Re: HYB: technique - seed germination
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: technique - seed germination
- From: a*@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16:17:56 EDT
In a message dated 4/18/2002 6:34:47 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
donald@eastland.net writes:
> So....I wonder what would happen if I dug out some of the many, many seeds
> that aren't going to germinate and rolled them in a paper towel and left
> them in the fridge for a couple of months and then replanted them? Wonder
> if it would be possible (with air conditioning) to get some up big enough to
> plant before fall in a more permanent location? Waaaay too many aren't
> going to sprout to try them all, but maybe on some of those with more than
> one pod of the same cross. Could they be tricked into germinating?
>
Definitely!
Just be sure to rehydrate them -- that process improves the chances of the
viable ones and helps you identify and eliminate the rest.
Been there, done that.
Sharon McAllister
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