Re: OT:seed pods
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- Subject: Re: OT:seed pods
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:56:33 -0600 (MDT)
Teresa Cobb wrote:
>
> I have a question for all you knowledgeable people out there! I have
> several irises that appear to be producing seed pods. What do I do
> with them? Leave alone and they will re-seed? Pick and dry?
Hi Teresa,
I guess it depends on what you want. If you just leave them on the stalk, in
about 2 months they will dry, and crack open scattering the seeds in the bed.
Some of them will germinate and give you seedlings.
You can also harvest the seeds just before they crack open so they don't
invade your existing beds, In the fall plant them in a seedling bed and in a
couple of years you can decide whether you want to keep them or not. Most of
them will probably be rather nondescript.
On the other hand, one of them might be an outstanding red breakthru that we
are all waiting for...
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