Re: HYB: technique - seed germination--LINDA'S BURRITOS

I still had it saved in my e-mail

Kenny

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From: Linda Mann <lmann@volfirst.net>
To: iris-talk <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:29 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] HYB: technique - seed germination


> Little sprouts coming up like crazy on the most recent batch of seeds.
> Best germination ever, by far.
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> The  routine that seems to give results for me, the one I will try again
> next year and see if it works as well, is (1) harvest and air dry seeds,
> (2) soak seeds in the flusher for 2 weeks, (3) line seeds out diagonally
> on a damp paper towel, fold the towel over the seeds, roll it up,
> folding the ends, stuff the roll into a foldup plastic sandwich baggie
> (or use a dry towel & dunk it in water before bagging it), then stack
> them all on end in a jar in the fridge for 3 months, (4) plant in
> sand/potting soil mix, 5 seeds per cell in leftover bedding plant 4
> paks, seeds covered twice their diameter with the soil mix, and place
> outdoors about the time of the last (mid March? or later) unexpected
> killing (temps less than mid 20s F) freeze , (5) water twice a day
> unless it rains or is below freezing.  And I will add (6) now that they
> are up - use liquid fertilizer once or twice a week (depending on how
> much it rains - more often if it rains a lot).
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> I think I may have 100% germination in some of my crosses.  Unheard of.
> Compare that to whatever it was last year - <5%?
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> Only thing I can figure for the low/delayed germination in previous
> yeasrs is erratic moisture and temperatures - I think I remember reading
> somewhere that some of these germination inhibitors can be removed by
> chill & leaching only to get turned back on by warm temperatures or
> drought at the just the wrong moment.
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> Thanks to everybody, both on this list and in the series of articles
> here and there in various iris pubs for helping me find a better way to
> get my seedlings off the ground.  Too much fussing around if I was still
> working, but retirement allows.
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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