Re: HYB: germination data - no chill

Wow - talk about a different gene pool!  Amazing, Francelle.
I've always heard that in climates with really low humidity, night temperatures can be quite cool and beneath the surface, the soil can stay cool, but hard to imagine it would be 20oF cooler just half an inch below the surface (i.e., less than 70oF) when it's in the 90s.
Do you have a soil thermometer or one of those indoor/outdoor types where you can bury the end of the wire in the ground? Just curious what temperatures were in the soil when they germinated.
<Linda, the seeds were planted in April when the temperature is usually 60 to 
85 degrees F.  I didn't keep any records.  I planted them 1/2 to 3/4 inch
deep, and watered them every two days by hand.  I had given up on seeing any
of them when they started coming up in mid-May when it was quite hot with
temperatures in the 90s. >

Linda Mann
TN

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