November 2020 | Applewood Seed Company

Dormant Seeding and Cold Stratification

November 20, 2020by Applewood Seed Co.

Dormant seeding is a technique for sowing seed in late fall in cool climates when temperatures are too cool for seed germination. Typically this is done after several freezes but before there is permanent snow cover. Once seed is sown and lightly raked into the soil, it will lie “dormant” through the winter and be […]

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Biodiversity Series on Natives Bees | Native Bee Group: Bumblebees

November 3, 2020by Applewood Seed Co.

This blog marks the beginning of our series on biodiversity. Biodiversity refers to all of the living organisms on earth, which include plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. Many species are being threatened with extinction due to the activities of humans. Pollution, habitat loss, climate change, and population growth have put many species at risk of […]

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