Re: CULT/HYB: Freezing seeds (was growing in greenhouse)

This seems like a good place to make a post I was going to today 
anyway re. freezing seeds.

My question:  does duration of leaving seeds in a freezing medium 
make a difference?

This year I planted my first seeds in pots in wet potting soil and 
put them on my lower refrig. shelf above the vegetable bins.  When I 
took them out the next day to flush again with water, I found they 
had frozen, as had the water that had gathered in the ice cube tray 
they sat in.

I ran more water through them, but that didn't seem to make a lot of 
sense.  So I just kept testing them, found them still frozen, so a 
week or so later I planted the pots into my seedbed outside, hoping 
the freezing had done its stratification job and they should sprout 
soon, getting big enough by winter to last, as we get frosts but no 
hard freezes in winter here.

My question again:  Does it matter how long one leaves them frozen?  
Aren't they inert once frozen, so length of time wouldn't make a 
difference?

Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8


--- In iris-talk@y..., Ellen Gallagher <ellengalla@y...> wrote:
> --- "Mark, Maureen" <markm@t...> wrote:
> 
> >>>> George Sutton germinates his seed by freezing
> them. <<<< 
> 
> Ha...I started doing that about 5 years ago and I
> remember folks saying that was verboten. (sp. ?) If
> George does it, too, it's gotta be OK. :-) I never
> stopped freezing my iris and daylily seeds...then I
> plant in side in covered flats in the basement and
> bring up around end of March to first floor and
> sunlight - that way everyone gets to step, stumble on
> them and the dogs can bark at them,etc. ;-) 
> 
> After sunny time inside, I either plant outside at the
> end of May or POT (where is Arnold K. ?) if they are
> not large enough for my liking (my least fav. way to
> play with dirt) and put the no-shows down in the
> basement to check if I remember. 
> 
> One year, two hosta seedlings got away from me and
> tried to take over the basement. Husband said, "What
> the h... is that?" Planted them outside and they
> promptly bit the dust - they were just cellar hostas I
> guess.
> 
> Greenhouse is in the works but we are doing it
> ourselves so this may take two years (we have snow on
> the ground 8 mos. of the year). 
> 
> Ellen - 92 F degrees and can only guess about 99%
> humidity. Still planted daylilies today and watered
> Siberians...
> 
>  
> 
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> Berlin, NH/The Great North Woods/Zone 3
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