Re: HYB: Why Stratify
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Why Stratify
- From: w*
- Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 19:15:23 -0500
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> My question is this, why let them dry out at all? Take them from a
> mature, but not dry, pods and plant them directly into a seed bed
> (garden or indoors). The issue is that if you let them dry out, then
> you have togo throught the soaking process to leach out the substances
> that slow pr prevent germination.
>
> Planting them before they are dry avoids this process since the
> substances have not formed in the concentrations required to prevent
> germination.
>
>
> John
Some climates may permit the germination of green, bearded iris
seed, but that is not the case anywhere I have planted undried iris
seed. They sour, mold, and rot.
I have a friend who insists on planting dry seeds as soon as the pod
splits and exposes the brown seeds. His germination rate is about
10%.
If you live in an area that has cool soil and low humidity and can do
so, plant the seeds in the green stage.
Ghio and Maryott are old pros in your area. What do they do?
I find the refrigerator and toilet things to be too fussy for me with
seedlings germinating at the wrong time. I have sufficient
germination the old fashioned way by planting outdoors in
November.
To each his own - do what you are comfortable with.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA (100o with 52% humidity)
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