Apple Royal (from seeds)

Took some seeds out fruit from the store.

Temperature

Hardiness zone 4a

Stratification 

No stratification

Plum (from cuttings)

On Apr 24 I took some tree cuttings from two-year old plum tree.  I added liquid root hormone. and planted into regular potting soil indoors.
They buds were already sprouting from the mother tree.

White lilac (from cuttings)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing its mother plant of the trees have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.

ornamental sour Cherry (from cuttings)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

This tree blossoms featuring beautiful pink-ish/purple colors for around two weeks in Spring. Their leaves are green for during up to mid-summer; then they start to mature into a darker purple.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing mother tree have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.

Mapple tree (Japanese)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing most of the trees have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.

white potato

White potato. (papa para papitas)

Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

No specific stratification method was used. Took a potato and put it in  organic soil.

Seeds type

Assorted potatoes as the came from store

Sawing time

Winter by mid-January.

Mediums

• organic potting soil

Germination observations

Good 

Germinated took around 6-8 weeks.
Very good germination ratio.

Bad

not adequate light during this time of the year. and
only streaming through a window.
plant became leggy and tall.

yellow potato (papa criolla)

Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

No specific stratification method was used. Took a potato and put it in  organic soil.

Seeds type

Assorted potatoes as the came from store

Sawing time

Winter by mid-January.

Mediums

• organic potting soil

Germination observations

Good 

Germinated within a week.
Very good germination ratio.

Bad

not adequate light during this time of the year. and
only streaming through a window.
plant became leggy and tall.

Golden berry from seeds ("Ochuba")

Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

No stratification was put in.Took a direct section cut from the fruit, and plant it to peat moss.

Seeds type

• seeds from the basket at the store.

Sawing time

Winter, 

Mediums

• peat moss

Germination results

Very successful almost all of them germinates

Took them outside

Strawberry (from seeds)

Strawberry from seeds.

Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

• took them out of the fridge. been there for two weeks.
• took them directly from the basket. no temperature 

Seeds type

• seeds from store basket
• seeds from organic basket
• seeds left from blending fruit.
• seeds left for over 1mnth drying
• carefully picking the ones that look darker.
• cross section cuttings and directly

Sawing time

Winter, and beginning of Spring (March 2019)

Mediums

• sand
• organic potting soil

Germination results

Not a single seeds have been able to sprout

Aloe Vera plant

Took Aloe Vera plant out  on Apr 22, 2019.
Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.
Temperature was reading +18C. 
Lowest temperature overnight was -1C (low).

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Plant sustained some cold burn overnight.

Banana tree

Took the banana tree outside on Apr 22, 2019.
Temperature was reading +18C.
Lowest temperature overnight was -1C (low).
tree survived next day.

Tree cuttings from park

I picked up some tree branches from the park on Apr 8, 2019, cut some cuttings, and transplant them same day.
Two types of decorative trees.

Buds had started to swell.
Used some root hormone (powder).
Temperature was around +14C.
Kept them inside. not exposed to direct light.

Method

Cut branch with about 3 to for level of buds


Common knowledge
Online common knowledge seems to agree on that the best time to plant cuttings is right before Spring. Some time between March and April