HYB: Beginners:Pods & seeds
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  • Subject: HYB: Beginners:Pods & seeds
  • From: B* W* <a*@aol.com>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:37:19 -0500 (EST)
Never throw pods away because you think they've not had time to mature. Seed have sprouted here from pods that were only three weeks old when the stalks collapsed. In one case the seed were still white and very crinkled. Only six sprouted out of the hundred seed, but I've enjoyed the baby ribbon pink seedlings that resulted. Another pod had more mature looking seed and all germinated. Linda has had even earlier success.
Allow the pod to mature in a protected situation-window sill etc. If the pod rots just clean the seed and dry them. They will be okay. 


Betty Wilkerson
Zone 6 KY
autmirislvr@aol.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 11:12 am
Subject: Re: [iris] HYB: Pods & seeds (was Disbudding for increased fertility 


I haven't taken notes to see if it's really true here, just seems that
way. But if you've seen the same, maybe not my imagination! They seem
more prone to rot during stratification.

Yep, love those crinkly coated reddish brown football shaped ones.

I didn't think it's the genes tho. Again, not sure, but I <think> when
I've had multiple pods from the same cross, some were lumpy seeded,
others 'normal'. I've attributed the differences to stressed plants
during pod development. Heat, drought, crowding, lack of optimal
nutrition. I see way too many of the lumpy kind here.

On 2/24/2012 10:45 AM, Paul Archer wrote:
Oh, yes. I agree completely. The fat ones don't germinate as well as 
the
oval and tapered/pointy ones.

Linda Mann east TN USA zone 7b

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