Collect and sow seeds

Stratifying the seeds

The bleeding heart is also one of the cold germs, i.e. the seeds must first lose their sprout inhibition through a cold period before they can be sown. This process is also known as stratification, which can be done in two ways.

Stratification in the open air

With this method, you fill in Sowing soil in small seed pots and sow the seeds into them. The pots are placed outdoors in a sheltered place over the winter so that they find natural conditions. However, it is important that the substrate with the seeds is always kept moist.

Stratification in the refrigerator

Another option is to stratify the seeds in the refrigerator. To do this, pack the seeds with moist sand in a well-sealable container and put everything together in the vegetable drawer for about six weeks. Please do not put in the freezer, otherwise the seeds will lose their ability to germinate. After stratification, you can sow the seeds and initially cultivate them at around 12 to 15 ° C. Increase the temperature - as in nature - only slowly and do not leave it higher than approx. 20 ° C.

Sow a bleeding heart

If you want to sow the seeds yourself, you should start stratifying them as early as January. Then the seeds are ready to be sown on schedule in March. One is ideal sowing in seed trays, which at approx. 15 ° C in a bright place in the house or greenhouse. The substrate should be kept evenly moist.

Store seeds

You can either sow the ripe seeds of the bleeding heart that you have collected yourself on the spot or first in a cool and dry place - ideally in an airtight container - store. But be careful: the seeds can lose their ability to germinate if stored improperly or too warm / too cold.