Re: Re: HYB: technique - seed germination
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: technique - seed germination
- From: D* E*
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 21:27:54 -0500
Hello Bill,
>Brain stormin' and haven't tried : Other than the expense of water, why not
>just water in the pots 1, 2, 3 or 4 times a day.
A sort of sprout or die routine? I've wondered about doing this.
Sometimes, when I've let a pot soak too long and then see a sprout I've
thought maybe what seemed excess water caused it a day or two later. On the
other hand, it hasn't been consistant enough to really believe that's all it
was. Since I work 8-5, watering that often probably isn't feasible. And my
habits don't really tend to that sort of continued activity for an extended
period.
> Mean water temperature is
>about 70 degrees when coming from more than 4 feet under ground. Should
work
>pretty good. Fact am going to start tryin' now with seeds not yet
germinated.
An inquiring mind wants to hear about the results.
Temps are too warm too early here. Chances of seedlings sprouting in those
pots is not good. What about just storing a few pots in the fridge as
planted and then taking them out in a couple of months and moving them into
the air-conditioned house? (This will meet with disapproval from other
sources, but I'm used to that.) Since there are so many pots, anything I
might decide to try will be limited in number, so most will simply have to
be carried over to fall and next spring with the hope the labels don't get
lost, or the pots dumped etc.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA
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