Frozen Seeds

General Discussion
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This morning I checked some seeds that I have in the fridge and to my surprize they were frozen. These seeds have been in fridge for anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months. Someone must have bumped the tempature control. I have read that it doesn’t hurt the seeds to freeze them before they are stratified but I don’t know if it hurts them to freeze while they are being stratified. Has anyone had this happen to them and did it harm the seeds?

Thanks,

Paul

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Yes, most of mine still germinated just fine.

3

Thanks Robert, that’s good to know. There are some seeds that are from crosses that might be hard to duplicate as I got pollen from other people.

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If I’m not mistaken the time frozen needs to be deducted from chill hours. On the other hand I’ve heard it said that some seed germinates better after light freezing.