Cindy,when you put i
Most of us haven't had such easy germination with sintenisii. Are
you starting with fresh seed, or has it dried for a while? And when
does it go outside, & for how long? Is it subject to freeze & thaw, or
cool temps gradually warming up until summer?
Ken
aridgarden wrote:
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> Anita,
>
> Iris sintenisii germinates easily for me. I soak and change the water
> daily for a week then refigerate for a month. Pot with good potting
> soil, then put the seed on top and cover with vermiculite. Moisten, and
> cover with cellophan and a rubber band. I leave that on til I get
> germination or summer comes when I stop with the seeds. Mine usually
> germinate in the early spring when I take off the plastic and kill my
> seedling from lack of water. I haven't found that it needs any thing
> else to germinate.
>
> In case there is someone out there that doesn't know me I live in New
> Mexico where the humidity is single digits right now and the wind is
> blowing around 50 mphs right now.
>
> Cindy
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