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Will,
I'll report on it whether or not it's successful.
Sometimes showing the negative is nearly as useful!
Jim Gibbons
NC Coast Zone 8A and sandy...
g*@mchsi.com
----- Original Message -----
From:
g*@molalla.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:06
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: GA-3 for
seed germination
Jim,
If it shows positive results with the GA3 a short
article would be nice so people can give it a try with some hope.
Will
----- Original Message -----
From:
g*@mchsi.com
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 12:41
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: GA-3
for seed germination
I've got about 350 seeds from i. virginica 'Orchid Pink',
(via bees) on
which I was going to try an experiment. My experience
with virginica is
that most come up the second year. Thought I'd split
the lot up this way:
50 seeds normal (outdoors in a pot, let nature
do it)
50 seeds normal as above, but treated with GA-3
50 seeds
soaked, chilled (8 weeks in fridge, ~35F) , and put out as above
50 seeds
soaked, GA-3'd, chilled as above, and put out as above
50 seeds soaked,
chilled, and kept in the house (~70F)
50 seeds soaked, GA-3'd, chilled,
and kept in the house (~70F)
There are a large number of possibly
permutations, but this seems a
reasonable start. Open to any suggestions
as to changing the plan! But
quick, want to do this next
week....
Jim Gibbons
NC Coast Zone 8A and
sandy...
gibbman6@mchsi.com
> Jim; I'm
using it for the first time. I have soaked about 30 batches
> of TB's
and species seeds. I soaked i. missouriensis, confusa and
> flavissima
on 1/2/2004. The seeds have been in the cold frame for 20
> days.
Nothing germinating. I am tempted to place the i. missouriensis
> in a
warm spot as I hear they tend to germinate readily.
>
> Al
Bullock Z7 Nova
>
> --- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, "Jim
Gibbons" <gibbman6@m...>
> wrote:
> > I was wondering
if anyone has experience with using GA-3 to help
> with iris
germination, particularly for the "hard-to-germinate" types?
>
>
> > Jim Gibbons
> > NC Coast Zone 8A and
sandy...
> >
gibbman6@m...
>
>
>
>
>
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