Rise of the Conkers :)

Last autumn I collected around 100 conkers to try and germinate (I donate the saplings to local schools & parks if they want them); I put them in a bucket of old compost and popped them under our guinea pig hutch for the winter. Last year I got about 40% germination so you can imagine my shock when I emptied the bucket this afternoon to find nearly every one germinated, around 98% germination

Subsequently I've potted up around 30 to grow on and put an advert on our local freecycle page for germinated conkers

 

Thats very community spirited of you Bilbo

 

Never thought of donating them we have 2 horse chestnut trees with preservation orders in our garden and this time of year I find seedlings everywhere!!!!!!! from squirrel nutkins autumn plantings