Re: Cult: enhanced germination
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Cult: enhanced germination
- From: D* E*
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:22:06 -0600
Chris,
>How long did you your enhanced germination experiment last ?
Started the seeds on June 25. The 'spring' portion ran longer because
I didn't know where to go from there. I ended up putting them through
another 4 week 'winter' cycle, but only three more seeds from one cross
sprouted.
>Don't give up until
>you see what percentage of your seeds finally sprout. You
>might be surprised.
Not giving up. The seeds may never sprout, but they didn't rot and still
look good. So I put them in pots and will leave them outside to see if
any will sprout next spring along with the others. Most of my seed pods
were handled this way.
>I'm about to start soaking my seeds as soon as I find a suitable way to
>keep my crosses from getting mixed up.
I've rather liked the stocking idea given on this list. I can run a whole
string
of pods up the leg separated by knots. I keep a list starting at the toe
identifying each cross. And I really do use the toilet tank. Sure does
keep
the water changed. I had some pretty good germination percentages on
some pods last year. But I may not be dealing with the number of pods
you have either (I'm recalling a post by Walter when he commented on
the number of pods he was watching grow last summer).
Donald
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