Re: Re: HYB: planting fresh seed
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: planting fresh seed
- From: D* E*
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:09:16 -0500
Linda,
>>From Mike Sutton after I pestered him offlist - they don't usually plant
>fresh, but here's how:
>
><...let the seeds dry a day or two, then nick them with something.
>preferably with a razor blade, the smaller the wound the better. Then
>plant them and keep them moist till you have about a three inch fan, or
>winter, whatever comes first.
Does this mean they can sprout without any chilling? As in right away after
planting? Any special location for the nick - or just anywhere on the seed
coat (assuming here the nick is not deep enough to damage the embryo).
>....when you originally dry the seeds you can nick them before you dry
>them, it's easier. I put them straight in the sun to dry for two days.>
>
>How long till they sprout?
>
><you must be patient.........from 3 weeks to 2, yep, 2 years. Mike>
Was this on the nicked seeds that were subsequently dried, or on the green
planted seeds as well?
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA
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