Re: HYB: more sprout-->details please

Hey Linda,
   
  I remember you mentioning the unshelled seed experiment... maybe even as far as a big gob of goo in the burrito.  How has that progressed...I mean before the recent germination... any other landmarks?
   
  christian

Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com> wrote:
  Three more crosses have seeds starting to sprout in their burritos - the 
other one you sent, Mary Lou: IMMORTALITY X ENTANGLED; plus two pods 
that went straight from the stalk into a burrito without drying or 
shelling: IMMORTALITY X OBSIDIAN and a colorful, nicely branched 
seedling from (SWINGTOWN x RINGO) X PURPLE SERENADE.

The first pod from Mary Lou was in the fridge for 2 months; this one was 
in for 3 months; the two of mine were in for 5 months. I don't think 
there is any significance to the length of time the different crosses 
took to germinate, other than genetic differences, but don't know that 
for sure. Most IMM crosses I've made usually don't have much 
germination after 3 months in the fridge followed by varying cold 
(outdoor/indoor) for another couple of months.

Thanks for the tip about leaving them in the fridge longer than three 
months! Was that from you, Mary Lou?

This time, I separated out the germinated seeds and potted them up 
separate from the ungerminated ones.

All are outdoors for now - will bring the germinated ones in when 
temperatures drop back to "normal" (whatever that means anymore!), but 
leave the rest outside for another month or two of "normal" up and down 
temperatures.

Any of the rest of you doing more germination experiments?
-- 
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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Region 7, Kentucky-Tennessee 
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