About this Event
Join The Nature Conservancy for a FREE hands-on workshop highlighting various native seed stratification techniques. Native plants have a variety of different requirements in order for its seed to successfully germinate. Requirements could include extended periods of cold or freezing temperatures, damp soil conditions, heat,/fire, etc. and can sometimes be tricky for native plant enthusiasts to get seeds to germinate in a home setting.
Attendees will learn how plants keep their seeds from germinating at the wrong time and how to discern what sort of pre-treatment seeds need, practice various methods of encouraging stubborn seeds to germinate (including stratification, scarification, and hot water treatment). Participants will be able to take home seeds of multiple species of native wildflowers.
Note: Participants are invited to bring their own native seeds to stratify but all supplies, including seeds, will be provided at no cost.
Speaker Bio:
Joe Gorman is a business partner at Pollinator Rare Plants in Scott County, VA, where he propagates and sells rare and marvelous plants from Southern Appalachia . He maintains a nursery and plant business and is a wonderful resource to have in southwest Virginia.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
146 E Main St, 146 East Main Street, Abingdon, United States
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