Re: Re: HYB: Help - planting fresh seeds?

In a message dated 7/12/2002 9:20:31 AM Central Daylight Time, 
lmann@volfirst.net writes:


> I don't
> want to have to wait until 2008 to see its seedlings bloom.
> 
> I have managed to speed things up quite a bit since then with bloom
> sometimes 2 yrs after a cross, but it's still more often 3 or more
> years.  I sure would like to have at least an occasional bloom the first
> year and most by the second.
> 

Linda this may help:
In many plants growth to a large degree is light triggered and sustained. 
Hence when other factors (temp, moisture etc) are maintained at favorable 
levels addition of light will increase the growth. I did this with daylilies. 
I first initiated this project after observing soy beans maintaining growth 
longer near steet lights. Did some minor research. Some reccomended giving 
plants a rest even under artificial light. Given to excess, I rejected "rest" 
period for daylily seedlings and gave them light from 6 pm until 6 am using a 
photo cell attached to a rack of lights about 2 feet over the sprouted 
seedlings. Growth rate was about, not quite, double as measured by seedling 
height. Root systems had similar favorable results. I no longer do this since 
after the first year you are in an annual cycle of bloom and cull anyway. But 
it sure puts bang in first year growth for daylily seedlings.

BBurleson 7a/b
Old South Iris Society 


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