Re: Re: HYB: pod ripening/germination

   The L. auratum seeds I germinated indoors I kept in a ziplock filled with
perlite.

   I put some water in the sack, shook it, and dumped out the water.
The only remaining water was the individual drops clinging to the inside of
the sack. I then put a bit of perlit in and mixed the seeds in after. I think
even humidity is more important than direct moisture contact. Nearly all
germinated and not a single seed rotted.

   What temperatures have you found
to be good or bad?


David
















--- On Sun, 6/14/09, Linda Mann
<lmann@lock-net.com> wrote:

> From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
>
Subject: [iris] Re: HYB: pod ripening/germination
> To: iris@hort.net
> Date:
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 8:19 AM
> The indoor method does give the
> opportunity
for more uniform conditions, which can either be
> disastrous or beneficial,
depending on whether conditions
> are uniformly bad or uniformly good, as
Christian has
> observed with moisture & I have learned with germination
>
temperature. ;-(
> 
> Too dry in the burritos isn't as bad as too wet.  So
>
far, I've "lost" three burritos in the fridge, three
> different years.  Found
them more than 6 months later
> (last week for the most recent one),
dessicated. Soaked them
> about a week in daily changes of water, planted
them, &
> had "normal" germination from the first two.
> 
> A big advantage
for me is having seedlings big enough to
> line out before bloom season
starts, so they get a good
> start before summer.
> 
> <Maybe I should do the
indoor method with any iris seeds
> that develop.
> David>
> 
> Linda Mann
>
TN
> 
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