Re: CULT: iris seeds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: iris seeds
- From: P* O*
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 05:51:26 -0700
From: "Patrick Orr" <PatrickJOrr@hotmail.com>
Yes, as a matter of fact, the first few seeds have germinated this last
week. I do not know if it is a result of watering with luke-warm water in
the mornings or if it is just time for them to start germinating. I am
sooooo excited.
I had planted about 100 seeds given to me by hybridizer Adam Mueller, and 12
seeds from my own cross. One seed from my own cross has germinated
(yesterday) and three Mueller seeds have germinated in the last week.
As stated previously, a controlled test with luke-warm water must be
conducted before any credence can be given to it, and since I did not start
off doing this, I cannot make any assumptions as to any benefits it may
hold. Two pots, both with seeds from the same pod will have to be used.
One pot would have to be watered with luke warm water, the other with cold
water until germination. Both pots must be given the exact same conditions
except for the luke warm water in order to get accurate results. This test
will need to be conducted many times with many different types of iris seeds
before any conclusions can be drawn.
The seeds from my cross were planted last July, and the Mueller seeds were
planted November 1, but had been in the refrigerator for two or three months
prior. They are both germinating at the same time. Since they were not
given the same conditions there is no way any assumptions can be made for
the test.
Later in the fall when I am getting ready to start the experiment, I will
make a post to the list. I would be interested to hear from others in
different areas of the country who will be interested in trying out this
test parallel to mine.
Patrick Orr
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Eaves <donald@eastland.net>
To: <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 5:29 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] CULT: iris seeds
> From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
>
> A while back Patrick Orr started a small thread on watering
> pots with warm water. Any results yet? In a similar vein, all
> my seeds were planted into individual pots, then sunk in a
> two-sided galvanized wash tup on legs. In summer, this is
> where I sink pots of achimenes. Since I have had trouble
> with armadillos digging in pots sunk in the flower beds and
> wreaking havoc on germinating iris seeds, I decided to put
> the pots out of reach (this being the first year of hand pollinated
> seeds which I found unwilling to risk). It being unusually dry
> this year, I have kept them watered. One pot was a bee
> pollinated grandmother iris pod, so as an experiment I moved
> it inside last weekend on an unheated glassed-in porch, but still
> considerably warmer than the outside temps. Voila! First seed
> today. Didn't take long. This evening I watered with slightly
> warm water. I'll be curious to see how many seeds germinate
> in the next several weeks. I'll not be happy if in the long run only
> this pot germinates.
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@eastland.net
> Texas Zone 7
>
>
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