RE: HYB:Early Pods
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: HYB:Early Pods
  • From: &* <f*@q.com>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 12:53:48 -0700
One year I opened a pod full of small white seeds.  Because it was a year of
poor pod production, I planted them anyway with a note on the label about
immature seeds.  They germinated and grew as well as the pots of big, brown
seeds.  I hope that is true this year too.  I have two pods of a cross I
really want.  One is still in the garden.  The other got broken off by one
of my helpers and is sitting in a bud vase in my kitchen window.  It is
still quite green.  

Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
autmirislvr@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:28 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] HYB:Early Pods

Just a reminder to the newer hybridizers that a pod doesn't have to go
through
the full 2-3 months in the garden to be viable.

TB2512 is a cross that only spent 22 days in the garden.  A bug ate through
the stalk about six inches from the pod.  It has been hanging on my cork
board
ever since.  The end of the pod turned black and started splitting so I
harvested it this morning.  The 45 seed were still white, but full sized.
I've had germination from a few seed that were white but smaller so I really
expect these to germinate.

The split pod is still in the garden and the 3 exposed seeds have turned
brown.  I'm checking it daily and if the seed start looking loose I will
harvest it.  I want to isolate these seed so I can monitor germination.

Betty Wilkerson
Bridge In Time Iris Garden
KY Zone 6

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