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Kayleigh Dray

How to stratify seeds – gardening pros swear by this secret to a thriving garden

Potting bench with compost.

It’s official; learning how to stratify seeds is a must for anyone who’s ever wondered why some seeds just won't sprout, no matter how lovingly they’ve been planted.

Yes, if you want to sow seeds successfully, the answer might lie in a natural process called stratification – yet another of those gardening terms that suggests something incredibly complex is afoot, when, actually, the exact opposite is true.

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