Re: Re: old Iris setosa seed

 

Any idea how long to soak I. setosa seeds? 


I usually soak PCI seeds for 30 days, in the refrigerator. I can do the same for these, if it might help.
As for kinds, I have regular black tea, not chamomile. Does it matter? The former has far more tannins in it. 


On Apr 5, 2020, at 7:49 AM, Diane v*@islandnet.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Yes, I will soak them in tea.  I usually use tea to soak tricky seeds, and many different species of iris have been tricky for me.


 'a*@frontier.com'  wrote:

soaked their long-stored seeds in tea from spent tea bags or in tea made from chamomile and having good results from it.
Supposedly it's the tannin's in these teas that are helping.
Diane, do you have enough older seeds to give this a test to see if there's really something to this?
:^)




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