{Disarmed} Re: Seed Question

bj
Your seeds are just fine.  As iris seeds dry they take on a look exactly as you describe.  Even the fuzzy ones are ok.  Sometimes a little bit of mildew will get on them but they germinate and grow just as well as the others do.  Plant them all.  Ben Hager once said to me that he planted a lot of his seeds straight from the pod while still fresh and his germination time was a little sooner than if seeds were dried and rinsed. I have done that with Spuria seeds but never with bearded, I was a little afraid I might loose the seeds. I  tried it this year, I did divide some seeds and plant immediately, I dried some and then rinsed daily for 10 days, then planted; then took still more (all of the same pod) dried, soaked and rinsed for 10 days, then refridgerated as I always do.  Will not know results of experiment for several months. Point is, do whatever you usually do, plant all of your seeds, keep records and watch. Experimentation is fun and educationsl. Will be very exciting.
Shirley Trio
Kirkwood, Mo.
----- Original Message -----
From: bj
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 3:23 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] Seed Question

Hi folks,

Stupid beginner seed starting question here. I have harvested some open
pollinated seed pods from my median iris but am a bit concerned about their
appearance. Bill Shear's book says the seeds should be tan colored and
glossy but mine don't look like that now. They were relatively glossy
looking when fresh but after a week of drying, they are sort of a dark
brown and sort of wrinkled. I have discarded all those that were covered
in a bit of fuzz or that do not look substantial. Are they still viable or
should I throw them all out and wait until next year???

Any help, gratefully accepted from this novice, would be seed starter.

Thanks,

BJ in SW MB

__._,_.___ Web Bug from http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97476590&grpId=43451&grpspId=1602632694&msgId=34258&stime=1157233090


SPONSORED LINKS
Iris Iris plants Purple iris
Iris bulb Photos of

YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS



__,_._,___
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index