Re: HYB: iris seeds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: iris seeds
- From: D* E*
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:54:50 -0500
Hello Paul,
>Why did you put them in the freezer? As far as I know you should never
>freeze seed as this is sure to kill them (unless they're an alpine type
>that may be dormant in permafrost or something like that). Most seed even
>in cold areas don't actually freeze as the ground itself doesn't freeze
>(obviously as I said above there are areas that do).
>
>Have I been told the wrong thing? I always thought that for storage and
>stratification purposes you refridgerate not freeze?
I put the dried seed in the freezer after harvest. Not stratified, in pill
containers. They germinate okay after taking out and planting in the fall.
It's a neat method to store and that way I don't worry about weevils getting
into them. I don't know that weevils attack iris seed, but I can't see why
they wouldn't either. The bird seed I have sure gets turned to meal if it
doesn't make it to the bird feeders pretty soon. I have always let the
seeds dry before storing them this way, though.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7, USA
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