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Posted by Cheryl_Powers NSW Aust (My Page) on Wed, Mar 17, 04 at 20:43
I have planted a few tagasaste seeds to begin some windbreak trees for our property. I have boilded the seeds for one minute as per instructions in Laurie Snook's Tagasaste handbook. I want to know:
How long do they take to germinate?
How can I effectively hand scarify the seeds? |
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RE: starting tagasaste seedlings in pots
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Cheryl
Can't help with germination time but for info on scarification there is a post in the Australian Native Plants forum with comments; maybe you've seen it by now. |
RE: starting tagasaste seedlings in pots
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| Problem solved! The seedlings came up after only one week! Boiling for one minute seems to be a great scarification method.
Cheryl_Powers |
RE: starting tagasaste seedlings in pots
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Hi
Did the handbook say anything about soaking the seeds in a bacterial mix to enable the tree to fix nitrogen in the soil ? I cannot remember what it is called sorry. Jane |
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| Cheryl, we want to plant tagasaste for windbreaks and feed on our little farm. I know there is a place in Narromine that sells seedlings and may sell seeds as well. I thought I'd give growing my own seedlings a go too. Where did you buy your seed from and how much was it? When are you going to plant them out or are you direct planting in the final position after scarifying? thanks Firegirl |
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Hi Cheryl and Jane,
Tagasaste seed is best collected in late spring early summer, prior to seed pods fully ripening and expelling the seed within. Look for roadside trees, or trees on private property, most landowners will be quite amicable to your request to collect seed from their tagasaste trees.
The bacteria (mychrozia species) that allows tagasaste to fixate nitrogen can be purchased (generally) at an agricultural supplier, or alternatively, collect some soil from around the base/roots of established tagas. To copnfirm bacteria presence, look for white nodules on the roots..
Finally, regarding scarification, I have grown circa 5000 tagasaste from seed over the last two years, have found that heat treatment is not always necessary, particularly when dealing with freshly collected seed, but this is definitely only a personal observation.
Good luck, hope this has been of some help.\
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