How Do You Grow Redwoods From Seed?
Are you aware that you can easily grow two of the three species of redwood indoors from seed almost ANYWHERE, at ANY time of the year as long as you have the proper materials? Here’s How. Total cost is about 70 dollars. • Purchase a packet of Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) or Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia Glyptostroboides – much more hardy than Sequoia Sempervirens)seeds. You can acquire them online. You could even buy “sample packets” for the price of 3 dollars from the F.W. Schumacher Company in Sandwich, Ma. • Soak the desired amount of seeds you wish to start in cool tap water for a period of between 3 and 5 days. You may place them in a small, seal-able plastic baggy or other container which won’t leak. Keep the container out of direct sun. At the end of this period, you will notice that some of the seeds have become swollen. • Place the fast draining, proper soil mixture in the flat. This should be the flat that has holes in the bottom for drainage. Place this flat into another
