Re: HYB: CULT: broken pods
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: CULT: broken pods
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- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:49:25 -0500
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> > No, it would be a miracle if a broken bloom stalk produced seed --
> > not exactly a virgin birth, but comparable to a fertilized womb
> > producing a healthy child after a hysterectomy.
> > Jim Harrison, Asheville, NC
It is not that hard to save broken pods. Several factors do enter
into the picture such as the maturity of the pod, where the break
occurred, and the weather. If you have no stem whatsover, that
pod probably will be lost, but again the maturity stage figures into
that also. If you have sufficient stem, the pod can mature and
produce viable seed if you follow Linda's procedure or the procedure
I outlined earlier. There have been times when I brought the
snapped podded stems into the garage if heavy rain was expected.
Then when sunshine returned and the soil dried, I stuck the stems
back into the ground after another dousing with bleach.
Another tip on another subject. Anner was talking about
sprouting La seeds in a pot, covering them with saran wrap and
securing the wrap with a rubber band. I have found that the lid on a
32 oz. solo cup fits perfectly over a four inch clay pot. Just don't
punch the straw hole.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8 USA (sore from digging and tossing daylily
seedling clumps)
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