 60 days or so - I don't know if this is normal for these, or just due to the wet cold spring. The weather the last 2 weeks has been hot and sunny, with a little rain. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030711 Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030711 ...only 5 of the 12 (seeds) germinated. The other 7 seeds rotted away... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030620 Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030620 The third tray of seeds included 2 types of seeds that (as of 06/16/03) failed to germinate: http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030616b Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030616b Finally, some of the ginkgo seeds have germinated. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030617 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030617 Back from visiting Vienna, Slovakia, and Prague. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030616 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030616 I'm off to Europe for 2 weeks... http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030530 Fri, 30 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030530 After a very rainy and cool Memorial Day weekend, things are finally happening. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030527 Tue, 27 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030527 Back from 2 days away, one sunny day and yesterday rainy and cloudy. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030522 Thu, 22 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030522 The first signs of life were spotted this morning when I arrived for work. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030519 Mon, 19 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030519 The second tray of seeds included: http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030509 Fri, 09 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030509 The first tray of seeds included: http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030508 Thu, 08 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030508 Most guides to storing seeds recommend the refrigerator for storing over the winter. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030507b Wed, 07 May 2003 14:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030507b My seed collecting started last fall. http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030507 Wed, 07 May 2003 13:49:41 GMT http://www.treesfromseeds.org/grow2003.htm#20030507