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Weedwhacker

Apr 21, 2016 8:59 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

kqcrna said:Ummm.... I don't think seeds are killed by cold? Rather, freezing preserves seeds. In fact, the Doomsday seed bank is maintained at -0.4° F.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
They might be eaten by critters, or washed away by rain, or buried... but freezing preserves them.

True, but maybe the wet freezing/thawing and whatever during winter kills a lot of seeds? Otherwise, wouldn't everything self-sow?

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
C/F temp conversion

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