Re: HYB: burrito germination experiment
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: HYB: burrito germination experiment
  • From: B* W* <a*@aol.com>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:19:13 -0500 (EST)
<<Only a few seeds have sprouted, but I'm going to go ahead and pot them all
up, water them and keep my fingers crossed that enough will
erminate to give me some plants >>

Linda, as we all know, I don't go the burrito route, but you have peaked my
curiosity.

Why are you potting them all up now rather than putting them back in the
fridge to continue germination?

Betty






-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sat, Dec 18, 2010 12:25 pm
Subject: [iris] HYB: burrito germination experiment


For various reasons, this year's burritos were handled differently from
revious years'.  Pods were shelled, seeds dried, then burrito'd without
ny soaking.  Paper towels were barely moist.
After ~3 months in the fridge @ 40 to 45oF, dried seeds are starting to
erminate without any soaking.
Because quite a few <fresh> seeds germinated after only 2 months at
hese warmer fridge temps last year, I had concluded that this year's
dried> seeds weren't going to germinate without any rinsing/soaking,
ut apparently it just took a little longer.
Most went in the fridge in mid September, some a week or so later.
Crosses are all TBs, fairly similar genetic background as in the past -
ostly IMM, RENOWN, HARVEST OF MEMORIES, MATRIX, mixed with various west
oast-Oz pollen & my seedlings from same.  Seems like there is an OCT
PLENDOR seedling pod parent, some from KIWI CHEESECAKE.
Only a few seeds have sprouted, but I'm going to go ahead and pot them
ll up, water them and keep my fingers crossed that enough will
erminate to give me some plants big enough to line out this spring
efore I get busy with bloom season.  Too hot and dry in gravel soil
ere to plant after bloom season unless we get a week's rainy spell.
Linda Mann east TN USA zone 7
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