Re: HYB: Seed germination in the ground
- Subject: Re: HYB: Seed germination in the ground
- From: p*
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 04:24:57 -0000
Linda,
Did Mr. Parkhill dry the seeds first and/or chill and soak them
before planting them in the ground? As I recall, you do both. With
my limited experience of this year, I'm considering planting some
straight out of the pods around the pod parent, drying the rest, and
planting them straight into protected ground in November, and letting
Ma Nature do her thing. Though I expect germination to continue
throughout the season. And next year. For now, I'm focusing on this
year's crosses.
Patricia Brooks
--- In iris-talk@y..., Linda Mann <lmann@v...> wrote:
> Thanks Vickie for the soil temperature information.
>
> One of our club's hybridizers (Tom Parkhill) always plants his
seeds in
> the open ground in rows. He has good soil, on top of a hill near
the
> lake, so doesn't have the excessive problems with late freezes &
other
> stuff that I do. He has good success this way.
>
> I have grown mine in the ground in a bed surrounded with boards and
have
> used large, galvanized washtubs from the dump with bulletholes for
> drainage, planting seeds in rows. Both of these work well, but have
> been erratic and slow, plus seeds tend to wash around some. Just
like
> my more intensive efforts <g>.
>
> I was so successful with 'pushing' the seedlings that did germinate
last
> year that I will focus my efforts on the seedlings rather than the
seeds
> from now on. Maybe. Until I change my mind. <g>
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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