Container size for Japanese Maple Outdoor Seed Box

[The Warm Canuck]

NON_ sinking ones are not viable. Sinking ones are.

Yes, it was a typo.

 

[The Warm Canuck]

Just to clarify, maple seed will still germinate with wings on but it is easier to spread the seeds evenly without wings. Also easier to cover them without wings. The winged ones tend to float up as you add soil to cover.
No problem sowing floaters. The non-viable ones won't grow but rarely cause any problems. I don't even bother soaking maple seed now. They will get plenty wet enough in the seed tray in the coming months before they germinate.

Look forward to seeing this tray as the seeds germinate in spring.

I'll be sure to update my progress in the summer.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I use 1/4 inch mesh hardware cloth , top and bottom. Roughly 6 millimeters mesh. Hardware cloth is galvanized wire mesh.

 

[The Warm Canuck]

I use 1/4 inch mesh hardware cloth , top and bottom. Roughly 6 millimeters mesh. Hardware cloth is galvanized wire mesh.

I think I'm going to replace the chicken wire with hardware cloth, I think mice or birds could still get at the seeds/seedlings in the spring.

 

[The Warm Canuck]

Got some sprouts!

This amount of excitement might match the birth of my children ! (Don't tell my wife I typed that)

 

[The Warm Canuck]

Update:

Made a removable cage as the seedlings where pushing up against the hardware cloth when it was directly over top the box, the cage is removable which makes it easier to maintain.

 

[acj990]

What soil did you use for this process? Thanks and your box and cover look great! I’d buy that setup.

 

[The Warm Canuck]

What soil did you use for this process? Thanks and your box and cover look great! I’d buy that setup.

I use PRO-MIX HP with mycorrhiza.

I left them out too long in full sun but they're still doing pretty good. I reported just one to see how it would do, and its done much better then the rest but I'll wait for the spring to repot the rest

 

[acj990]

I use PRO-MIX HP with mycorrhiza.

I left them out too long in full sun but they're still doing pretty good. I reported just one to see how it would do, and its done much better then the rest but I'll wait for the spring to repot the rest
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Good stuff, Canuck.