Wow! I didn’t know it could get that hot. What if several buckets of kitchen scraps were added? Where would you add it and would it change anything?

I should add, I've tried and failed to germinate Green Ash many times. I always let the seeds dry out... However, every nook and cranny in my yard sprouts seedlings sown by wind and water. They transplant easily. :-)

Yes, they are somewhat difficult to germinate. Your technique made it more difficult. Biggest issue, TOO DEEP! The seeds are designed to be scattered with the wind in winter and carried by runoff with melting snow. They are not intended to be buried, just set on damp soil or some damp crevice. The cotyledons are huge and not easily pushed up through soil. To keep seeds from drying during stratification do it indoors in plastic bags. To keep seeds from drying outdoors, mulch with shallow sand, water/mist a few times per day and keep them out of wind and sun. If you just need a few trees, take 1000 seeds and just soak/rinse them a long time in room temperature water. A few percent will germinate. You can also scatter lots of seed on good ground out of sun and wind and keep them moist. A few percent will germinate. See USDA Woody Plant Seed Manual, file F for Fraxinus... www.fs.usda.gov/nsl/nsl_wpsm.html

My fruit trees and vegetables will be safe this year as the Squirrelinator is working well.

Are you sure that the plants that come from these seeds will be elongata or could they be paulownias of another species?

LOL!

Man Brian you have no idea how happy and sad I am to watch this video. If I just watched this clip 10 years ago. I had so many unlucky attempts to grow sequoia trees. But your let the seeds in the jar method is awesome!!!

Very interesting. And lovely livestock guardian dog! Is it a Maremma? We had one who passed away recently, she was wonderful.

The peach should have had the outer shell removed

This year June 2024 I've got 50 in 2 weeks

great video, thanks for these infos

Great video 🇳🇿🌱

Great update on the progress and time line.

Method

This week put in the garden the last few transplants, i had a little compost leftover and i decided to use it all to then move the compost bin in another area of the garden. I sifted everything and probably had 200+ nighcrawlers hiding in there. I put them back in my garden but since i want to build a worm bin as well i'll just recover them from my compost pile and save money.

Does anyone know if this trap can work on rats as well?

Great to have found you. Good quality professional videos. Applause

GOD Bless you for sharing Brian!!!

Give it another 6 months. Then post it again. That's not finished compost

What I see is a pile that's way to dry.

How about adding a bit of ashes from our fire pit ? Its mostly oak wood ash i think

I have to huge piles of woodchips from trees cut down on our property thata been sitting for a couple of years. There is more soil in some of that than in " sOiL MiXeS " i bought from big box stores 😂 .plus is teaming with life so i feel like a "rich man " at least when it comes to mulchint mu garden hahaha

I did some trials with a similar technique. The stuff isn't rly ready for a veggie garden yet. give it another 2-3 years for that, as the mix is still too fungal dominated and bacterial life hasn't been established. I filled a experimental bed with that stuff and grew peas in to fix some more nitrogen and having it covered. Followed up by potatoes, which rly thrive in this fluffy stuff. 14 months in, there are still minimal weeds growing in it, which tells me it's still not ready yet. But yeah, it makes a great Potato Pile 😉

Found your video after purchasing some mulberry seeds, and I am so glad I did. Followed your exact method of three 24 hour soakings, changing the water in between. Now I've got ~20 white mulberry seedlings sprouted in a seed tray. Thank you very much for doing and sharing this research!

thanks i want to try it.

Gotta have the pipe straight up and down, turn your heat up put a water house running at he bottom, works on ground rods

DO you have any Osage Orange seedlings for sale Sir ?? I need a few. Thanks

Any update?

Did they all grow well? Do you think that allowing the seeds to germinate in water increases their chances of survival?

After the 3 day soak, how long did it take for the mulberry seeds to germinate?

the side to side weld is not the best option. Try to cut the hammer bit shorter and weld the cut end to the driver plate in-line. This will allow the energy to be transferred from the jack hammer to the post along a much more efficient path.

It's hard to get enough moisture mixed into wood chips.

Brian... Leucaena is pretty easy to grow and does not need a lot of inputs. Its a 4 month old video but the white lead tree (another name for this plant) grows well to really good height in one season. If you do grow it directly outside perhaps grow it between plants and keep a warm water barrel. next to it. Once it grows a meter then you can leave them alone. They are amazing fodder for goats.

Do they give fruits if you plant them from seed?

Why do you sow these? They'll become invasive all these trees will sow themselves out. Most Paulownia growers buy plants that don't form seeds for that reason.

Hybrid willow works great.

Tip 2 - do not plant these bags, they do not rapidly biodegrade and whilst some roots will go through them they do so in an uneven manner hampering growth compared to what might had been. At point of planting just tear the bag off so that the roots have an open path to full growth.

Tip for anyone watching this - is really recommended to fully fill the bags so that seedlings don’t get bent or compressed trying to find their way out the top of the bag.

im moving to a semi desert area that has almost no green its in a sand area and it get 15in of rain a year i was wonderin if willow can help me green up and provide a quick carbon source along with shade and help build soil retention. i plan on using water to start them on and then tappering them, off after 5ish years. thank you for the information. it helps more so than you can image

Aspergillus allergies await. Careful man. Wear a good mask around that stuff.

suddenly after working well for a year it is not working anymore? any clues did they learn?

Will not multi catch Eastern Grey squirrels. When one is caught, no others will go in.

I grow worms in 2 Rubbermaid tubs in my basement. Great investment for fishing and gardening.

A downside from seed grown is that they can become invasive. They do have varieties that don't produce viable seeds and are bred specifically for fast growth.

Can you just pour the seeds on the ground, and let nature take it's course?

Awesome

Great way how to get free worms and so many cocoons also very nice 🪱🇳🇿

I just started using these bags so that I wouldn't be limited to the number of cells in my seed starting tray. and I can start as many plants as I want I was determined to get these bags to stand up. Try this: turn the bag inside out, turn the top of the bag down to make a cuff, smooth the cuff flat, turn the bag upside down, put your fingers inside the bag, and with something pointy like a pen, gently work the points of the two corners and the bottom of the bag up into the bag bottom. Lay the bag down and smooth it flat then stand the bag upright and pull it open from the top with the seams facing opposite each other. The cuff on the top will keep the bag open and It will stand up on its own. I hope this helps somebody who's frustrated with trying to work with these bags.

What time of the year did. you Start the process?

Wont they cross and have you end up with a bunch of random mutated genetics?