Re: Freezing Seed
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@Rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Freezing Seed
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 14:35:31 -0700 (MST)
Diana Louis wrote:
>
> What about putting the seeds in germinating pots with soil and
> putting them in the freezer for a while? Might be useful if you
> forgot to put them in before the ground froze hard.
>
Diana,
After years of germinating iris seeds (thousands each year) I have come
to the conclusion that freezing is unnecessary. For bearded iris seeds
anyway. For years I used the stratification method as described in the
World of Iris (Page 331). Last year I did not have a chance to do this
and planted them directly in one gallon pots, placed them on my carport
and kept them moist over the winter. Overall I did not notice any
difference in germination rates. We rarely get many sub freezing nights
here, maybe 10 to 20 a winter.
Rick Tasco
Central California
Zone 8, sometimes 9
